It is student-led with "assistance from our Austin FCA representative, coach sponsors and parent leaders."
That's a lot more school involvement than I care for.
It's not affiliated, officially, with the school, but guaranteed it's sponsored with money from an outside organization at a school facility.
Last Spring this group also handed out bible info to kids as they walked to their buses. That felt super shady, but was legal because of their distance from the building.
@ThatDamnCat that is so annoying. As an athiest I don't dislike all religions, but it is very annoying when people are just shoving it on to kids.
Agreed.
I personally feel like religion should be a adult choice for adults because children don't have as much capacity, typically, to see how they are being influenced.
I do recognize the charity of many churches, particularly here in Austin where most people are liberal and community-minded... and I also recognize how some people need church in their lives to fill some void or emotional need.
It just feels so wrong to push on children of this impressionable age.
It truly is a tough society we live in.
Agreed that children should be raised without the influence, as impossible as that is now. I would prefer that the school district was not allowing this at a school.
@ThatDamnCat it is my personal opinion that a child should be raised without the influence of religion, so that they can decide what they want to do when they have better decision making skills. But it can be hard for some people to raise a child without religion. and some people are just extremely religious.