A kindergartner’s mother is suing her public school system in West Virginia, asking that it discontinue a 75-year practice of putting kids in Bible classes that violate the U.S. and state constitutions. The woman, identified as “Jane Doe” in the federal lawsuit backed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, says her child will be forced either to take these weekly
classes at her Mercer County elementary school or face ostracism as one of the few children who don’t. Her daughter is called “Jamie” in the suit. “Jamie will either be forced to attend Bible indoctrination classes against the wishes and conscience of Jane Doe, or Jamie will be the only or one of only a few children who do not participate,” the lawsuit says. READ MORE
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My wife taught for many years in Mercer County. The classes were voluntary. Muslims or others not wishing to attend were not ostracized.
I think this kind of thing is totally ridiculous. Tell the mother if she doesn’t want her child to participate in these classes, then she should enroll her in another school, or home school her. There is no reason for the majority to suffer because a few do not believe as everyone else does.
This Kindergartner’s “mother” is the one that needs to be stopped…or at least ignored.
After all this time, I am so tired of hearing the phrase, “violates the constitution”. Some people proudly display their idiocy and ignorance. Separation of church and state was put in the constitution to protect religion from government, not protect government from religion. It is beyond me why the Lord decided to put such ignorant people on earth, however I guess we will all find out come judgment day.