God and Public School

In a pluralistic society, should children learn something about other religions? I think the answer is yes. We at MCOI believe this should be taught in local churches. As most are aware, God, at least the Christian understanding of God, has been virtually eliminated from public school under the guise of "separation of church and state." It seems that does not apply to all religions, though. In "California Pushes Kids to Worship Aztec Gods," Matthew Vadum writes:

The California State Board of Education approved the almost 900-page ESMC in March 2021, saying teaching children about the systemic racism that supposedly plagues America has never been more urgent, as Fox News reported at the time.

“The curriculum’s unequivocal promotion of five Aztec gods or deities through repetitive chanting and affirmation of their symbolic principles constitutes an unlawful government preference toward a particular religious practice,” Frank Xu, president of Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, said months ago as his organization filed a lawsuit against the state.

“This public endorsement of the Aztec religion fundamentally erodes equal education rights and irresponsibly glorifies anthropomorphic, male deities whose religious rituals involved gruesome human sacrifice and human dismemberment.”

I would like to say it is difficult to know where this will all lead, but I don't think it is. It is unlikely the students will be taught about the practice of human sacrifice, and this is being taught under the guise of "systemic racism." Might they teach that the Aztec practices and beliefs ceased because of the racism and discrimination of evil white Christians who were opposed to human sacrifice? Perhaps.

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