I understand what you're saying, Pogo (re: your response to my post). I agree that diversity is a good thing, including religious diversity, if it is in the form of students being whatever religion they are. But not in the form of any kind of official sanction of any particular religious beliefs or practices by the school itself... if it is a public school. That's my opinion anyway.

I went to a parochial school in the first grade, not for religious reasons, but for practical ones. It certainly didn't harm me, and the quality of education I got was probably about the same as when I went to public school. But it was a choice that my parents made, not one that was made for them. There should always be an option available for parents who want their children to be educated in a religious setting. But I also think there should always be an option available for parents who want their children to be educated in a setting that is strictly secular in the way it is administered.