Re: PING! Michael

On 24/11/2024 04:35, Bruce wrote:

On Sun, 24 Nov 2024 03:32:48 +0000, S Viemeister
<firstname@lastname.oc.ku> wrote:
 

On 24/11/2024 01:28, Ed P wrote:
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If they want religious training they should send them to the proper
schools so they get it done right.
If we, as a nation, stand for religious freedom, we should not be forced
to a particular one.  If they teach the bible, why not the Koran and
Hebrew bible and the Book of Mormon?

>
The public primary school I attended in NJ, made us say the Lord's
Prayer and read a psalm from the King James translation of the Bible,
recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and sing a patriotic song - every morning.
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But we also learned about Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Latter
Day Saints, etc.

 So even though they called themselves a "public" school, it was really
a Protestant school.
 

In some ways, yes.
In addition to various types of Protestants, there were Orthodox and Roman Catholics, three varieties of Judaism, and a few other, smaller groups.
We sang both Xmas carols and Hanukah songs at the school assemblies in December.