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Originally Posted by knox
about the schools. if they are not particularly religious schools people have chosen to go to, if they are public or non-religious, the way I see the mention of God or Jesus or whatever by a teacher or authority constitutes a disrespect to these kids' religious freedom.
Ideally, behaviour shouldn't be encouraged, you should simply encourage kids to think for themselves.
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But isn't silencing all mention of God or Jesus, itself, an authoritarian act that discourages kids from thinking for themselves? What should be done is disestablishing the religious authority but not censuring religious language. Retaining the ability to talk about religion is precisely the way one can disestablish it. It is approachable and able to be criticized openly.