*BEFORE you read: I am a Christain. I love me some Jesus.
After calling my children’s school district to find out more about a ‘Release Time’ christian education trailer parked at a park near school property, I learned many many things.
1. I learned that while the school allows children to leave campus and go to this ‘trailer’ during lunch it does not consider that an endorsement of a particular religion.
2. I learned that the school district does no background/security checks on the volunteers/workers of “Release Time”. No idea if they are on the sexual predator list or not. No idea who they are at all.
3. I learned that even though the trailer was parked in what looked like a city park- the school has a shared use agreement with the city and therefore it is school property until 4:00 each day.
And when I asked how this organization was going to promote their ‘education’, I was told they would be sending home a flyer to the students. So I asked “how is that possible with the separation of church and state?” and Mr. District said “any non profit group can send out district approved flyers to the children”. I thought for a minute and said “SO lets say I am a NAZI. But I am a non-profit NAZI with a NAZI organization I would be able to send home flyers to ALL the CHILDREN in the SCHOOL DISTRICT?”. I was met with silence and then a weak “well, YES.” Seems to me there is a real problem with their policy.
Hello. CHURCH and STATE? I am a Jesus loving Christian – and this trailer
recruitment offends me. Who the heck are these people trying to recruit my kids into their trailer? Isn’t that just a large creepier version of the scary guy and his van? Gosh I hope they don’t give out candy too. And what about the poor Muslim kid? Or the Jewish child? Don’t you think they are going to feel displaced by this even though the district says it isn’t but it is ENDORSEMENT of Christianity? Makes me sad. And well, the whole thing scares me. But what do you think?
*Don’t forget to subscribe for a free lifetime membership in The Glamorous Life Association. We are a non-denominational organization and will never lure your children into a trailer. Promise.
Something I learned today…
*BEFORE you read: I am a Christain. I love me some Jesus.
After calling my children’s school district to find out more about a ‘Release Time’ christian education trailer parked at a park near school property, I learned many many things.
1. I learned that while the school allows children to leave campus and go to this ‘trailer’ during lunch it does not consider that an endorsement of a particular religion.
2. I learned that the school district does no background/security checks on the volunteers/workers of “Release Time”. No idea if they are on the sexual predator list or not. No idea who they are at all.
3. I learned that even though the trailer was parked in what looked like a city park- the school has a shared use agreement with the city and therefore it is school property until 4:00 each day.
And when I asked how this organization was going to promote their ‘education’, I was told they would be sending home a flyer to the students. So I asked “how is that possible with the separation of church and state?” and Mr. District said “any non profit group can send out district approved flyers to the children”. I thought for a minute and said “SO lets say I am a NAZI. But I am a non-profit NAZI with a NAZI organization I would be able to send home flyers to ALL the CHILDREN in the SCHOOL DISTRICT?”. I was met with silence and then a weak “well, YES.” Seems to me there is a real problem with their policy.
Hello. CHURCH and STATE? I am a Jesus loving Christian – and this trailer
recruitment offends me. Who the heck are these people trying to recruit my kids into their trailer? Isn’t that just a large creepier version of the scary guy and his van? Gosh I hope they don’t give out candy too. And what about the poor Muslim kid? Or the Jewish child? Don’t you think they are going to feel displaced by this even though the district says it isn’t but it is ENDORSEMENT of Christianity? Makes me sad. And well, the whole thing scares me. But what do you think?
*Don’t forget to subscribe for a free lifetime membership in The Glamorous Life Association. We are a non-denominational organization and will never lure your children into a trailer. Promise.
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