NightsEpiphany
Bluelighter
Oh yeah, they have totally failed to keep Church & State separate, to a laughable degree. I also find 'how politicised religion is' insane & frankly disturbing. Religion is perhaps the biggest political issue, in terms of how people vote & how many politicians present themselves. That in itself is a violation of separation, and it's also a huge distraction from the issues that really matter. Disgusting. I have zero faith in American politics and that's one of many, many reasons I'm thrilled to be in Germany now.
I'm familiar with the French system but I think wearing visible religious symbols in school is fine. I actually think it's good; an expression of individuality. Freedom of expression and all that. Forbidding it is fascist IMO.
I took a (required but highly anticipated) ethics course in prepatory school (mine was on par with many universities, very vigorous academically). I loved it. At university I studied English Lit and I got to explore theology and religion in many courses. I adored Paradise Lost especially, and a course on medieval lit with a focus on female writers, gender issues, and women who walled themselves in tiny rooms permanently, to pursue spiritual enlightenment. Fascinating stuff.
Mein Vater ist Deutscher (nicht der mystisch Vater; lange Geschichte aber ich habe zwei Vatern). Aber mein Deutscher Vater ist mein Blut Vater, und darum bin ich halb Deutsch. Lese mein Profile, ich habe ein bisschen dar erzahlt. Du hast Recht; es gibt wirklich fast keinen Deutscher hier. Schade! Wie hast du so gut Deutsch gelernt?
You're perfectly coherent, btw.I may not be, on a cocktail of new meds. Very drowsy and out of it but I still can't sleep. Fail.
Wow, thats interesting to me. Were they hermits? Had God led them there? Or mentally ill. or... perhaps all three.
Have you got a few titles?
Pagey has the French school system outlawed all symbols? What about Nike? Greek Goddess.