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To: Dayuhan who wrote (17476)	4/24/2000 11:45:00 PM
From: Colleen M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Ok, forget the slightest hint at any respect for any religion in schools. Just make sure the schools have metal detectors.

To: Dayuhan who wrote (17476)	4/25/2000 12:01:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 769667

Steven, res-If you were a minority Christian living in an area dominated by Shi'ite Muslim fundamentalists, would you really want the local school board to decide what degree of religious involvement was appropriate in a public school? Yes, if there was a concern or complaint lodged, I would certainly want the local school board to take up the issue and find a balanced solution. I trust people at the local level making these kind of decisions, far more than I do the central government. If there was serious abuse or neglect on their part, I wouldn't be against the state government getting involved. If (for the most part secular atheists) would lighten up a bit and be a little more tolerant, I don't believe it would be a big deal. Most people at the local level, make sound decisions balancing the needs of all the residents involved. I could only envision the federal government getting involved in extremely rare cases. Don't you think that non-Christians living in areas where Fundamentalist Christians are in the majority are entitled to the same concern? Of course I do. But they should try and understand that tolerance goes both ways. And you don't have a right to not be offended. In practical purposes Steven, these issues rarely come up at the local level. They're mostly driven by large lobby groups such as the NEA or ACLU, which use the liberal mainstream media as their conduit to whip up the issue. Most people understand that tolerance toward people of faith is just as important as tolerance toward people of no faith. So they balance the two concerns and accept a little of both philosophies in a reasonable way. They don't need the federal government telling them in specific ways, what should or should not be allowed in the local schools. Michael