Church And School Similarities

There are aspects of life that everybody takes part in. Two of those things, at least here in the south, is going to church and school. Going to church on a Sunday morning is just as routine as going to school on Monday morning. People go to church and listen to the pastor give his or her sermon for the day like one would go to school and listen to the teacher give his or her lesson for the day. Both play a role in everyday life for people and can have major effects in people’s lives. The similarities of church and school are interesting to look at, as are the differences. To begin with, the practice of going to church has been around longer than that of attending school has been. Attending church is where people back in the 15th and 16th …show more content…
Church is there for when people want to look to a higher power other than themselves. The Church can be a great and powerful thing, but if solely relied on for everything it can be a bit confusing when facing different situations. School, however, can show us the answer to these situations. Math, science, and english can show us the answers to the questions we have and how to solve those questions we have. What a pastor has to say will most likely be different than that of a teacher. As of lately, schools have not been open minded to letting the church be involved inside the walls. No prayer or other religion activities are to be lead by teachers or other faculty members, while the church pushes for these things to happen. Just because a student wants to take part in these things at school does not mean they will be embraced with open arms. This is where the biggest difference to me is. Church pushes for the advancement of it’s practices, while the school tries to shut them down. Church has been all but completely thrown out of the school system, all the while trying to act like everything is the same as before. Without the church in school nothing will