Should faith-run schools receive government funding?

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  • I support government funding for faith-based schools, because they are educating the future leaders of our country.

    Some families make the choice to send their child to a faith-based school. When they make that choice, they need to know that the same, or better, opportunities exist in that school, as would exist in a public school. Funding, including government funding, allows the schools to have the teachers and materials needed to provide a quality education.

    Yes SpitefulChi

  • Why not?

    It is still a school for children right? If the parents choose to put their child in a Catholic school, then that's their choice. Why should their childrens school receive less funding than others. I don't go to church, I'm not even religious. Children are the future, no matter where they get their knowledge from, we can't cheat them because of our outdated traditions. And that bullshit about a kid going to a faith-run school with grow up and be a hardcore christian politician, is people being naive. I went to a Christian school and I can't stand hearing about how God creating everything, because my science classes taught me otherwise. So quit being selfish and superficial everyone!

    Yes Anonymous

  • Faith run school should get funding; they are an institution of learning.

    Just because a school is run by a specific faith or denomination they should still get funding where applicable. Although I understand that most faith run school are run on tuition, tuition can not supply programs to children that are government based. Academic programs that may require government funds need to be given to these children also.

    Yes WillowsErv

  • No. Although there are important pro-funding arguments, the best long-term choice seems to lie in withholding funding.

    Education is an important goal. Yet the best way to protect the freedom of religious organizations, especially schools, and at the same time protect the impartiality of the government with respect to religious claims, is to refrain from funding the sectarian programs of such organizations. The separation of church and state, once breached in small ways (especially those involving money), too easily collapses amidst the competing needs of various religious factions for government support, and the scandal attending support of controversial minority religions. It's best for the government not to go down this road. It should be noted that vouchers given to parents who may use them at religious schools do not necessarily present this problem, although in practice, there's plenty of room for concern here.

    Yes M4I4cFeIine

  • All Schools Preach Values

    All cultures have values. In a plural society like ours those values will not always agree with each other, but there's nothing unusual about people having spiritual faith. A large proportion of our country believes in a God in one form or another. To deprive an educational institution of funding simply because it also supports a religious viewpoint seems silly to me. To fund only one type of faith based school is a problem, but to fund accredited schools that also have a faith based element doesn't bother me at all. It wouldn't be bad if schools spent more time focusing on worshiping God and less time on worshiping money. All schools have a value system; in non faith based schools it's simply more subtle, but principles like discipline, property rights, and profit motives are nearly uniformly preached - and most people agree with that (which was the point of teaching it in the first place...)

    Yes Anonymous
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  • I believe that faith-run schools should not receive government funding, because it violates the separation of church and state, and allows tax dollars to support questionable endeavors.

    Faith-based schools should not be financially supported by the taxpayer pool, because we have no say as to what they teach. A faith-based school could be run with any sort of religious background: Christian, Jewish, Islam, Wiccan, etc. There is nothing wrong with sending your children to a faith-based school. But, we, as taxpayers, should not have to financially support the teaching of every religion under the sun.

    No babyuniqh

  • Faith run schools should not receive government funding as it violates the separation of church and state.

    Schools that are founded in a specific faith and in fact build a curriculum that includes lessons based on a particular religion should not receive government funding, as that funding comes from taxes collected from Americans, many of whom may not support the lessons being taught by said religious organization. It is a basic violation of the separation of church and state that helps to protect our national politics from becoming too heavily influenced by religion.

    No LuxuriantKelly

  • I do not feel that faith-run schools should receive government funding, since they are private schools, and it is nice to have schools not run by the government.

    It would just be opening up a can of worms if the faith-run schools would start receiving funding from the government. Sadly, the government really likes to be hands-on with everything, and sometimes what fits the majority does not fit everybody. I feel that, if the government would fund these schools even though they are faith-based, they would have to alter things that make these schools desirable, like, for example, prayer in schools. I do feel though that parents who send their kids to faith-based schools should qualify for a tax refund.

    No eyeslikethat

  • No, faith-run schools should not receive government funding because it would be very costly to the taxpayers and it would be extremely difficult to divide up the money in a fair way.

    No, faith-run schools should not receive government funding because it would be very costly to the taxpayers and would be very difficult to divide the money up equally which would lead to major problems with different religious groups asking for more money. The founders also believed in the separation of church and state which pertains to this issue. Leave faith-run schools to private donors or tuition.

    No MycCra2ii

  • No. It is unconstitutional.

    In our own constitution, we have stated that THE STATE IS TO BE SEPERATE FROM THE CHURCH. Having a religious school run on government money is to favor one religion over another. If we supplied all the religious school our economy would crash. If somebody wants to open a religious school. They should do it on their own money.

    No Anonymous

  • I disagree because it is completely UNFAIR to overlook people because of their belief ,whichever it is.

    I believe that every person on the planet is entitled to the same rights as we are all in the same boat - trying to survive. How is it fair to support schools that are religious when science is the only thing moving our race forward? To cast aside non-religious schools is to cast aside Einstein.

    No MikJeans

  • Schooling should be completely private, regardless of whether it is faith-run or not.

    Since schooling should be outside the influence of government, and most especially bureaucracy, direct government funding of education should not exist. It would be acceptable for the government to fund education indirectly by giving education money directly to families and allowing them to use it on whatever education they see fit. Direct funding leads to manipulation of curriculum and decision making, which would be especially negative in faith-based schools because they should be run by their faith, not by their government.

    No MariaR

  • Faith-run schools get tuition and should not receive government funding.

    First of all government should remain separate from religious issues. Funding could presume a sort of endorsement that would cause law suits galore. The tuition charged in private faith based schools isn't cheap so none of these schools can claim to be hurting too much. Keep funding in the public school arenas.

    No Gri5Helpful

  • Faith-run schools should not receive government funding as there is separation of church and state.

    Faith-run schools have a faith-run agenda and while that is somewhat admirable if you are part of their faith, getting government funding using taxpayer money is irresponsible and unfair to those taxpayers who are not part of that faith. I'm aware that there is a Christian majority in this country, but I wonder how many of those devout Christians would be pleased to know that their hard-earned taxes might be funding say, a Muslim-run school? There is separation of church and state for a reason, as religion is extremely personal and should not enter into government spending. This is a perfect example of why abortion is not illegal.

    No R053Neddy

  • Faith-run schools should not receive government funding.

    Faith run schools, at least to my knowledge, are private schools. Any funding that comes from the government should be for schools that are public and open to all individuals who live in that public school district. There should be in no way, shape or form monies going from the taxpayer to a private organization. If you think about it in the way that it is not actually the governments monies that they are giving out it is the taxpayers money they are giving out. The government does not actually have any income of its own.

    No w00tboycomic

  • Faith run schools should not receive government funding because we have separation of church and state.

    Faith run schools are not subject to the same rules as public schools as far as curriculum, and there is a wide range in the quality of education in faith run schools. If they choose to have a school that's not part of the public school system, and the school is private and not open for anyone who wants to attend, then they shouldn't receive money from the government.

    No N Schroeder 60

  • I oppose government funding of faith-run schools because I strongly believe in the separation of Church and State.

    It is my belief that the government should not fund faith-run schools. We have an established system of separation between Church and State and we should abide by it. Governments fund initiatives using the tax dollars of all citizens, not just one group, and therefore we should have one, secular, system of education.

    No g0000ga
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