Religion is prohibited in public education. I am not either for or against religions in public arenas. However, there are a few incidences that I am not quite sure how to reason to make sense.
On the American money bills, a label on the picture reads, “In God We Trust.”
Everyday in school, students start the day with the Pledge of Allegiance, which reads, “I pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”
President Obama was sworn-in publicly on January 21, 2013 at about 11:30 a.m. at the west side of the U.S. Capitol building by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. The Oath of Office was as follows: “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” For the swearing-in ceremony, Obama used two historic Bibles—one used by President Lincoln at his first inauguration and another used by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
These sound reasonable as we know that the United States of America was founded as a Christian nation. In contrast, there was another incidence that seemed inconsistent.
On January 14, 2013, a longtime substitute teacher Walter Tutka in Phillipsburg, NJ, has been fired after he shared a Bible verse with a curious student – and upon request gave the child a Bible during the lunch break. The Phillipsburg School Board voted to terminate the employment of Walter Tutka. He was accused of breaking two policies – distributing religious literature on school grounds and another policy that directs teachers to be neutral when discussing religious material.
OMG! That is tough, and very confusing to me.
However, I won’t make the same mistake because I am a Buddhist.
