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    %TEACH TALK DIALOGUE IDEAL VALUE INTEGRITY LOVE 930324

     There  is  a  dilemma  in  the  positions  which some
extremists take as regards separation of church and state.
Some  people seem to think that any discussions  of values
and ideals within governmentally run schools constitutes a
violation  of  their right to freedom of  religion.   They
believe that  all values and ideals fall in the  realm  of
religion and must not be considered in public schools.  If
that is  to  be the case then within  which  contexts  are
conflicts   between  the  ideals  and  values  of  various
religions  to  be resolved?   They will  not  be  resolved
within the institutional  walls  of the various religions;
for  rarely  do  the  leaders  of various  religions  come
together within their institutional walls.

     Values  and  ideals  have to do with  how  we resolve
conflicts when we encounter limited resources in the  face
of not so limited needs, desires, and demands.  To resolve
conflicts  short of disintegrative violence we need to  be
in  open  and honest dialogue about our conflicting ideals
and values.   It is foolhardy to seek to prevent such open
and  honest dialogue from occurring within public schools.
This  means  that  controversial issues need to be  talked
about openly and  honestly within public schools if we are
to resolve our conflicts in creative ways.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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