swearing God's name in vain, should it be banned from public schools? |
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swearing God's name in vain, should it be banned from public schools? |
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![]() The Secret Hacker. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 1,780 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,712 ![]() |
I like to bring this subject up. Here's the question: Should swearing God's name in vain be banned from public schools?
I would say yes, it should be banned. My reason: Because of the fact that I'm trying to be religious and hearing things like, "Oh my ***," can offend me. It's like another way of offending somebody's religion. Some people might say "No." A possible reason is that they aren't religious. Some teachers in my school don't allow people saying that term, "Oh my ***," because it offends Christianity, and it's the dominant religion in the US. Other teachers will let you say it because they don't care about that term that much. Another possible reason people won't want to ban it is that it might be a "waste of a rule." How is that a possible reason b/c it's a "waste of a rule"? Consider the facts: Yes, there are a lot of Evangalistic Christian parents, but is there a lot of Evangalistic children? If there isn't, it would make that rule "a waste of a rule." So what's your opinion? **edit** (update) |
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![]() E! Online ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 302 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 47,082 ![]() |
saying stuff like that in a public school should not be banned because the constitution CLEARLY states that church and state should be separated. aaaaaand, ppl have a right to free speech. read the first amendment.
[edit] heh..i reread this..it sounds kinda rude...sry. ^.^; |
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![]() The Secret Hacker. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Member Posts: 1,780 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,712 ![]() |
QUOTE(smile4me @ Feb 12 2005, 5:42 PM) saying stuff like that in a public school should not be banned because the constitution CLEARLY states that church and state should be separated. aaaaaand, ppl have a right to free speech. read the first amendment. I know about the 1st amendment. It's just that i pointed the reason to ban b/c it might possibly offend a Christian's religion. It's like saying something offensive towards another person's religion almost. Thats why I think it shouldn't be said in school. But at the same time, you point out about freedom of speech. Freedom of speech, yes, is there to allow you to say anything you want without the government controlling what you say, unless you say something threatening. The term "Oh my ***," isn't threatening, so therefore, you're saying it shouldn't be banned. My teacher (he's agnognistic) claims it's a figure of speech. I claim it's swearing, no matter how it's used, but I really can't do anything about stopping it. |
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