Which one is true or truer: I just got back from the postal complex and saw a story about a faith-based group in Cobb County, or I just got back from the post office and saw a story about a Christian group in Cobb County? Anyway, the Child Evangelist Fellowship gets to use the school for free after hours after all- just like the Boy Scouts get to, and Fulton County Schools have to pay them almost $22,000 to cover legal fees and court costs.
I like separating Church and State, but I also like Little House on the Prairie. Just let people use public buildings. They're ours. Use a sign-up sheet so it's fair. Big whoop. Where else should groups meet? Denny's? The mall? Park benches? Why wouldn't we want Bible study kids to use an open room? Maybe people would be less obsessed with private property if they felt more welcome on public property.
I know there's a grudge. I know Christians groups have been pretty rough on public schools. I know there's creationism and abstinence-only sex ed. But that's the school board's fault and people should vote better for their school boards. Little kids reading the Bible is not the problem. Letting Crusaders get into office is the problem. We have got to do better at studying school board candidates. Living in Georgia, our votes often don't do much at state or national level, maybe we would do better to study school board candidates. Which candidates did you like? Wanna see who won?
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Hasn't the Supreme Court ruled that access to public property and buildings can't be denied based on religion? If Cobb County opens its school buildings to the Scouts and other secular groups after hours, why should they discriminatorily deny the same access to Child Evangelism Fellowship?
ReplyDeleteIt seems that we overreact to the possibily of the government's establishing a particular religion. If the access granted to the Scouts doesn't amount to the governmental establishment of scouting, why should we think the same access granted to Child Evangelism constitutes the governmental establishment of a religion.
Besides, don't BSA and CEF pay rent just as many churches do that meet in school auditoriums or lunchrooms?