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To: epicure who wrote (93804)	1/17/2005 2:27:01 PM
From: redfish	Respond to of 108807

Imo, the threat to the public school system is far more serious than some religious pandering. At the junior high school I went to, a teacher and a student have been murdered in recent years (admittedly it was a tough school even in the 70's). Parents with the means to do so are totally unwilling to let their children go to public schools. This results in the schools being deprived of motivated students and parents, making things even worse for them, which means more parents pull their kids out. A lot of the private schools are religious in nature, but parents who aren't the least bit religious send their kids there, figuring a little mythology is less harmful than having their kids fighting every day. Imo there are bigger fish to fry.

To: epicure who wrote (93804)	1/17/2005 2:43:52 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 108807

"At this point we still live in a country where the government is not supposed to be espousing religion." But people disagree on what constitutes espousal of religion by government. For example, was Jefferson, by including a reference to "our Creator" and attributing Him/Her/It as the source of our natural rights in the Declaration of Independence an espousal of religion? Likewise, is the reference to "our Lord" in Article VII of the Constitution an espousal of religion? I think not. What say you?