“Secularism is generally the assertion or belief that certain practices or institutions should exist separately from religion or religious belief. Alternatively, it is a principle of promoting secular ideas or values in either public or private settings. It may also be a synonym for "secularist movement”
That is part of a description of Secularism of Wikipedia:
You know, there is some logic to secularism, but it also in some ways promotes religious intolerance. Why can't people just be passive about religion? Must there always be some confrontation about it? Yes... Until the day that all the Muslims, Christians, and Jews get together, and realize that they all have similar goals for humanity, and there is no good reason to start all these conflicts.
Getting back onto the topic, let me now address secularism in schools:
"Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, has been debated upon for some time, saying that students should not have to say it every morning, that it is pressing religion on them. Note how people who argue that point are most commonly adults. Most students recite the pledge without thinking about what they are saying, just like how the people who go to Laser Quest drone the rules of conduct, knowing full well that they will run, they will jump, and they will duck, because they feel that they should not be restricted to the physical capabilities of a ninety-year-old.
To most of them, it does not mean anything. It is just something that they are told to say. Mentioning the word "God" is not going to press religion onto them. Is a guy who just slammed his car door on his thumb pressing religion on people, by hoarsely screaming "G-d damn it"? No... The word "god", whether you believe in God or not, is going to be said, as it is a part of society, even if you aren't religious. Do adults believe teenagers are so foolish, that they will be completely sucked into something just by hearing someone mention it?
The saying, "Even the smallest detail can prove to be important" further supports my theory that no saying can apply to everything. Even the saying "No saying can apply to everything" possibly can't apply to everything, for there may be a saying that does apply to everything... Ooh! Look at me contradict myself!
Anyways, "Even the smallest detail can prove to be important" does not apply to crap like this, unless you're an idiot. You do not have to make a big deal out of "Under God" being in the Pledge of Allegiance, and it being said in school. And what do you accomplish if you do? Waste time that can be used actually developing the mind, on causing more confrontation in a world already plagued with constant disputing.
What annoys me is that people who do get involved in matters like these, and try to make some big case about saying “Under God”, think that they are doing our society a service, and that it in some way makes them more intelligent. To me, it just proves how foolish they are. They start unnecessary controversy, in a world already plagued with violence.
My father brought up a very good point, by saying that some students' parents might be atheist, and therefore would not want their child saying “Under God”. I can understand that, I could see where they are coming from. But really, they are just being overly critical. It should not matter, because it is not a big deal. Fact of the matter is, that religion takes up a huge part of America, and people will be confronted with it in some ways, at sometime. But creating debates about something as trivial as saying “Under God” is not helping anything.
My advice to you all is to not be so melodramatic, and to not take things so seriously. Be more lax on matters like these. If a teacher is telling a class that all of the students are going to Hell, if they do not read the bible, then you probably got something to complain about. But the very specific example of this matter, saying “Under God” in the pledge of allegiance, is not worth fighting over.
