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exton
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| Ha-ha, 'secular bible studies'. Good one. I'm sure that's exactly what's going to happen in most states. I mean, no one would ever bend the rules to preach to children in public schools, right? |
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| God I hope this doesnt pass |
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Lester
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| "And this children is where God contradicts himse-*sniper gun bullet to the chest*- I... thought... it... was... se..cu..la......" |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Lester wrote: | | "And this children is where God contradicts himse-*sniper gun bullet to the chest*- I... thought... it... was... se..cu..la......" |
BOOM! HEAD SHOT! |
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| That was a great video. |
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TrespassersW
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:44 pm Post subject: Bigotry |
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| If you didn't know what Muhammad taught and what's in the Koran, it seems to me that you could offer a class to impart that knowledge, and I suspect the naysayers here would recognize the difference between teaching about the Koran and indoctrinating people in Islam. Why then should it be any different with the Bible? |
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exton
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:36 pm Post subject: Re: Bigotry |
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| TrespassersW wrote: | | If you didn't know what Muhammad taught and what's in the Koran, it seems to me that you could offer a class to impart that knowledge, |
Like, say, history class?
That's where they taught it to us around here (massachusetts).
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and I suspect the naysayers here would recognize the difference between teaching about the Koran and indoctrinating people in Islam. Why then should it be any different with the Bible? |
Oh, sure, if we could teach students about christianity and the bible in a completely unbiased fashion, i'd have no problems with that.
That's not likely going to happen, though. |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:17 am Post subject: Re: Bigotry |
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| exton wrote: | | TrespassersW wrote: | | If you didn't know what Muhammad taught and what's in the Koran, it seems to me that you could offer a class to impart that knowledge,... |
Like, say, history class?
That's where they taught it to us around here (massachusetts).
| TrespassersW wrote: | | ...and I suspect the naysayers here would recognize the difference between teaching about the Koran and indoctrinating people in Islam. Why then should it be any different with the Bible? |
Oh, sure, if we could teach students about christianity and the bible in a completely unbiased fashion, i'd have no problems with that.
That's not likely going to happen, though. |
Well, I can't speak for history class in Mass, but in NY they taught us of the Koran; that it existed, and not much more. But I think it was clear that I meant a class on the Koran comparable to the one about the Bible that is/was being discussed. I can virtually guarantee that you didn't learn that depth of info about the Koran in any generic "history" class.
And as to whether such a Bible class would be taught in an "unbiased fashion;" that would be ideal, if course. But should we dismiss the idea purely because it might be done badly? Everything can be done badly; if that's an argument against allowing the teaching of this class, it's an argument against the teaching of any class on any subject.
Clearly your knee-jerk reaction is to assume that no one would choose to teach about the Bible without an agenda of spreading "the good word." Why? The Bible is an element of human history; it has had a profound impact on human societies and on countless individuals. From a purely historical point of view it is a very important, and for some interesting, topic. In college, I wrote a paper on the historical Jesus. The fact that I was raised as a Christian made the paper no less historical and no less valid, and frankly the presumption that it would be otherwise seems to me to be, if not bigotry, then a close relative thereof. |
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exton
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 4:38 am Post subject: Re: Bigotry |
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| TrespassersW wrote: |
Clearly your knee-jerk reaction is to assume that no one would choose to teach about the Bible without an agenda of spreading "the good word." |
Well, i'm glad one of us knows what i'm thinking, because heaven knows it couldn't be me!
Eh.
No, that's not my immediate response.
My immediate response is that those most interested in teaching about the bible likely have in mind the spreading of the good word.
But more than that, i'm concerned because this sort of thing is already used as an excuse to preach in classrooms.
Something that makes me even more inclined to believe it won't be taught well is the nature of what good teaching would involve. A thorough teaching of any work of literature involves criticism of it and, especially with ancient works, an examination of the environmental and sociological themes that reveal themselves in the work.
There are many books that you can get away with removing the magic from, but i don't think the bible is one of them. |
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| Here in australia we have a subject called "Study Of Religon", it's supposed to be a research into all major religons, and yet being critical is almost forbidden. |
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TrespassersW
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| Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:45 am Post subject: Re: Bigotry |
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| exton wrote: | | TrespassersW wrote: |
Clearly your knee-jerk reaction is to assume that no one would choose to teach about the Bible without an agenda of spreading "the good word." |
My immediate response is that those most interested in teaching about the bible likely have in mind the spreading of the good word. |
You say "knee-ther," I say "nigh-ther." |
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Let's ignore the rest of my post!
But more than that, i'm concerned because this sort of thing is already used as an excuse to preach in classrooms.
Something that makes me even more inclined to believe it won't be taught well is the nature of what good teaching would involve. A thorough teaching of any work of literature involves criticism of it and, especially with ancient works, an examination of the environmental and sociological themes that reveal themselves in the work.
There are many books that you can get away with removing the magic from, but i don't think the bible is one of them. |
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