Religion In Public Schools Argumentative Analysis
As the United States of America was founded on the values of Christianity over two hundred years prior, several diverse religions have staked their claim in our great nation. While learning history and the normalities of various cultures is vital to our nations tolerance and culture, there is a strong debate in legislature as to if religion should be taught in public schools or not. These specific sources were chosen to recount the argument, because of their credibility and variety.
Blanshard, Paul. "50 Years Ago.." Humanist 73.3 (2013): 11. Academic Search Complete. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.
Described as a worldly humanists Paul Blanshard is quoted from 1963, in the article “50 Years Ago..” by the Humanist. Speaking about the supreme courts ruling concerning Bible readings and the Lord’s prayer in public schools, Blanshard states that “The lawyers from Maryland were put in the ridiculous position of representing Bible reading and the Lord's Prayer in public schools as not primarily …show more content…
Thus, it is common to advocate their religion over the broad range that is available. In the article “Tenn. School Can't Promote Religion, Judge Rules” covering the lawsuit against a Tennessee public school, it specifies the unlawfulness of allowing religion to be advocated in public schools. Teachers and administrator are concurrently banned from displaying “I Prayed” stickers, as well as giving “preferential treatment to an outside prayer group, a federal district court has ruled” (Tenn. 3). Becoming intertwined with religion in public schools, the court states, would be a violation of the First Amendment (Tenn. 3). Wendell Marlowe hastily argues that, “I didn't feel like I was treating them any different than any other organizations like Girl Scouts or Eagle Scouts” (Tenn. 3) Although, in direct context with the law, promoting of a religion in a public school is
Blanshard, Paul. "50 Years Ago.." Humanist 73.3 (2013): 11. Academic Search Complete. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.
Described as a worldly humanists Paul Blanshard is quoted from 1963, in the article “50 Years Ago..” by the Humanist. Speaking about the supreme courts ruling concerning Bible readings and the Lord’s prayer in public schools, Blanshard states that “The lawyers from Maryland were put in the ridiculous position of representing Bible reading and the Lord's Prayer in public schools as not primarily …show more content…
Thus, it is common to advocate their religion over the broad range that is available. In the article “Tenn. School Can't Promote Religion, Judge Rules” covering the lawsuit against a Tennessee public school, it specifies the unlawfulness of allowing religion to be advocated in public schools. Teachers and administrator are concurrently banned from displaying “I Prayed” stickers, as well as giving “preferential treatment to an outside prayer group, a federal district court has ruled” (Tenn. 3). Becoming intertwined with religion in public schools, the court states, would be a violation of the First Amendment (Tenn. 3). Wendell Marlowe hastily argues that, “I didn't feel like I was treating them any different than any other organizations like Girl Scouts or Eagle Scouts” (Tenn. 3) Although, in direct context with the law, promoting of a religion in a public school is