Comments on: Candy, Christ and Kids http://www.briancuban.com/candy-christ-and-kids/ Brian Cuban's version of TRUTH, JUSTICE and the UN-AMERICAN WAY Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: DarrenHeitner http://www.briancuban.com/candy-christ-and-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-16129 DarrenHeitner Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:33:54 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=12029#comment-16129 And I agree with Cuban's opinion. Let's go down the line 1-by-1. 1) School can be a place for religious activities. In fact, many schools are used for religious meetings after hours. That is permissible. However, it is improper for a school to promote one religion over the other. I don't read anywhere in the Constitution where it states that schools purely have a purpose of teaching "life skills". History sure is a life skill, anyway. 2) Not all religious people who share their vies and beliefs are trying to convert others. That is a very naive statement. That's like saying all animals are inherently dangerous. My 2 pound yorkee would disagree. 3) Handing out candy canes = a recruitment process? And parents do not only send their children to school to be taught from an approved curriculum, which they cannot even approve themselves. There is a lot more to the schooling experience then reading a textbook from front to end. Communication and candy canes are good for the mind. 4) What intrusion? Passing out candy that has an attachment that reads, "Jesus is the Reason for the Season." is an intrusion? Is that reasonably going to make a child interested in a sweet candy decide to switch religions? Will the child take the message home and talk about it with mommy - if so, great. 5) The Court isn't saying that people who believe in other religions can't do the same thing. If they had held then, then your point would be valid. And I agree with Cuban's opinion. Let's go down the line 1-by-1.

1) School can be a place for religious activities. In fact, many schools are used for religious meetings after hours. That is permissible. However, it is improper for a school to promote one religion over the other. I don't read anywhere in the Constitution where it states that schools purely have a purpose of teaching "life skills". History sure is a life skill, anyway.

2) Not all religious people who share their vies and beliefs are trying to convert others. That is a very naive statement. That's like saying all animals are inherently dangerous. My 2 pound yorkee would disagree.

3) Handing out candy canes = a recruitment process? And parents do not only send their children to school to be taught from an approved curriculum, which they cannot even approve themselves. There is a lot more to the schooling experience then reading a textbook from front to end. Communication and candy canes are good for the mind.

4) What intrusion? Passing out candy that has an attachment that reads, "Jesus is the Reason for the Season." is an intrusion? Is that reasonably going to make a child interested in a sweet candy decide to switch religions? Will the child take the message home and talk about it with mommy – if so, great.

5) The Court isn't saying that people who believe in other religions can't do the same thing. If they had held then, then your point would be valid.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.briancuban.com/candy-christ-and-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-15925 Thomas Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:05:44 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=12029#comment-15925 I have to disagree with the writers opinion. Firstly, School is not a place for religious activities of any kind. Why? Because it is a secular place for learning life skills involving math, sciences, language and history. Secondly; The point of religious people sharing their points of view and beliefs, is to actively recruit people to convert to their religion. This is not a benign practice. Thirdly: Parents send their children to school to be taught from the approved curriculum, not to have them subjected to a recruitment processes outside of the educators expertise or job description. Children are not mentally equipped to make judgments about spiritual information that they haven't been exposed too. Fourthly; One of the responsibility of the school is to protect the children while they are in school, a parent trusts that the school is looking out not only for the child's physical wellbeing but their entire well being. The child of a family of a certain belief system could be emotionally damaged by these intrusions into their belief systems. Its the schools job to prevent this. And finally; This country recognizes many faiths and even the lack of, If you condone and allow one message, you must allow them all. SO for Christians in this case wanting to promote their faith, we must then allow Wiccan's, Satanists, atheists, pagans, Muslims, Jews, you get the point. This nation is about all or nothing. Equality and fairness is the rule and the hope. I have to disagree with the writers opinion. Firstly, School is not a place for religious activities of any kind. Why? Because it is a secular place for learning life skills involving math, sciences, language and history. Secondly; The point of religious people sharing their points of view and beliefs, is to actively recruit people to convert to their religion. This is not a benign practice. Thirdly: Parents send their children to school to be taught from the approved curriculum, not to have them subjected to a recruitment processes outside of the educators expertise or job description. Children are not mentally equipped to make judgments about spiritual information that they haven't been exposed too. Fourthly; One of the responsibility of the school is to protect the children while they are in school, a parent trusts that the school is looking out not only for the child's physical wellbeing but their entire well being. The child of a family of a certain belief system could be emotionally damaged by these intrusions into their belief systems. Its the schools job to prevent this. And finally; This country recognizes many faiths and even the lack of, If you condone and allow one message, you must allow them all. SO for Christians in this case wanting to promote their faith, we must then allow Wiccan's, Satanists, atheists, pagans, Muslims, Jews, you get the point. This nation is about all or nothing. Equality and fairness is the rule and the hope.

]]> By: klong00 http://www.briancuban.com/candy-christ-and-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-15923 klong00 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:42:12 +0000 http://www.briancuban.com/?p=12029#comment-15923 Great post Brian! It's good to see the court preserve some of the freedoms the Constitution set to protect.. Great post Brian! It's good to see the court preserve some of the freedoms the Constitution set to protect..

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