From: utzoo!decvax!genrad!linus!allegra!eagle!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!hplabsb!soreff
Newsgroups: net.religion
Title: Religion in Public School, etc.
Article-I.D.: hplabsb.1617
Posted: Wed May 11 16:52:16 1983
Received: Sat May 14 01:23:18 1983

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Date:Wed, 11-May-83 16:52:16 EDT


I have an objection to one of Vickie Klick's statements.
Klick criticises one of Tim Maroney's statements on the grounds that:

"Tim, your example about allowing organizations equal time
assumes that all activities are equal.  Allowing the Moonies
(a cult devoted to brainwashing kids) equal time with a
mainline Christian group whose wildest activities are
likely to be praying and reading the Bible is comparable
to requiring a drug club to get equal time.  Activities which
are harmful to kids aren't allowed!"

This is precisely the sort of decision about religion that a
governmental organization such as a public school should NOT make.
If the government were to decide on the merits of various
religions, it would be coming very close to making the approved one(s)
into a state church or churches.
I'm not sure if allowing nondenominational religious activities in
public schools would violate separation of church and state, but
SELECTING approved denominations most assuredly would.
		-Jeffrey Soreff (hplabs!soreff)