Should Religion Be In the Public Schools
Should Religion be in the Public Schools?
By Elton Camp
It is hard to imagine making a bigger mistake
Than putting religion into schools to undertake
“In God we trust,” such folks piously will howl
Those words to many Americans bring a scowl
Of just which particular God does that speak?
Of an attempt to impose religion that does reek
Should a Jewish child in school have to hear
That he must accept Jesus or hell he must fear?
Then, how about the youngster who’s an atheist
If in the public schools belief in God they insist?
The Muslim child who believes that Allah is God
Must find Christianity being forced to be odd
Should the Mormon child who trinity does deny
Be forced to hear what he believes to be a lie?
To have one’s children with religion indoctrinated
Is the main reason that private schools were created
For the public schools, with tax money we pay
They’re not for church zealots to have their say
The U.S. Supreme Court has wisely decreed
To keep religion out of schools there’s a need
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