Bible Class in Schools--New Legislation!, page 1
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Topic started on 24-2-2010 @ 03:00 AM by Alethea


Kentucky may follow the lead of Texas and a handful of other states in allowing Bible classes to be taught in public schools.

The Senate Education Committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation that would effectively return the Bible to classrooms across Kentucky.

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It's the kind of legislation that most Kentucky lawmakers dare not vote against, especially in an election year. Colleagues heaped praise on Boswell [ Sen. David Boswell, D-Owensboro] and fellow state Sen. Julian Carroll, D-Frankfort, who helped explain the measure to members of the Education Committee.

The American Civil Liberties Union said some of the comments made by lawmakers suggest that their true intent is to try endorse the establishment of a religion.

The legislation is Senate Bill 142.

www.lex18.com...




What concerns me most about this announcement? This:

"It's the kind of legislation that most Kentucky lawmakers dare not vote against, especially in an election year."

I think this is a very telling statement. It appears that decisions are being made, not in the best educational interest of students, but rather, due to pressure from the religious right. Are the politicians using their position to facilitate Religious Dominionism? Why would they be so frightened as to "dare not vote against"? Are Religious Dominionists holding them hostage? Blackmailing them? Bribing them?

Is a math teacher really qualified as a Bible expert? Or could this entire ruse be a cover to create employment for the lying evangelists who are out of work because their congregations have dropped out?

What qualifies these politicians for their job? How do they justify this cowering to religious dictates? Or is it just lucrative for them to do so?

Religion in schools: Will they make children feel guilty for not giving up their lunch money to "save the pagan babies"?



[edit on 24-2-2010 by Alethea]


reply posted on 24-2-2010 @ 09:36 PM by Alethea
"Bible Literacy bill?"

Preachers make up stuff all the time. Rapture--it's not in there. Re-establishing the Paradise earth---it's not in there. Humans living forever---its not in there. All of these things are ear ticklers that cannot be substantiated as absolute truth and yet people choose to believe it. These psycho manipulating preachers have found a powerful magic by using fear, peer pressure, and superstition in order to mindf**k and control people.


Evangelists embellish stories in order to make fanatical crusade material. This is their livlihood. By teaching religious superiority of their own group they contribute to much division and hatred among all people. Doctrines change gradually every few years. So, who is really qualified to be responsible to teach "bible literacy" from a book which has contributed to more mental illnesses than any physical disease?

Should the bible be "taught" in schools?

Can anyone really discuss or question the bible when tests will require you give the "correct" answers that have been told to you?

Is this a move toward a national religion?




Sen. Elizabeth Tori, R-Radcliff, told co-sponsors Boswell and Sen. Julian Carroll, D-Frankfort, that “an angel was sent down on your shoulders” prompting “you to put this bill together.”

“I‘ve said for many years that until we put God back into our households, things in society will not change for the better,” Tori said. “Your bill is the first step to that change.”

The measure passed 12-0,

www.courier-journal.com...



reply posted on 24-2-2010 @ 11:25 PM by amazing
reply to post by YeHUaH ELaHaYNU



Whoa there. There may be truth in the bible but there is a lot of untruths as well. A lot of contradictions. If you're going to include the bible then you have to include the gnostic texts as well or all the books that were purged from the bible and then you need to include the dead sea scrolls and then the Torah and the Quaran as well? No? Why not? (not a bash on Christianity but it there are issues with the bible and then you get into religion and Christianity and then is it protestant, Catholic, methodist?)I'm not sure this is a good idea.


reply posted on 25-2-2010 @ 12:09 AM by maria_stardust
Originally posted by YeHUaH ELaHaYNU
Well also there (in Bible) is absolutely (verifiably) correct Truth -the origins of almost everything, amazing History validated by a L O N G line of scientific rigor (plus it IS the 0riginal mediatory of all nations) and the best explanation of what it's all about!


Well, it is safe to say that portions of the Bible are verifiable in the sense of historical contexts and figures. That said, let's not forget the Bible is in essence a series of stories mixed with unequal measures of parables, myths and a loose sense of history. The important thing to remember is that these stories were originally passed along orally from generation to generation long before a single word was committed to any type of ancient written form. It is also imperative to point out that human beings are not infallible and therefore prone to err more often than not.

As such, it is highly probable that these stories shifted and changed as a result of any number of factors over the ensuing years such as: political climate, alternative religious beliefs/practices, influence of various cultures, etc. The point is the Bible should be best viewed as an important literary work (which it is), and not as a scientifically validated truth (which it's not).

Originally posted by YeHUaH ELaHaYNU
What alternative has ever been put forth that's a better exPLANation(?), it'd be great to include orientation with all religions having Scripture -just for contrast!


An explanation for precisely what? Philosophical conjecture, perhaps? Comparative literature? Notable historical contexts?
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