5th grader's speech on religion put on hold

[josephpalazzo]

5th Grader Told He Can't Take Part in Speech Contest Because His Essay Mentions the Harm Caused by Religion

[Hijiri Byakuren]

What the hell are they afraid of?

[Thumpalumpacus]

A fifth-grader, apparently.

[ApostateLois]

Can't have kids thinking that religion might actually be BAD for humanity. That might cause them to start asking questions in Sunday School that the teachers can't answer, such as, "Why doesn't God stop people from doing bad things in his name?" Children who ask questions are annoying little brats who will go to hell if they don't shut up and just have faith.

[Solitary]

The comments are priceless: I think the VP and administrators have just proven his point.

He should rewrite his speech to be about censorship and religion intruding upon public schools.

I think he shouldn't. I think he very much nailed it as it is. Maybe add how religion is trying to make people conform and it's harmful to the public discourse.

To be fair it is unfair to other kids to compete against someone who is more mature than the administration of his school....

 :rollin:   Solitary

[stromboli]

So apparently 5th graders don't have 1st amendment rights?

[Nonsensei]

So apparently 5th graders don't have 1st amendment rights?

Believe it or not, at school they actually do not have first amendment rights.

[josephpalazzo]

So apparently 5th graders don't have 1st amendment rights?

You know the old saying: "Truth comes out from the children's mouth". So the obvious strategy is to brainwash them before they can exercise their 1st amendment rights.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Indeed, minors don't enjoy the full panoply of rights.

[Sal1981]

This will backfire, censorship always backfires.