david f,
'I object to using my tax money to promote that or any other belief'

Again you are happy for Christian taxpayers to pay for the promotion of secular beliefs. THankfully many that hold secular beliefs can see clearly that in practice they fail miserably. That is why they are prepared to pay taxes and also pay fees to get an education that works a lot better.

You ask Why should Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim or Hindu taxpayers support Christian schools? You are happy for them to support secular schools. A tad hypocritical. They to can have their own schools along with the secularist if they like. In fact some do.

Dear runner,

Secular schools aren't promoting anything but knowledge. You can't seem to understand that. Question, analyse, learn, follow the evidence. Promoting any form of religious belief is something else.

You can follow whatever superstition you want to. The public schools and state money should not be used for promoting your superstition or anybody else's superstition.

The strange thing is, that the Muslims and Christians do worship the same God, it is Jesus and Mohammed the go-betweens , between the people and God that cause the problem.

There is God. Then there are these, made- in- the- image- of- man messengers. It is the messengers that dictate the supposed word of God to the people. Believers of these charismatic leaders follow them and write down their words in books such as the Koran and Bible.

People worship Jesus and Mohammed as much as they worship God. If this was not the case, if there were no Messengers, then the world could just believe in a divine universal presence or intelligence, aka God.

I think we can see the same thing in action today, when we see cults started up by charismatic leaders who claim to be in contact with the divine or God. It is absolutely astounding how they quickly get a huge lot of people to follow them. Not dills as you would expect but educated and professional people totally believe what these leaders tell them.
Priests, and the rules they enshrine in doctrine are therefore what divides religions and stops them from believing in one supreme god

david f

'Secular schools aren't promoting anything but knowledge' You really are kidding aren't you. Evolution and global warming myths are both being pushed in secular schools. You seem threatened by schools that don't swallow these myths as well as schools that don't deny the obvious (a Designer and Creator). It really is very dumb science (pseudo) to suggest we are here by chance. Thankfully many private schools are honest enough to allow kids the facts. Secular dogmas really are a waste of taxpayers money and leads to all sorts of immoral lifestyles. Many parents also see the teachers job is not just to teach but also to be role models. That is why so many are voting with their money and feet.

Dear runner,

Because your mind is clouded with religious myth you are unable to evaluate evidence. There is absolutely no evidence for the myth of the virgin birth yet you choose to believe that. There is a great deal of evidence for evolution. It is the basis for much of modern science, but you choose to reject that. That's ok with me, but it is unreasonable to expect anybody else's taxes to pay for you pushing your superstition. Defend your ignorance and superstition all you like but not from my taxes.

A good course in science might help to open your mind, but you are possibly more comfortable with it closed. That again is all right with me, but I don't want to support it with my taxes.

davidf

'A good course in science might help to open your mind, but you are possibly more comfortable with it closed. That again is all right with me, but I don't want to support it with my taxes.'

you get science mixed up with faith. As I said the chance of something from nothing is beyond betting odds. The obvious observation of design equals Designer is just commonsense. And to think my taxes go towards brainwashing the something from nothing brigade. Its a disgrace really but not surprising from those who reject the notion that science requires real evidence not such idiotic odds.

btw a good course in science would lead you to the obvious (creation equals a Creator). But I take it your closed mind will rem ain that way unless of course you come to repentance.