I've Been Meaning To Ask This Question

Yeah, like the part where jesus rises from the dead, or his mom was a virgin, or moses parted the red sea.

I agree the bible should be taught in schools but only as a part of history to be mocked.

The Bible is our history wether you like it or not. It should be taught to our children.

The bible is the history as the founders of the christian religion want you to know it. It is not scientifically proven history, not all of it. I would be furious if they started teaching the bible as history to be percieved as the truth in schools.

skunkushybrid said:

Yeah, like the part where jesus rises from the dead, or his mom was a virgin, or moses parted the red sea.

I agree the bible should be taught in schools but only as a part of history to be mocked.

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Right the fuck on Skunk

The bible is the history as the founders of the christian religion want you to know it. It is not scientifically proven history, not all of it. I would be furious if they started teaching the bible as history to be percieved as the truth in schools.

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- Ernie

The Bible is a very important part of the history of the western world. Reguardless of how currupt the church may have been over it's long reign. And it doesn't matter if the stories make sense or not, or if they have been changed from their original texts. I never said the Bible should be taught AS TRUTH. I said it should be TAUGHT, not PREACHED. Just like I think we should teach all major religions.

OK I gotcha now. Yeah it should be taught as PART of our history, not the real history as it happened. There should be some sort of "religion" class, so to speak, that teaches ALL religions, with an unbias opinion.

Ernie - Fuck yeah. Now we are on the same page. I'm glad you see what I'm saying.

Erniedytn said:

so you literally SEE numbers? Like a hallucination?

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Whats up stickyhits? I'm really anxious to hear this now that I have found you badmouthing people in other sections

stickyhits said:

I checked the other threads i'm amazed there are so many dumbasses

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that religion class sounds cool. me n my buddies were so preoccupied with forming our view of the world we failed to do well academically. i think it would be a good idea for middle schools and high schools would have classes like this once a day, kinda like phys ed.

Erniedytn said:

OK I gotcha now. Yeah it should be taught as PART of our history, not the real history as it happened. There should be some sort of "religion" class, so to speak, that teaches ALL religions, with an unbias opinion.

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Uhh...

They do teach that.

In a LOT of schools.

Haha, no sarcasm. I actually got a few credits from classes like that, and I'm thinking about pursuing a career in Theology.

Honestly, I think only parts of the Bible should be taught. A lot of the Bible is hate-mongering drivel (read Leviticus and then kill yourself if you're a man with hair cut above your ears, but don't forget to burn a bull just to please the Lord first) that only helps to push along public bias and villinization certain groups.

Again, why do so many people seek to adapt a religion written for a civillization from 2,000 years ago?
If you want to create your own views about God, you're not a Christian. Christianity is based on the Bible, and to a large part the Torah. End of story.


Sorry to sound so pissed about the subject, but I also live in the same state as that genuine a$$hole Fred Phelps, and it's deplorably embaressing.

they dont have classes like that for kids in my area. it would be a good idea for kids to learn about the religions of the past to build their own view of the world, instead of having the older generation pressuring them into making life decisions that could negatively effect their future. if i had my shit together even partway thru highschool i may not be in the financial situation i am right now

Yeah I grew up with religious education classes at school. We learned about all aspects of all religions. The Hindu legends of Rama and Sita (I think, I'm going back 20 years), Mohammeds expedition in the desert, the crusades, witch trials...

I quite enjoyed that subject at school, along with history, english and chemistry.

Highschoolers and middle schoolers mainly get it. Our elementary schools do a lot of around the world religion studies, but only touch on them.

Like I said, I didn't mean to sound like a douche when saying that.

I agree with the fact that kids should be taught, but I am torn between the obvious logic of that and all of the trouble it would cause for them in a strict religious household when their teachings/notions clash with the older generations.

preoQpydDlusion said:

they dont have classes like that for kids in my area. it would be a good idea for kids to learn about the religions of the past to build their own view of the world, instead of having the older generation pressuring them into making life decisions that could negatively effect their future. if i had my shit together even partway thru highschool i may not be in the financial situation i am right now

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I just never knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to be many things, I just couldn't make up my mind.

I say be your own person. I'm kind of a personal mix of the things I agree with, mainly Tibetan Buddhism, Rastafari, and some Agnosticism.
Hell, invent your own religion, just like Leary said to do.

Good luck!

preoQpydDlusion said:

they dont have classes like that for kids in my area. it would be a good idea for kids to learn about the religions of the past to build their own view of the world, instead of having the older generation pressuring them into making life decisions that could negatively effect their future. if i had my shit together even partway thru highschool i may not be in the financial situation i am right now

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They did not offer this where I grew up either preo. I guess thats because I was raised in the bible belt. Thats cool if they are now doing this.

Standard education in my country, and this was 20 years ago. It's still a main subject in our schools now, that's all of them. In my country schools must follow a curriculum.

Yeah over here, the curriculum is not standard nationwide, it varies from state to state.

thats pretty cool skunk. yeah i dont think its a secret that the US has bad public schooling, unless u got some decent money u pretty much have to wait for college to get into a class like that.

A good education still costs money in my country too. There are different standards of education depending on the area you live. The areas I grew up were pretty shitty when it came to teaching you something.