Bridgett Ellis

Blog #4

Option #3 (Religion in Schools)

In this week of class, our group selected to talk about religion in school. In today's world, religion is one aspect that defines us. Religion in school had always been on the back burner. Schools often push religious away and sweep it under the rug. Schools don't often contribute religion because of they believe in will cause conflict. With 70% of Americans identifying as Christian, that does have an effect on our public school. Christianity any has greater attention than other religions in public school today. Although Christianity is at the forefront of public school, does that make America a “Christian Nation"? The first amendment to the United States prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion and impeding the free exercise of religion. With this first amendment, students are allowed to pray in school, as long as it doesn’t disrupt school activities. Students can also be dismissed from class for ritual prayer. In the education system, there are many different ways to incorporate religion into educational assignments and also following school district guidelines. Although religion can be a difficult subject to discuss, I believe that all religion should be equally endorsed or not at all. Students should feel that they are equals.