No, I've never heard of him.

Any relation to James Carville?

Check the date of the thread; this is over 2 months old.

Exactly where did any of the other posters mention Christianity in particular? And besides, Christianity is not being singled out. There are more than 12 times the number of Christian theology classes in the US than there are Buddism classes; Christian education is not in any danger of dying out, unfortunately.

I do not understand why religion classes should not be taught.  Are there not already classes about Buddism, Islam, Judeasim?  Are you saying that Christianity should be singled out as a forbidden topic?  If so, what is your reasoning?

I thought that schools/colleges were institiutes of learning.  I thought education made better people.  Should we have some committee to choose certain books and burn others?  Who would choose that committee?  Perhaps that is our current situation. 

Must we have everyone 'be on the same page', thinking like-minded thoughts?  As Americans, we are known to be inventive & creative.  Limiting knowledge to 'approved' topics would curtail that very thing for which we are best known.

i'd be reluctant to allow religion to be taught in public schools, even as an elective.  What happens if the principal and other influential faculty members are very religious people and promote the religion classes?  Students may feel pressured to sign up for the elective.  This may then lead to the alienation of students who do not wish to participate or of students whose families do not practice the particular religion being taught in the elective.

I have no problem with a religion elective being taught from a historical and cultural perspective.  I.e. objective teachings "about" the religion itself, without proselytizing the beliefs.

The US Constitution says nothing about condemning or supporting religious activities on local/state/federal property, so there's really nothing to vote on here.  If the authorities running the property are allowing an activity to take place regardless of whether it's secular or religious in nature, then the people have a choice whether or not to participate.  I don't think the activities should be funded by government, in either case, though.

I think all educational forms should be permitted in schools' curricula, but not necessarily required.  Certainly religious electives should be allowed.  This fosters individualism and allows folks to make decisions based on education rather than public opinion.  Ultimately, the decision should reside at the state/local level.

Support for the educational laws mentioned pertaining to teachers' futures in the educational system only infers that you will or will not support them.  I would certainly support them, but if faced with a vote at the federal level, I would vote against, because these items belong at the state/local level.

I know I'm stealing a phrase here, but it certainly is what defines a nation.  A Nation is defined by common borders, common language and common culture.  Since language is certainly a national issue, I would vote in favor of that measure, unless polling of the constituency states otherwise.

The key is to get the people you represent involved.