There is a bill in our state House sponsered by some fundie from the panhandle (bible country, big time) to FORCE Texas schools to have a course in high school on the bible.
The schools can hire anyone they want to teach it and the ciriculum is entirely up to the school.
So far no course on Buddhism, Islam, or Hindu. Is that fair?
2007-04-13 06:29:42 · 25 answers · asked by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We Texas parents didn't like Darwin's origin of life stuffed down our children's throats. We've seen Harry Potter and witchcraft in our schools. We've seen homosexual children's books in our schools. We've seen Islam, Buddhist and Hindu teaching in our schools. Mother Earth, Mother Nature and animal worship plus anything else they want to put in our textbooks and all the while removing anything Christian. Since the 1960's every effort has been made to remove everything concerning God, Jesus or the Holy Spirit from our Texas schools. An old atheist woman got prayer removed and if it comes to a vote we'll KICK THE DEVIL OUT OF TEXAS and put God and the Bible back in!
Forty years ago no one in the USA knew Islam existed. And you want us to teach that religion. How many Buddhist and Hindu temples with hot and cold running cows do you see in this country? The cows belong to the Christian ranchers in Texas and not Hindu temples.
I'll be honest with you. I am not afraid of any religion being taught as long as Jesus Christ is taught. Christ Jesus is the only name that the devil fears. That fundie from the panhandle as you call him is a real man who is strong in his faith in the Lord. He just took a stand and I'll back him all the way to the voting booth. DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS. We'll put God back where He belongs.
2007-04-13 07:02:02 · answer #1 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
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2016-05-19 17:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoa there|
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Let us not get so up on the Bible|
The Bible can be considered from the point of view of pure literature| University curriculum has had that approach to the Bible for some time now|
After all, it was never specified *how* they would teach the Bible|
And of course schools can do that|
It is always the public schools who decide who to hire, and the curriculum is always up to the school (as if parents were not supposed to have anything to do with it)|
But about teaching all these other religions, if they did that, there would be no time to teach math, science, and English and all that|
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2007-04-13 10:37:01 · answer #3 · answered by Catholic Philosopher 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
First... No it isn't fair.
From what I have heard the course is to be an elective. However, I still feel that the course should not be offered. If parents wish for their children to learn about the bible, they should either send them to a Christian school or take them to church regularly. It is not the school/state's responsibility to give them religious education.
2007-04-13 06:54:13 · answer #4 · answered by ducky0501 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All religions must be a selective course since religions cannot be force in the mind of people. People must find themselves a true path according to their life.
2007-04-14 14:32:36 · answer #5 · answered by holyfire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That will not work. The Supreme court has already ruled that any school in any state may lawfully teach any religion they wish but they can not be "forced' to teach anything, including evolution.
2007-04-13 06:34:07 · answer #6 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Glad I don't live there. That will only alienate more people. Nobody wants religion crammed in their faces. It would be the same if forcing courses about the Hindu or Muslim faith (for example) were required -- nobody would want to have it forced at them.
2007-04-13 06:37:49 · answer #7 · answered by SB 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If that bill passes it will make Texas the laughingstock of our country. (Much like Kansas when they passed that stupid Creationism law.) If it does become law, it won't stand for long because it's long been unconstitutional to use tax money to fund any sort of religious activity. I'll bet the ACLU is already working on it.
2007-04-13 06:42:01 · answer #8 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It has already been knocked down. The next thing Warren Chism (said fundie) is working on is trying to make a mandatory 2 year waiting period for divorce.
I don't think the government should be involved in people's personal lives which includes: Religion, marriage, sexual orientation, or personal drug use, etc.
2007-04-13 06:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by Lilith 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Yeah but look. Wouldnt people be able to make their minds for real about religion then, without following it blindly? If they were taught the history and the details of it all?
Theyd be able to tell if they like it, if they dont, if they believe in it or if they dont from a very early age.
Im for all kinds of knowledge. Be it religious, historic, cultural etc.
I think it would be impossible to try and teach all of the religions to the kids at such an early age. A little bit of history would be nice tho.
2007-04-13 06:37:57 · answer #10 · answered by Antares 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋