I am continually amused by the contention that if only we had God back in the schools all our societal problems would be solved. Aside from the suggestion that God is the ultimate wimp unable to do what S/he wants, they never address the issue of just whose God they want. The Mormon God? The vindictive God of the Old Testament? The forgiving God of the New Testament? Or, perhaps the vicious God of the IRA promoting multiple bombings? Or yet the God of the lynchers anxious to do His will by killing as many blacks as possible? And we haven't even begun to discuss which of the thousands of other Gods from the more than 4,000 religions around the world. So who is this God so lacking in fortitude?
I'm much more worried that God has never left the schools; He just doesn't give a shit. If people want to ignore the poor despite the concern Jesus had for them, or run around killing each other, or continue to accumulate stuff at the expense of those starving in other countries, then maybe He's washed his hands and could care less. Clearly all the "thoughts and prayers" have been totally ignored and are just a waste of time, or worse, a way to avoid taking responsibility.
Even the suggestion that we need to "put God back in the schools" implies such little faith in God's will and that He has so little agency in world events. Not to mention how little regard is shown for those of faith who carry God with them always and even attend school. The clear implication is, "By God, you're going to believe in my God and we're going to force you to believe in Him or else. After all, that's why you go to school, right? Parents don't have a role; they can't be bothered with religious instruction at home. We want to foist that off on someone else."
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