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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bringing a Bible to school to read privately is OK.

Speaking about your religion with anyone else is where the lines get crossed.

This enters really murky waters.[/quote]

Not really. I personally find proselytizing distasteful BUT people have a virtually absolute right to speak with others about their religion.  And those others--myself included--have an absolute right to ignore them.

Same applies to kids.  I hope that they discuss religion with each other--good way to learn about each other's cultures (and a good chance for us to encourage them to do so respectfully).[/quote]
Can't apply the same standards to kids. Adults are equipped to handle people who UNWELCOMELY preach their religion, but children are not. We don't have enough of a problem with bullies in schools - and children in distress, even suicidal, over it? So now we are going to allow kids to tell others of a different religion that they are wrong if they continue to follow their parents' religion? (That is the indirect message. Imagine the conflict. A kid is brought up in a certain religion by his parents, and then in school other kids try to show him the "correct" way.)

To the people defending this, would you have a problem if Muslim children brought the Koran to school during bring-koran-to-school day, and explaining to your children that they must follow Allah to get to heaven? You'd be breaking down the doors![/quote]

I'm the PP that you quoted.  I'd like our children to learn to interact respectfully with believers and non-believers of all stripes.  Our 7 YO DD has participated in everything from Diwali to Rosh Hashanah to Southern Baptist X-Mas.  No problems at all--in fact, it's been an amazing experience for her.

In my view, kids are not as fragile as you think and most religious folk are welcoming and tolerant.

Regarding your example, I'd say that anyone espousing a "you're going to hell" brand of religion is not behaving well.  I'd support their right to do so, though, and view it as a chance to educate DDs about the downsides of taking religious precepts too literally.  Would be a good lesson for them.[/quote]

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