The Bible Should Be Taught In Schools

KneverKnight

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27 Nov 04

KneverKnight

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27 Nov 04

Along with Greek Myth and so on.

mrrowie

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Along with Greek Myth and so on.

I think religion should be taught in school.

The bible is hard work, leave it for Sundays.

Nemesio

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Along with Greek Myth and so on.

Naturally, this will never pass, because the Right will
say, but they'll conclude that the Bible isn't true!

And the atheists will say that teachers will be unable
to be unbiased about the Bible (which is very probably
true).

A stance that both sides can agree on! How do you like
that?!

Nemesio

KellyJay

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Along with Greek Myth and so on.

Personally, no I don't want it taught because of the answer I am
responding too.
Kelly

KneverKnight

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by nemesio
Naturally, this will never pass, because the Right will
say, but they'll conclude that the Bible isn't true!

And the atheists will say that teachers will be unable
to be unbiased about the Bible (which is very probably
true).

A stance that both sides can agree on! How do you like
that?!

Nemesio

Well, it would be one way to be unemotional about it, read it and discuss the ideas and relate it to the modern world, see how it's ideas relate to other "myths" and etc ...

mrrowie

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Well, it would be one way to be unemotional about it, read it and discuss the ideas and relate it to the modern world, see how it's ideas relate to other "myths" and etc ...

So you are arguing about whether myth should be taught in school - of course it should - you'll be banning latin next.

😠

Nemesio

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Well, it would be one way to be unemotional about it, read it and discuss the ideas and relate it to the modern world, see how it's ideas relate to other "myths" and etc ...

Can you picture this being applied 'unemotionally' in
some backwater in Alabama, where the myths and
the Bible get equal, unbiased attention?

I can't. Most 'liberals' wouldn't either.

Similarly, can you imagine 'conservatives' being able
to tolerate some 'liberal' teacher comparing Jesus
and Odyseus?

I can't. Most 'conservatives' wouldn't either.

Nemesio

KneverKnight

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by mrrowie
So you are arguing about whether myth should be taught in school - of course it should - you'll be banning latin next.

😠

Who's banning anything?

KneverKnight

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27 Nov 04

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Originally posted by nemesio
Can you picture this being applied 'unemotionally' in
some backwater in Alabama, where the myths and
the Bible get equal, unbiased attention?

I can't. Most 'liberals' wouldn't either.

Similarly, can you imagine 'conservativ ...[text shortened]...

I can't. Most 'conservatives' wouldn't either.

Nemesio

No, I can't imagine it today. Not in many places anyway. Nevertheless, people used to believe in Zeus, Leda and the Swan and so forth, I'd like to see a college course take a good hard look at religion and see what it tells us about us.

Nemesio

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by KneverKnight
I'd like to see a college course take a good hard look at religion and see what it tells us about us.

Well, there are many college courses in comparative religion!

I thought you meant that it should be an obligitory course
in secondary school.

Nemesio

KneverKnight

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27 Nov 04

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Originally posted by nemesio
Well, there are many college courses in comparative religion!

I thought you meant that it should be an obligitory course
in secondary school.

Nemesio

No, just as obligatory as Greek Myth, taught alongside it and etc

mrrowie

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Who's banning anything?

What is this arguement about?

The two balance perfectly with history

am i missing something?

caissad4

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by KneverKnight
Along with Greek Myth and so on.

Right along with Mithranism from which a lot of "Christian beliefs" come from.

KneverKnight

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27 Nov 04

Originally posted by caissad4
Right along with Mithranism from which a lot of "Christian beliefs" come from.

I'm sure there was a lot of "cross pollination"

Kribz

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27 Nov 04

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Originally posted by KneverKnight
Nevertheless, people used to believe in Zeus, Leda and the Swan and so forth.

Good point. Has anybody taken a mythology course? What I would like to know is when and for what reasons did people stop believing in these sorts of gods? People did actually believe in them at one time, didn't they? Does anybody still believe in them?

And religion is certainly taught in schools of all sorts. My liberal arts college had a religion department, and my brother has a degree in Theology. Even M.I.T., one of our country's best science and engineering schools, has several respected theologists on faculty.

Kribz