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Rosevile Human Rights Conum"ssion essay Contest b Annalee Baker "Everyone has the right to fteedorn of thought, conscience, and religion: this right includes freedom to change his religion, or beliefandfteedom either alone or in community with others and in public or in private to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance., That Is what ft says In "The Universal Decimation of Hinnan Rights", article 18. But are we tv practicing what we preach?" Some. people don*t think so. It says public or private. 11 but does that apply to our policy of the public school system where refi is re Should arficle give people the right to pray, and express religious opinions In school? Right now it is not legal for public schools to teach a certain religion. Our public school system is supposed to be of gra religions, a place where children can be educated w4t out concern to religious beliefs. Yet many people are working to change this law and allow cWldren to prance and be supported h personal rftlon. But could aflowing this get out of hand? What if children of all rel tons art asking for days off on certain relipous holidays, and their worshipping gets in the way of their education 9 V If public schools adopt one re gi n to teach flicy wfll be leaving out marry atheists and non-refigious people, and offending countless other religions and people. If all children in public school aiv forced be of one religion, is that not taking a huge step backward In understanding and living with other people? For what did we wine to America for but to escape the construe society of one universal religion, where woes are punished and reprinianded for braving separate of mer a Is a free country where thousands of people of all races can live 'in religious peace and not have to worry about being forced to believe in something they don't When parents of public- schooled children send their kids off to school, they Must that no one w1H be teaching their child an of different religious, moral, or family values and beliefs than their own. They trust that them* children w111 not be forced to believe In something they don't, and will have, the same amount of freedom of eec that they as adult.v expect in their dally lives. This is a sensitive and controversial issue, but one that cannot a Ignored. believe would e a big stake o put ref our pubfic schools, We all must decide.