The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum

“Students have a constitutional right to participate in and promote ‘Bring Your Bible to School Day.’” reads the legal memo. “Unfortunately, schools all too often censor religious expression for fear of violating the often misunderstood ‘separation of church and state,’ for dislike of religious viewpoints, or for a desire to avoid controversy.”

Can I discuss evolution is Sunday School?

So I came across this and I'd like to see what you think.

http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/9354

Also, this is the article they've aimed toward the kids:

http://www.dayofdialogue.com/get-started-planning-bring-bible-school-day/

And another article: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/10/16/the-reason-bibles-will-be-popping-up-in-public-schools-across-america-today/



I'd just like to say that the not misunderstood separation of church and state protects them too. From my experience, they'd throw a fit if they had to "tolerate" non-Christian prayer in schools.

So, can I send my kids in with their My Little Satanic Bible?

This is my only real problem with this. Most of what these folks are proposing sounds fine so long as the teachers/admin stay out of it and it isn't done during class time, but those pushing it would likely have a fit if non-Christians did the same thing.

You can at UU churches! :

Oh, I know. I've been a UU for about seven years and I definitely wouldn't call my local congregation or the denomination at large Christian. I do consider my local congregation a "church" though, and RE classes in other congregations are sometimes colloquially called Sunday School. Because it's education on a Sunday and all that.

Sunday School and RE (UU, Religious Education) are not the same.  Sunday School  is rote teaching of the bible with memorization thrown in (no questions allowed).  RE you are taught to ask questions and think about what you are learning.