Christian music on bus

[Anonymous]

If the guy were listening to Islamic nasheeds, everyone would have a hippy dippy fit. Religious music should be played in private. Not on a school bus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ask about the iPods. I would not ask if the driver can be forced to stop playing his or her music as long as it didn't contain explicit language.

Driver should not be playing religious music.

Technically, this poster is correct. You could make a stink about it from a 1st Amendment perspective, since the bus company is employed by the state, yadda, yadda, yadda.

From a practical perspective, however, antagonizing a person like a bus driver who has the power to make your child's life more difficult for a principle is probably not worth it.

If it's really an issue for your kid, get him/her an iPod and move on.

Employment lawyer. This is not correct at all.

The First Amendment does the exact opposite of what you are implying. It guarantees us the right to express our religious beliefs in our workplace. In fact, even federal employees can play "Christian Music" and put up Christmas Trees.

The bus driver can't proselytize to the kids, tell them about Jesus, pray with them, or insult their faiths. But she/he can certainly enjoy her Christian music.

And I highly doubt there is anything whatsoever in this music that speaks to devils, Satan, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ask about the iPods. I would not ask if the driver can be forced to stop playing his or her music as long as it didn't contain explicit language.

Driver should not be playing religious music.

Technically, this poster is correct. You could make a stink about it from a 1st Amendment perspective, since the bus company is employed by the state, yadda, yadda, yadda.

From a practical perspective, however, antagonizing a person like a bus driver who has the power to make your child's life more difficult for a principle is probably not worth it.

If it's really an issue for your kid, get him/her an iPod and move on.

Employment lawyer. This is not correct at all.

The First Amendment does the exact opposite of what you are implying. It guarantees us the right to express our religious beliefs in our workplace. In fact, even federal employees can play "Christian Music" and put up Christmas Trees.

The bus driver can't proselytize to the kids, tell them about Jesus, pray with them, or insult their faiths. But she/he can certainly enjoy her Christian music.

And I highly doubt there is anything whatsoever in this music that speaks to devils, Satan, etc.

Your analogy to playing Christian Music in an office doesn't quite work here, counselor. The bus in this case is more akin to a classroom. And the bus driver, in a position of authority over the children on the bus, is more like a teacher. The argument would then follow that the bus driver playing any music that arguably espouses religious doctrine - "God is good" "Praise the Lord" - would violate the child's 1st Amendment rights.

That being said, I would favor going with an iPod and pick a different battle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the guy were listening to Islamic nasheeds, everyone would have a hippy dippy fit. Religious music should be played in private. Not on a school bus.

That depends.

I don't understand tye words so if it had a nice sound quality and good rhythm it probably wouldn't bother me.

If it was repetitive chanting about jihad and blowing things up or beheadings, then yes, I would be very unhappy.

[Anonymous]

Your child needs cognitive behavior therapy by a clinical psychologist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What if it it ends up being the reason your child went to heaven someday? You never know.

Or the reason he goes to hell. You never know, right?

[Anonymous]

Unless you're preparing him/her to be completely isolated from the rest of the world I don't see the benefit in trying to shield and shelter and insulate your kid from every little thing that differs from your personal traditions or beliefs. It's a big world with all kinds of people and we all have to live together so as opposed to freaking out and getting all paranoid about possible contamination when your child is exposed to other cultures why not see it as an learning opportunity and an introduction into tolerance for others. We learn just as much through personal experience and observation as we do through textbooks and teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless you're preparing him/her to be completely isolated from the rest of the world I don't see the benefit in trying to shield and shelter and insulate your kid from every little thing that differs from your personal traditions or beliefs. It's a big world with all kinds of people and we all have to live together so as opposed to freaking out and getting all paranoid about possible contamination when your child is exposed to other cultures why not see it as an learning opportunity and an introduction into tolerance for others. We learn just as much through personal experience and observation as we do through textbooks and teaching.

+1 Nicely put.

[Anonymous]

Ask yourself this, do you want a happy or angry bus driver picking up and dropping off your kids? 45 minutes is a long bus ride and an even longer one if the driver is moody without the music.

[Anonymous]

Doubt the music is about damnation. Christian music that I've heard is always very upbeat or positive, sometimes syrupy, but not scary.

[Anonymous]

Maybe it's not Xtian music but Judas Priest? They sing about hell a lot.

On a more serious note, you OP are what is wrong with this country. Your son is going to be damaged by having to listen to some Christian music? Give me a break. Lighten up a little, we live in a diverse country -- some places you're going to hear bublegum pop being blasted, others meringue non-stop, other places hip-hop etc.

Get over it.

[Anonymous]

chill. let the driver listen to the music he/she wants to listen to.

[Anonymous]

The bus driver probably has the radio tuned to 91.9, WGTS -- all positive.

[Anonymous]

When you think about morning radio options, Christian music is probably one of the least offensive options.

[Anonymous]

Go with the ipod. If someone brings it up - then point out that if the bus driver can listen to what they want, then your kid can listen to what he wants.

They can't have it just one way.