Christians, do you want the Noah's Ark story to be taught in public school History classes?

Question

After all, it is REAL history, right?

Answer 1

HAHAHAHAAH

What complete nut actually reads the Bible literally?

It would be like trying to read Aesop's Fables or the Grimm Fairy Tales and praying to the ant and hating the grasshopper.

Surely no one is really that dumb.

Edit:

Obviously, some are.

Answer 2

Yes, I think it should be, especially since science has found artifacts that link the biblical event to being actual history. The same goes for some of the other historical information found in the bible. The Exodus, they have found Egyptian tablets telling the exact story of the event, Sodom and Gomorrah, archaeologists have found the ruins of a city that was destroyed pretty much just like the bible tells of Sodom and Gomorrah, location as well. Artifacts being found verifying the life of Solomon and David. The same tablet found that tells of the Exodus also talks about Jacob the Hebrew who was given power by Pharaoh.

These events are just as real as Cleopatra, all the Pharaohs, Alexander the Great. The schools taught about King Aurthur, yet science isn't 100% sure he actually existed. It's a little two sided wouldn't you say? The public schools teach about different faiths, better known as traditional lifestyles, Buddhism, Confucius, Hinduism, even Muslim. Why? because it all ties in to History as does Christianity, yet, Christianity is discriminated against.

Answer 3

I'm a Christian and I wouldn't want it taught in History class. There is nothing in the Bible I want taught as history. Now if you want the Bible taught in Philosophy or Religion courses that is fine.

History gets changed too often. History says the planet Pluto was found in ---- I don't remember the date. Now it's not even a planet.

The principles of the Bible don't change. While I believe the Bible is the Word of God. I also believe man was involved in getting everything written down. There is the shortcoming.

Tell me what book was written that long ago has more truth in it? What book written that long ago has had more verification?

Answer 4

Actually, the great flood is historical. It has been proven by geologists. Also, most major religions tell of the great flood. Now, if you are suggesting that the biblical story of Noah be taught as History in public schools, that is debatable. There is no real educational value in the story of Noah, unlike creation, where they teach a theortical creation theory. The "Big Bang" theory has just currently been put in doubt, so if one theory is taught, others must be considered.

I hope your question was to generate real discussion, not just start fires for no reason.

Answer 5

The way you phrased the original question, yes. That story has become a part of human history, and even in that manner, deserves a place in history as taught to our children. Otherwise, we would have to delete all references to the Greek and Roman gods just to be fair. History isn't just about the bare facts of existence. It is also about the human spirit, and what has helped it become what it is today. We should never forget our roots.

Answer 6

no, in fact no religion should be taught in public school, if that's your preference send your kids to a private school. Don't people ever stop to think about other children in the schools, in my class it was split 30-black 30-Hispanic 30-white, and 10- other minorities e.i. Asians, and Indians. I am positive that all those kids did not believe in the same thing, so why should we alienate them, just because their parents do not want to teach them what THEY believe is right? Public schools are for nurturing the mind not the soul.

Answer 7

As a public school history teacher and Christian, I would be uncomfortable if it were taught in a way that implied it is a historical event.

If you want us teachers to teach about this event as if it is "real history," then are you o.k. if I use the same method when teaching about The Prophet Muhammad being visited by the Angel Gabriel?

Answer 8

That the clergymen who elaborated the tale from a community deluge right into a worldwide flood knew truthfully candy FA approximately animal husbandry. Any farmer might have instructed them that one male and one female is the exception rather than the guideline: in case you develop sheep, you like fifteen to 20 ewes, according to possibility greater for each breeding ram. The male-female ratios for farm animals, deer, pigs, et c, are additionally way off the single-to-one scale. Take chicken: one cockerel, thirty mating chickens. And what do you do approximately species that are effectively all-female and purely throw up adult males as quickly as in each twenty or thirty generations? Or bees, the place there is one mateable female in a hive, and each thing else is effectively neuter till the single occassion whilst a male is mandatory?

Answer 9

of course naturalism, secularism and philosophical materialism are relgious views are arguably 'taught' in schools already... so relig is taught in public schools already... its just the humanist religion

It is totally reaosnable to offer alternatives ... It is totally appropirate to point out that 157 people groups have a food story which the Biblcal narrative being the unifying theme and in one case of aboringenes in austrailia the waters turn to ice after the flood.

As far as the very historic flood of Noah, I would not want it to be discarded or taught against most teachers would not be aware of the issues and implications of the worldwide flood and I'm not sure they would be qualified. I think student clubs or special alternatives might be good

I also might support allowing an option. Science track NA (naturalism) Science tract IDC (intelligent design and creation)
type of alternatives

I think it is a valuable way of understading the spead of mankind and civilizations which rose up all over the world around 4500 years ago after the tower of Babel.

I think its a valuable way of understanding the geological column we see

I think a post flood ice age is the most reasonable view

I think in the melting of the glaciers of the ice age after the flood and overflow of glacial lakes many canyons formed the grand conyon being one

I think alternative views such as these as other theories should not be ruled out of hand I also think theories like evolution should be taught (warts and all, strengths as well as the weaknesses)
It makes for a more rounded education

Answer 10

Maybe at story time. The day that religious crap is taught in the US in public schools is the day that I move to England!