Do you think the Ten Commandments should be posted in public schools?

No.
Religion doesn not belong in school.

It doesn't not belong in school?

They tell us to seperate church and state, but they GOD is in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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i,m a firm chrstian and think they should be posted..but not because there the laws of my chosen faith..because there a set of values that are universal and people of any faith should want to aspire to,thou shalt not kill,steal,lie,commit adultery,covet,should honor thy parents these are rules that a moral person of any faith they choose could be a better person by following.

#2 Hey, we don't bite Christians (unless they bite us first ). No need to be anonymous when you're just talking about your faith

So many people get their undies all in a wad when something dealing with God, the Bible, Christianity is brought in to the schools. Everyone complains about equal rights but Christians are losing theirs. If someone says that they believe in God and serve Him, then they are ridiculed and told that they're not tolerant. Christians get grouped into a non-loving category. For example, in public schools at Christmas time children learn about Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, etc. However, if one thing is mentioned about Jesus, people threaten to sue the school board. I'm not against teaching children other traditions, but let's be fair. Christians are not trying to push God onto people because that is a personal decision. God is not forceful.

Perhaps it's the affirmative action mindset. We know there are many christians organisations that would love to take over education, and thus don't get allowed a foot in the door. On the other hand there is little liklihood of Kwanzaa taking over. It makes sense to introduce kids to the things that they might not otherwise get exposed to and leave there basics to parental education. I have a catholic H.S. school grad in my philosophy of religion class who is not only learning some eastern mystical thought from a few of us, but is stunned to realize that even her own religion's theosophical evolution was not explained as it is in our class. I think a survey of religion class should be a subject reintroduced every few years like US history. Unfortunately, even in public college, half the globe is poorly represented in spiritual curriculum.

You all seem to be forgetting that posted commandments in schools and other public places has been standard since the creation of our country. In the framework of our constitution you will find various references to god and words of the bible. It is only recently that the ten commandments have created a stir. And it is only by those who come to this country with their own beliefs that try and change the standards of America. The argument is not whether or not to post the commandments, it is still whether or not to take them down. there is a lot of irony to this subject so dont just glance this over and decide to let your "good ethics" answer the question. Because even your ethics are based on something whether you know it or not.

Why perpetuate mythology. Don't they have enough on their minds - like Harry Potter et al. If we're talking doing good then sure Harry does it as much as any mythology.

The 10 Commandments has Biblical language that can be confusing to many people, especially kids. I do think the schools should try to teach right from wrong -- as in do not make fun of a kid who is "different" in some way, like nonconformist or disabled -- but they do not have to get "religious" about it or use religious language. More or less teach common sense and try to teach kids to see other points of view, teach about discrimination of all kinds. I would like to see classes taught that teach the basics of ALL the world's religions, so as to teach kids that there are many other beliefs out there than the one which is dominant in his/her own country. Teach tolerance, but not necessarily as a bunch of posted rules.