Georgia may approve public school Bible classes

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FUTUREMRSFILLION

Friday, March 9, 2007 3:04 AM

One wonders how they would approach the subject.

The Bible - Fact or Fiction?

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6IXSTRINGJACK

Friday, March 9, 2007 4:52 AM

If they were smart, they wouldn't deny the possibility of truth to it, while at the same time they would not teach it as truth. I see no reason why this shouldn't be taught. To make blanket statements banning all religion from schools seems to me to be counteractive to the Demos cause and is oppressive to a particular train of thought, though contrary to your own, it is no less valid because you disagree with it. Maybe if they teach both at schools using a fair approach we can all agree on then people on both sides won't have anything to whine about anymore and then we can all move on to the next thing that we're all going to fight about. Considering that it's a public school we're talking about, they should probably make it a humanities class.

Let's be honest here FMF. It's public school. How many kids are actually going to pay any attention to it anyhow?

And to make statements such as "Fact or Fiction?" is just trolling and inflamatory.

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SERGEANTX

Friday, March 9, 2007 6:57 AM

The surest way to marginalize something is to make it a required course in public school. I say go for it!!!

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6IXSTRINGJACK

Friday, March 9, 2007 7:03 AM

"It's not work that sucks, it's working to build the dreams of others while yours fester and die."

Who said that Sergant? I've seen that before and thought it was one of the great truths of our time.

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JADEHAND

Friday, March 9, 2007 7:54 AM

the problem here is that kids have to wait until college (if they choose to go and are able to go) to really be exposed to a variety of religious thoughts. You can hate a single religious view if you wish, but were you ever truely exposed to each and then given a "free" choice? Do you think a human deserves that choice? I'm not opposed to one view being taught in school. I'm opposed to ONLY one view being taught in school.
Educate. expose the options, allow the choice.
I was disgusted that it took college classes to show me how the "other half" thought. I found my views changing often, and my current views are unimportant, because I don't care if people think like me, only that they think.
Read religious texts, then choose. I don't care what you choose, as long as it's your choice.
I do recommend (selfishly) "The tao of Pooh"
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6IXSTRINGJACK

Friday, March 9, 2007 11:26 AM

Damn good reply Jadehand! Can I get an AMEN!!!!

Ha! Just kidding you heathens!

Perhaps they should have a class teaching all major religions currently practiced in the world. I know I could use more knowledge about the Queran myself. Shit, it wasn't until a few months ago that I thought it was spelled "Koran" and I'm pretty sure I still got the spelling wrong now.

As a matter of fact, I was born Catholic, though I was never confirmed and I don't really know much about my own religion either. I haven't practiced Lent in like.... this lifetime.

I think public schools should teach religion in a humanities class as an alternative, or as a compliment (so FMF and nearly the entire RWED don't jump on me) to evolution in Science. Then I wouldn't have to hear any more bitching from idiots and extremists on either side ever again.

They could even teach the Tao of Pooh in that class too. Mabye a chapter about imature idiots who make up gods like the Spaghetti monster to sell their books too.

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BROWNCOAT1

Friday, March 9, 2007 11:52 AM

Well said Jadehand!

Me personally I see no problem with a Bible course in a public school so long as it is voluntary and not mandatory. Freedom of choice is what is important here. Just as religion should not be forced on anyone I believe that those that want the exposure to religion should be able to get it.

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MRBEN

Friday, March 9, 2007 1:44 PM

You can't classify the Bible as "fact or fiction" because it is a collection of books that conceivably contain both.

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PENGUIN

Friday, March 9, 2007 1:52 PM

Religion education belongs at church (and home) and not at school. Period...

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FUTUREMRSFILLION

Friday, March 9, 2007 5:40 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jadehand:
the problem here is that kids have to wait until college (if they choose to go and are able to go) to really be exposed to a variety of religious thoughts.

My boys went to school in the UK. They had religious class every year and they were exposed to information on all the major religions.

I think it is the only way to get people learn tolerance of anothers religion.

And 6string - the question Fact or Fiction is not trolling. It is a perfectly good question. How much of the bible is fact and how much is fiction? Now thats a class I would find interesting.

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