At this point, I feel the need to trot out the old and oft-repeated statement that "freedom of religion" in the US constitution wasn't about, y'know, freedom of *all* religions. It was originally intended as a freedom for protestants to do whatever the hell they wanted to the catholics, as a reversal of fortunes from the old world.
Or so I heard it told.
But that's an aside, really. I don't know enough about the different curricula to comment on that, but the concept of a separate, and separately funded, religious education program, always bothered me. I lived next to a Catholic high school while in Toronto, so I've had plenty of opportunities to be reminded of the issue, and to dwell on it :)
The people who should be feeling slighted the most are other religious families who desire to give their kids a religious education, but have to pay for it. Me, frankly I'd just as soon stay far, far away from the whole religious doctrine in school issue.
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Date: 2007-09-29 11:50 pm (UTC)Or so I heard it told.
But that's an aside, really. I don't know enough about the different curricula to comment on that, but the concept of a separate, and separately funded, religious education program, always bothered me. I lived next to a Catholic high school while in Toronto, so I've had plenty of opportunities to be reminded of the issue, and to dwell on it :)
The people who should be feeling slighted the most are other religious families who desire to give their kids a religious education, but have to pay for it. Me, frankly I'd just as soon stay far, far away from the whole religious doctrine in school issue.