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To: longnshort who wrote (280993)	3/20/2006 4:08:10 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571172

There is nothing wrong with a teacher stating that some people believe in the things you stated. In fact, it could generate some interesting discussion where children can debate about what's more important to a country - a president that misleads a country over an affair or a president that misleads a country into war. RE: "You wouldn't care??" I care more about the freedom of people to express a diversity of opinions and to get all perspectives on the table. I think it's backwards, but I see nothing wrong with schools saying "there are some that believe the world was created by various religious ways and you can attend a relgious course at a private school to learn more" so they know the option is there. I can understand why some religious people have a conflict when schools completely discount their beliefs. As a child, I always thought it was dishonest to pressure children into stating the pledge of Allegience "under God" while at the same time claiming the USA has a separation of church and govt. The dishonesty made me feel uncomfortable, more than anything else. We shouldn't say we are doing one thing while doing another. I strongly believe in the separation of church and govt, because the conflict of religion has the potential to bring out war and fanaticalism.