Swearing on the Bible (which I would not do for jury duty) and many still have the ten commandments.
The Supreme Court has all kinds of religious imagery all over the room and building, it is insane and ridiculous.

So they learn just the one persepective? That is ridiculously short-sighted. I quote myself from here

No, they learn no perspective. Religion is left out of it all together.

That it is a large part of someone's life does not mean it is their right to make it part of everyone's day around them.

The majority of Americans have some religious belief. How is it beneficial to a child to be blinkered from this? How is it beneficial to socety to bring up children who do not understand one another's home lives? Humans are social, society comes from integration. If a child is taught nothing about religion and beliefs, how are they expected to interact with those who have different beliefs? If a child is taught only about one paradigm, how are they to integrate?

I believe that there is no such thing as a god. I believe in the big bang -or something like it- and evolution. I was brought up as a christian, but not strictly so. I am comfortable in my beliefs. Mostly because I worked them out for myself. I want my children to do the same. I talk to them about religion, I tell them what others believe, but it's hard because I don't believe it. I'd rather they learned it in a neutral setting, so they can make up their own minds.

....isn't your approach to religious education a little like the "let's pretend sex doesn't exist" approach to hoping your teenager doesn't become a parent?

Nope, I can prove sex.

Kids can learn about religion from their parents. If parents want their kids to learn religion in school they should send them to a religious school.

If they do not learn about it in school, you can ensure they do learn about it in a neutral setting.

Though I have really have no issue if it is really taught along side many other religions with complete equality and never said to be true or not or more valid or relevant than any other religion & doing so was a termination offense.

Surely though rkzenrage and Monster, there's a difference between having a faith (usually Christianity) wrapped around and embedded in all parts of a child's education, and a set lesson for Religious Education?

In the UK in most state secondary schools, for example, (except the faith schools but that's a different discussion :P) there is very little religion involved in the day to day running of the school: there are no morning prayers, no hymns sung at assembly, absolutely no religious imagery around the school except at times of festival (and we tend to do that with other religious festivals not just christianity).

What there is compulsory R.E. In R.E, most children learn about the major, and even some of the minor, religions. They learn about the origins and practices of those religions; they also learn about some of the major discussion points/points of contention in those religions.

That is not indoctrination or inculcation. It does however provide a good understanding of religion generally and of some faiths specifically. It also only becomes a compulsory part of the curriculum when the kids reach 11 years old.

Please show me where you are specifying certain things in these statements.

Religion studies should be tied in with history but that is learning about the religion, like we do about buddhism or hinduism now.

Nice misquote, the second quote was in response to the statement that I said religion was child abuse. Teaching kids that if they sin they will suffer in hell is child abuse. If your religion does not teach that, it may not be abusive.

Never heard of a religion that teaches that.

You admit you didn't have to do that. You doubt it has a positive effect on people that believe it matters?

OK, so we have to tear down all the buildings and rewrite history because you can't see past that stuff like everyone else does. Your share will be 3 billion dollars... get it up and we'll start.

Have you ever been to a catholic mass Bruce? lol

Over here you can simply take an oath instead of swearing on the bible if you choose.

We are a pretty godless country here though. We're all going to hell. Lucky we're used to warm weather really.

Nope, I don't admit that at all... I was rejected.
Not all buildings, just remove religion from facades on government buildings.