Mississippi governor signs bill giving religion "limited public forum" in public schools

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2. I think the problem will come down to the level of academic vigor in science.

Conservapedia cites the equation E=mc2 as *a liberal interpretation of light* which is pushing a type of ignorance that will not get those children into the jobs of tomorrow. Nor will stifling the hunger for knowledge some challenge as unbiblical.

The human mind can separate personal beliefs on a generalized assumption of purpose and reasoning for the universe and still be capable of enjoying the challenges of intellectual pursuits. I don't object to religious exclamations, but a teacher shouldn't be forced to give grades on the equivalent of 'God said,' in tests. Which is like 'This is where I forgot or didn't grasp the subject matter, so I'm going to stop here' thinking.

The before and after school organizing for religion is not a problem; organizing *during* school is. Because churches have their own property for that. It also fiddles with one of the early objections to prayer in schools, in that it develops a sense of majority vs. minority belief systems, and bullying others on belief. Each student is there as an individual to do their best to learn to suceed in life.

This may be an overreaction to students who uttered thanks to Jesus at graduation ceremonies and were disciplined. That was too strict and gave fodder to zealots. A student could thank parents, teachers, the state they lived in or any entity, but were censored by interpretation.

A lot of the poutrage, if not all of it, was political propaganda to demonize public schools and make ridiculous charges. Americans are a rebellious lot by history and don't like being told what to say.

But I see this as a backwards step that will be an improper use of tax monies. I do *not* approve. I'm uncertain that my opinion will carry any weight, though. At least they are continuing with funds for public schools, but this seems an abuse of the taxpayers. But consider the source and those who elected him.

I want the schools to remain secular, but as a society we have changed due to massive media influence. The masses apparently want this. It's part of the promotion of the Idiocracy if this extends past the simple right to speak the name Jesus - whatever - in school.