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Re: Are you in favor of vouchers for children to attend private schools? (high/gramma
We have freedom of religion, and vouchers do not force anyone to adopt a religion. Neither do religious private schools. How does attending a private school make the government more religious? And for the record, 80% of the students at my private school passed the AP United States History exam, compared to a national average of about 40%. (The AP Exams are conducted by collegeboard, not exactly a conservative organization. One year a question was asked about Reagan, and the answer "He reduced unemployment" was considered a false answer. Yet us religious, conservative, indoctrinated kids passed that test better than the public schools. Hm.)
I don't think so. If the parents want to send their children to private schools then what is the problem? I have heard this argument before, and it is very typical and not very factual. How is giving poor families the choice to attend private school bringing religion into government?That's really nothing more than a lie used by right-wing groups to get tax breaks for people who choose to send their children to religious private schools.
The real motivation behind the ploy is simply an advancement of the religious right's agenda to bring religion into the secular governmental sphere.
We have freedom of religion, and vouchers do not force anyone to adopt a religion. Neither do religious private schools. How does attending a private school make the government more religious? And for the record, 80% of the students at my private school passed the AP United States History exam, compared to a national average of about 40%. (The AP Exams are conducted by collegeboard, not exactly a conservative organization. One year a question was asked about Reagan, and the answer "He reduced unemployment" was considered a false answer. Yet us religious, conservative, indoctrinated kids passed that test better than the public schools. Hm.)
Well yes, I do believe that is the point of voucher programs, helping people who can't afford private schooling get it if they want it. Nobody is being forced.A Voucher program would not likely help anyone get into private schools except perhaps those on the border that would like to send their kids to these schools but can't afford it.
That is such a fallacy. Simply being religious does not mean that everything you do is intended to indoctrinate everyone else. You need some REAL proof. I could say "Since democrats are the ones defending Obama about his birth palce, he isn't a citizen. Just look at who is defending him!" It isn't logical. Try again.Who are the ones who carry the banner of the voucher system?
(I'll even give you a clue...it isn't the non-religious private schools)
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