Anyone who knows history, particularly the history of Europe, will, I think, recognize that the domination of education or of government by any one particular religious faith is never a happy arrangement for the people.
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But instead of standing up for reason, our government is handing education over to the world of faith.
In Holland, they have come to precisely the same conclusion. There they have adopted a system of secular education, because they have found it impracticable to unite the religious bodies in any system of combined religious instruction.
Education should be totally secular. I am not telling people not to believe in God, but it should be a personal matter which should be done at home.
Religion is the solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man toward God.
Religion is not only a part of education, an element of humanity, but the center of everything else, always the first and the ultimate, the absolutely original.
Just in general, any government throughout history hasn't really wanted its people to be educated, because then they couldn't control them as easily.
Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation.
Religion and education are no match for evil without the grace of God.
As the political leaders of Europe meet to save the euro and European Union, so should religious leaders.
I confess that for fifteen years my efforts in education, and my hopes of success in establishing a system of national education, have always been associated with the idea of coupling the education of this country with the religious communities which exist.