Protecting our religious beliefs

I guess it’s time for another rant. 

Every day I see “Let’s put God back in school.” 

Let’s not. 

First of all, our freedom of religion guarantees that neither the federal or state government can tell us how to worship in our country.  This was the most important amendment to the Constitution of the United States.  It gave us freedom to speak and worship as we wish.  The basis for this goes all the way back to Maryland Colony in 1634. 

This amendment was not established to take God out of government but rather to keep the government out of our churches.  School is, whether we like it not, an extension of the government because in our country, we have government funded education that is free to all. 

If you can’t see the conflict already then I will spell it out.  How can you run a public school for all children but force a certain belief system on them?  Christians can’t agree with one another on much so why would I want someone else teaching my child about faith?  That job is and has always been the job of the parents, not the state or federal government and I don’t think I want to trust it to them now. 

Schools have been tasked with a job beyond what was originally intended.  They now are expected to teach morality and to baby sit as well educate.  Do we really also want them to teach our children what they are allowed to believe?  What if they teach my kids things I disagree with?

Let’s not put God in school.  Let’s teach our children about God in our homes and our churches instead.  And let others do the same with their own religion.