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Martin Eden

(15,224 posts)
7. Do these "small government" conservatives really want public schools indoctrinating their children in religion?
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 07:32 AM
Nov 19

The next step is sermon and prayer, but in what denomination? Are Catholics included? What about Jews and Muslims? A district with a diverse population could mandate readings from the Talmud and Quran. Would fundy Christian parents like that?

Be careful what you wish for, putting religious instruction in public schools. If parental guidance and church attendance are insufficient to indoctrinate your children in religious belief, perhaps the problem lies elsewhere.

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