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Say NO to Released Time Religious Education

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Joanne Hafter
10 years ago

Separation of Church and State - enough said.

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Richard Silver
10 years ago

horrible proposal to try to turn our public institutions and our children into narrow minded Christian zealots.

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Gail L Bienstock
10 years ago

This one's come up before and been soundly defeated by RD2 voters,

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Eva Barry
10 years ago

Not only is this idea morally repugnant , it seems that it violates the law that separates church and state.

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Lory Bellino
10 years ago

Absolutely Not!

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Carolyn Levant Lee
10 years ago

Not now, not ever.

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Dana Cason
10 years ago Featured

I want to protect children in public education from religious agendas of uninformed people who don't appreciate the value of freedom. This proposal is antithetical to educating children to think for themselves and welcome those who aren't exactly like themselves.

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JP Glnsberg PhD
10 years ago Featured

It is not possible to accurately define the subpopulation of school children under consideration, and is discriminatory to determine the religious behavior through a government intervention. This bill creates conflict between parents' control over their own children and the' duties and obligations of public schools. It also creates a struggle between school vs religious leaders. There are no evidence in existence that demonstrate any benefit of the proposed practice on the intellectual or character development of school children.

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Lewis Lapine
10 years ago Featured

The public school curriculum is already overloaded with course material that cannot be adequately taught during normal school hours. Religious education if deemed to be important, should be taught after normal school hours or on Sunday as is the norm. Private and parochial school is of course an option.

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Doris Levy Davidson
10 years ago Featured

It sounds like someone wants to do the job of parents....teaching values. Instead of trying to indoctrinate .live your life as a positive role model and mentor in the schools.

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Laura Kagan
10 years ago Featured

Public schools are for the education of all children and their precious time should not be used in a manner that creates any sense of division or differences amongst our children.

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Ken Wolf
10 years ago

Our public school system is not the proper place for religious education, regardless of the religion.

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Mark Crawford
10 years ago Featured

For religious, legal and political reasons, I believe firmly in the separation of church and state, including the public school system.

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Richard Cohen
10 years ago

I strongly believe in separation of church and state, in any form or disguise church may take.

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Linda Rodgers
10 years ago

The use of public school minutes for (evangelical Christian) religious education is un-American and unacceptable.

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faye miller
10 years ago

Thats for AFTER school programs, not during school hours !

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Barbara Rast
10 years ago

It is up to the parents to educate their children in religion and not the school

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Deborah Greenhouse
10 years ago

Religious education has no place in the school day of a child enrolled in public school.

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Carolyn Hudson
10 years ago

This would cause divisiveness in the student body and would hurt everyone.

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Melanie Baker
10 years ago

I am against the idea of any organized religious education in our public schools. I am for separation of church and state.