<p>^^ No problem. </p>
<p>Now, what your school did IS wrong because they didn’t warn you beforehand. We are made aware at the very beginning what we could and could not do.</p>
<p>Whether or not someone is aware of a restriction has no bearing on whether the restriction itself is fair. Neither does the fact that no one (that you know of) has spoken up. Those are both logical fallacies.</p>
<p>What it boils down to is that volunteer work for a church or a synagogue or a temple is still volunteer work. It is a pointless restriction that discriminates both against volunteers, who do not receive credit for their service, and religious organizations, who have their volunteers siphoned away as they must do “legitimate” work to fulfill the obligations imposed on them.</p>
<p>My church offers free weekly English classes to recent immigrants and operates a hypothermia shelter in the Fellowship Hall every winter, among other programs and charities. Can you tell me precisely what makes these different from comparable programs, other than the fact that they take place in a church building?</p>
<p>Edit for clarity: I’m only opposed to the school system no recognizing programs like the ones I just described. I think the restriction against teaching religion or proselytizing for hours is justified.</p>