alt.education

Raymond wrote:
>Sorry to post at the top, but after reading this, it would seem if one
>is Gay they have a right to have their view taught in School,

No. But it certainly is within state authority to decide what secular
views will be taught in state schools.

>but if one is a Christian, or follow religion they can not.

Religious views cannot be taught in public schools, because they are
... religious. If you have a basis other than your particular belief
system, then perhaps you have something worth teaching. Otherwise
what you believe is no one's business but your own, and the state has
no business fostering otherwise.

>Seems that the Law that lets people say their kids can not hear of god,

Nothing stops their kids from hearing of God. They have mouths of
their own, don't they? They have no right to expect the state to
speak of God to their kids.

>would apply to them that do not want their kids in school to learn of the
>homosexual teachings either. What gives here?

Homosexuality is not religion. There is no "separation of sexual
preference and state" in the Constitution, either stated or implied.

If people don't want their kids in public schools, then they have to
meet the alternative requirements for compulsory education. There are
religious schools in every state. But eccentric choices do cost
money.

>When I was went to
>school the books used to teach the children had to be approved by the
>B of Education and the teacher could not teach stuff that was no
>accepted by the curriculum.

That is still the case.

What makes you think that what is being taught isn't part of the
officially approved curriculum of the state in question?

lojbab