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::Norman, you just defined how American schools work, as well.  1) any parent is allowed the chance to "opt out' of sex ed classes.  This is a Court defined right based on your constitutional right to practice your religion and raise your children in the manner you see fit.  2) Most schools have christian groups either before school or after school.  These are open courses.  The only legal requirement is that if a school allows one group to meet, it must allow all groups to meet.  In some extreme cases, school districs afraid of PFLAG have decided they will have no after school groups, including Christian groups.  3) some highschools (i don't know if it's most or not) offer elective courses which include religious courses.  But again, in teh US, the issue is discrimination.  A Christian group cannot keep out a pagan or a gay student as long as he or she is not disruptive to the goals of the group.--[[User:JeanJacques|JeanJacques]] 11:40, 18 November 2008 (EST)

::Norman, you just defined how American schools work, as well.  1) any parent is allowed the chance to "opt out' of sex ed classes.  This is a Court defined right based on your constitutional right to practice your religion and raise your children in the manner you see fit.  2) Most schools have christian groups either before school or after school.  These are open courses.  The only legal requirement is that if a school allows one group to meet, it must allow all groups to meet.  In some extreme cases, school districs afraid of PFLAG have decided they will have no after school groups, including Christian groups.  3) some highschools (i don't know if it's most or not) offer elective courses which include religious courses.  But again, in teh US, the issue is discrimination.  A Christian group cannot keep out a pagan or a gay student as long as he or she is not disruptive to the goals of the group.--[[User:JeanJacques|JeanJacques]] 11:40, 18 November 2008 (EST)

:::Then what's everyone complaining about "censorship" of school prayer for? It seems to me that American students have sufficient rights to school prayer. That is unless you want to force a generalized prayer on students from all faiths (or lack thereof) with the justification that students who do not want to participate can alienate themselves from their peers and leave themselves open to ridicule. It's the same as a teacher trying to organize a class protest against the government, absolutely unacceptable given the multiple viewpoints within a neutral group. [[User:NormanS|NormanS]] 19:14, 18 November 2008 (EST)

:::Then what's everyone complaining about "censorship" of school prayer for? It seems to me that American students have sufficient rights to school prayer. That is unless you want to force a generalized prayer on students from all faiths (or lack thereof) with the justification that students who do not want to participate can alienate themselves from their peers and leave themselves open to ridicule. It's the same as a teacher trying to organize a class protest against the government, absolutely unacceptable given the multiple viewpoints within a neutral group. [[User:NormanS|NormanS]] 19:14, 18 November 2008 (EST)