Religion In Education

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Religion In Education

• Presented by The Instructionistas
• With Liberty and Justice for All

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Pledge of Allegiance

• Original Pledge of Allegiance written by Francis
  Bellamy in 1892
• I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic
  for which it stands one Nation indivisible with
  Liberty and Justice for all.

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Changes in the Pledge of Allegiance

• 1923gt I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
  United States of America, and to the Republic for
  which it stands one Nation indivisible, with
  Liberty and Justice for all.
• 1954gt I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
  United States of America, and to the Republic for
  which it stands one Nation under God, with
  Liberty and Justice for all.

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Controversies

• Minersville School District v. Gobitis
• West Virginia State Board of Education v.
  Barnette
• Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow
• Frazier v. Alexandre

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Beginning of Prayer

• As specified in the First Amendment and
  strengthened by the Fourteenth Amendment the
  establishment of religion, state-mandated
  religious practices such as prayer and Bible
  reading became established in public schools
  across the United States.

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Prayer

• School prayer is an issue that has been
  controversial in the united States since the
  early centrturies. In the 18th,19th and early
  20th centuries,school days commonly opened with
  an oral prayer.

• Prayer in public schools became an issue in 1960.
  When Madalyn Murray O'Hair sued the Baltimore, MD
  school system on behalf of her son William J
  Murray, because he was being forced to
  participate in prayer in schools.

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The Controversy

• Support of Prayer in the Classroom
• The U.S. Supreme Court has replaced freedom of
  religion, guaranteed by the Constitution, for
  freedom from religion.
• The U.S. Supreme Court has misinterpreted the
  Establishment Clause of the Constitution.
• School prayer would result in many societal
  benefits. The public school system is tragically
  disintegrating as evidenced by the rise in school
  shootings, increasing drug use, alcoholism, teen
  pregnancy, and HIV transmission.
• School prayer would address the needs of the
  whole person. Schools must do more than train
  childrens minds academically.
• School prayer would allow religious students an
  opportunity to observe their religious beliefs
  during the school day.
• Opposition Of Prayer in the Classroom
• School prayer violates the Establishment Clause
  of the First Amendment which provides that
  government shall make no law respecting the
  establishment of religion.

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Creationism

• Creationism is one of only two possible origin
  explanations for our universe and all the life
  that we see on planet earth.
• A theory holding that matter, the various forms
  of life, and the world were created by God out of
  nothing and usually in the way described in
  Genesis.
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  related

• . In the 1920s the term became particularly
  associated with Christian fundamentalist
  movementsthe groups succeeded in getting
  teaching of evolution banned in United States
  public schools.
• In the 60s the Young Earth Creationists promoted
  the teaching of scientific creationism using
  Flood geology in public school science classes
  as support for a purely literal reading of
  Genesis.

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Evolutionism

• The Big Bang Theory
• The universe began as a random collision of
  particles in space.
• All life on Earth is related
• On a molecular level all life, from a rose to a
  bird to humans is related.
• http//youtube.com/watch?vlqQKuzczjjQ

• Man evolved from Primates
• Man a further evolved primate, apes being our
  closest genetic relative.
• Survival of the Fittest
• Many species have managed to evolve over the
  years, only those with the desire and adapted
  skills have managed to survive and continue to
  evolve.

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Creationism vs. Evolutionism
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DEBATE IT!

• The class will be broken into two groups.
• Each group will be assigned which side of the
  argument that they will argue.
• Look through your notes and choose three main
  points that you and your group will argue.
• You have ten minutes to debate each topic.

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Did We Catch You Sleeping?

• Give one main argument against changing the
  Pledge of Allegiance to leave out the words
  under God.
• What is the most important factor when
  considering the place of prayer in the classroom?
• Who is considered the creator of the theory of
  Evolution?

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Religion In Education

• The Instructionistas
• Alma Reyes
• Liz Cruz
• Janessa Taylor
• Jennifer Proudman
• Jessica Zamora
• Lila Gallegos
• Judy