Religion in public school is a hotly debated topic. As a high-schooler, I have personally experienced criticism and have seen others being ridiculed for their faith. American idealism is based upon freedom of speech and equality. So why are neither of these extended to Christianity in our schools?
Humanists, gays, feminists, and evolutionists are given strong voices in our schools while Christians are required to remain silent, stereotyped under the false pretense that our beliefs are restrictive and enemies to freedom. Evolution, which is also merely a theory, is taught in science classes as though it is absolute truth. Homosexual teachers are allowed to be openly gay, while Christian teachers are required to hide their Biblical beliefs in the classroom—expected to teach from a worldview not their own. Humanists present their beliefs in the classroom to be objectively considered as a legitimate belief system; yet when a Christian tries to present his beliefs, he is immediately cut off and scoffed for believing in fairy tales. In short, Christianity should be objectively discussed and considered with the other belief systems of today in American classrooms.
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You are absolutely right, religion is a very sensitive topic. I being a Christian myself have felt this way a lot this year, since I went to a Catholic Private School from grades K-8. I am now in a public high school, and let me tell you, it is SO weird to not be able to openly say "Merry Christmas."
Now, onto your "thought." I think a lot of this information is good. But some of it is not correct (in my school, anyways.) Christianity IS taught in my classes, but not in depth like a religion class would be. Humanities discusses the history of different religions in the very first unit of the freshman class. So that part FOR ME is not correct. I'm sure many other schools don't discuss Christianity, though.
If you are struggling with this, I'm so sorry to hear. Just take strength in God (I know that sounds cliche,) and try to get through it. I hope for the best for you.
Anyways, you have a lot of good ideas in here.
Happy Writing!
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Hey there! InfiniteRectangles here with a review for you!
First, I really like the topic (I, myself, am a Christian so I appreciate seeing something that's actually not bashing my religion for once haha). I think you have a pretty good idea of what you want to say, but the issue I saw here was with the delivery of it.
I kind of got a poetic/ spoken word kind of vibe from this, which I like. It was very passionate, which I also like. However, I felt that it was also a bit opinionated. You made a lot of assumptions without proof to back them up. Maybe indirectly cite the sources of your information? (For example: According to "(insert article title here)", Christianity is being weaned out of our schools (or whatever you want to say. This is just an example)).
The other issue I saw here was that some of your information is not totally accurate. While some of these things are an issue in certain areas of the country, it certainly isn't the case for the country as a whole. For example, you stated that teachers are allowed to be openly gay but cannot talk about their religion. That isn't totally true. Maybe it's just because I'm from the south (the Bible-belt, in other words), but at schools here in the south teachers are not supposed to share anything about their personal life with their students, sexuality included. Actually, most of the time, teachers talk about God and quote the Bible, and the students are perfectly fine with it (but again it could just be a regional thing.)
Another inaccurate statement I found was that you said that evolution is just a theory but is taught in schools as an absolute fact. This also isn't true. There are two types of evolution: the theory, which isn't taught as fact but indeed taught as just a theory. And then there is actual evolution, which is scientifically proven to exist. This type of evolution isn't "monkey to man". This is simply the change in species over time to adapt to changing environments. They do not change species altogether.
Overall, I think this has the potential to be a powerful piece. You just need to check your facts and be able to back them up. Anyone can ramble on about things passionately and be incorrect (don't take that personally please.) I really like the subject matter and a lot of what you said IS true. Christians are slowly being more and more oppressed and something needs to be done. And like I said before, I like how passionate you are. Keep it up! Passion is what separates great writing from average writing!
That's all I have for you. Sorry it is so long and I hope I did not offend you. Keep writing and have a wonderful day/night! ^-^