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Originally Posted by Ark2
But the school is not supplying it. That's my point. They are simply allowing the Gideons to distribute them. As long as they would allow any other similar organizations to do the same, then everything is fair and equal.
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For me, the problem isn't whether the school is providing them, as they clearly aren't. But the school should not be allowing any religious group to distribute texts in a non-religious school. I don't even like the idea of "all religions or nothing" in a public, secular setting.
Everyone is free to explore religion on their own time, but distributing in a public school, especially without the parents' consent, is completely inappropriate. If someone wants to learn more about a certain religion, there are plenty of resources available to them. Go and stop by your local church, synagogue, mosque, etc. and I'm sure they'd love to sit down and have a chat. Public schools aren't the place.