Perhaps there is someone in your class who would be willing to look at a public school reader or history book and give a report on what values the textbook transmits. We are called to tell our children what God has done for us, and that we and the world are God's good creation. We encourage our children to appreciate human reason and knowledge as God's gifts to be enjoyed and used to benefit all people. When Christian parents entrust public schools with the education of their children, they do so expecting the school to respect, not undermine, their and their children's faith. But they should not expect or demand public schools themselves to teach, endorse or promote the Christian faith.
Public schools are for children and youth of all faiths and religions or faith or religion.
Just as we expect public schools to respect our faith, so we should expect them to respect the ultimate beliefs of all people. In 1962 and 1963, the United States Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for states to require religious exercises, such as reciting prayer or reading the Bible for devotional purposes in public schools. The former ALC and LCA officially supported the Court's decisions. These churches stated that these religious exercises appropriate a proper function of the family and church and result in a government- sponsored religious preference. They may infringe on the religious freedom of individuals and groups and may invite divisiveness in the community.