You mean like banning prayer in schools or banning people from giving out free Bibles or like arresting people for handing out religious literature on public sidewalks near schools or banning students from even mentioning God in their own speeches or students being prevented from singing religious songs in school talent shows......?

Well, since we are talking about a Canadian school, here, no.

In Canada, religion has not place in public schools. bibles aren't banned, students can mention God all they want (as long as they aren't proselytizing, even then it takes a real nit-picky principal or a complaint from a student who is feeling harassed for something to happen about it)...

You mean like banning prayer in schools or banning people from giving out free Bibles or like arresting people for handing out religious literature on public sidewalks near schools or banning students from even mentioning God in their own speeches or students being prevented from singing religious songs in school talent shows......?

Well, since we are talking about a Canadian school, here, no.

In Canada, religion has not place in public schools. bibles aren't banned, students can mention God all they want (as long as they aren't proselytizing, even then it takes a real nit-picky principal or a complaint from a student who is feeling harassed for something to happen about it).

The book banned, wasn't a religious book, it was written by an Atheist, themes in the book may have been anti-theism. That's it.

So why was it banned?

Was it because it may cause kids to question God's existence? I thought one of the reasons "God put us here" was so we could freely choose whether to hear His voice or not? We send kids to school learn. If they read a book that makes them think, well, that's a good thing, no?

There have been very few instances of religious-themed book being removed from schools in Canada. Certainly an author has never been banned because he was a "Catholic" or some such thing (at least not in the last 50 years).

I find it pathetic and weak that a school would ban a book by an atheist author because they feel threatened. Just shows how weak they see their religion's standing.

Religion has the right to set up their own schools.

I completely disagree.. hear me out.

The only religion that should be taught in school is religious theory. The class should cover all major religions and with some study on the minor and more abstract ones too. The class would be similar to Sociology (teaching about society in general), Political Science (local and world politics), and Geography... These classes help our children get a better understanding of the world, understand our own and other's cultures, beliefs, etc.

Religion should be taught at home. Everyone's religious beliefs are different. Even people who go to the same church differ on subjects. So why...

Religion has the right to set up their own schools.

I completely disagree.. hear me out.

The only religion that should be taught in school is religious theory. The class should cover all major religions and with some study on the minor and more abstract ones too. The class would be similar to Sociology (teaching about society in general), Political Science (local and world politics), and Geography... These classes help our children get a better understanding of the world, understand our own and other's cultures, beliefs, etc.

Religion should be taught at home. Everyone's religious beliefs are different. Even people who go to the same church differ on subjects. So why is it right to have a school that forces its students to learn a specific religion? a specific point of view (that may be different than the parent's).

Personally, I don't think religion should be taught to a child until they are 16. At which point a child could learn about the various religions of the world and choose the one that is right for them, not the one that was forced on them or that they were indoctrinated into at a very young age.

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