Colbert's Wisdom

Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report: "Public Schools are giving more days off to accomodate more religions. If they allowed prayer in public schools they woulden't need to give those days off."

Is this such a bad idea? We at the LHG believe that world religions should be taught in public schools. For us teaching religion involves no special challenges, it's no different than teaching philosophy or literature. If there is a difference, it's that religion is a far more important and urgent a subject. Once religion is taught in schools - their history, development, key ideas, etc - why not grant students of different religions a place to pray, meditate, and express their faith? Do so, and integrate that space into the classroom teaching experience.

After all, kids loves fields trips. Do it right and it would be like a field trip without having to leave school grounds.