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originally posted by: Ignatian
a reply to: undo
You obviously were either poorly educated, or indoctrinated with lies, because literally every statement made in your post about The Catholic Church is blatantly false. None of it is true.
The Catholic Church, started by Jesus Christ, is the single greatest "institution" that has ever existed in human history. (ironically, a sysytem for schooling children? Instituted by The Catholic Church). Virtually every single positive aspect of modern humanity can be traced back in some way to Jesus' church, The Catholic Church.
Heaven forbid we actually ask a 7th grader to start thinking on a deeper level, that is, to start thinking spiritually. Here would be my first lesson, and it should be drummed into their heads for those 3 weeks..."You're ALL going to die some day....what's next ?"
"Wisdom is vindicated by all her children"..... (if you went to a government, errr, public school, in the USA in the last 50 years, you may need to look this up to see what it means, google it:-)
originally posted by: Ignatian
a reply to: Reallyfolks
Well, considering Jesus IS God, I assume he's got a lot on his mind, being omniscient and all.
Yes, Jesus knew he'd be leaving soon, so what is reasonable? Of course, leave something behind, a legacy...something, someone to continue the message. The Way. So using reason, how would he accomplish this? Well, start a church, of course. So, he appointed 12 apostles (the first bishops), and appointed a leader of those bishops, and the new church., Saint Peter (the first pope).
There are writings from these early bishops, and their successors. Writings from people who lived concurrently with some of the original 12, were taught by them. In these writings, they refer to the new church of Christians, as The Catholic Church. This is documented fact. I hope you've learned something new today.
The Catholic Church IS the church started by Jesus Christ. The church mentioned in Mathew 16. "I will build my church". Jesus' words, not mine.
To crack on The Catholic Church, is to crack on the mystical body of Christ. Good luck with that. We've been hearing it for 2000 years.
originally posted by: ketsuko
You can teach that Islam is the faith of the many Middle Eastern countries without teaching the actual tenets of that faith.
It seems they feel that most kids are automatically going to church and getting the Christian stuff, so they must compensate by presenting the Muslim stuff. I think that's a mistake.
If they need to make this a standard, then create an elective called comparative religions and teach them all there.
how the material is presented rather than the material being presented at all.
the Muslim profession of faith which was contained in a foldable teaching material.
Writings from people who lived concurrently with some of the original 12, were taught by them. In these writings, they refer to the new church of Christians, as The Catholic Church.
originally posted by: Answer
Parents like this are why the world is full of ignorant, bigoted, hateful, intolerant morons.
originally posted by: Metallicus
I used to bash Christians back in my college days. I wrote disparaging opinion pieces about Campus Crusade for Christ and other organizations that went around proselytizing and annoying the student body. Back then there weren't a lot of people speaking up against Christianity.
Fast forward to today. The tables have turned. Now it is the cool thing to do to attack Christians. I have actually done a complete 180 on how I am today Vs. back then. Christians are being targeted and attacked by the Establishment and Atheists. Now I feel like it has gone too far.
My daughter was taught Islam, Judaism and Buddhism in school, but not Christianity. Why is that?
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Krazysh0t
Well,
1. Someone had already made that jab in the thread about Tennessee, and having in-laws there, it is very religion heavy.
2. I can just see some teacher new to the area deciding that it's part of their mission in life to "educate them some Bible Belt hicks" in precisely this way because as we all know ... if it comes from flyover, it must be ignorant and bigoted.