Personally I say no, as the Bible is religious dogma with no discernible educational value. However in school we were allowed to read whatever we wanted to in our free time, some people read the bible. I don't see why people would be against that as it was not forced upon the entire class and they were not trying to prosthelitize anyone.
2007-08-04 03:25:41 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Taught as a mandatory course? No
Available to students who wish to read it on their own? Yes.
Books of any kind should not be censored in a public school.
2007-08-04 03:32:41 · answer #1 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I always believed in knowing both sides of the story. If we are ever going to be balanced in our education, then there has to be Christianity along with evolution. Each individual person should have the opportunity to know and study both sides. Whomever decided to tip the scales by removing Christianity teaching from the classroom, has not seen any good come from the solitary narrow minded evolutionist teachings. Each person has a right to know both sides. Just maybe if Christ was brought into the classroom once again, there might not be so many school shootings. Obviously, the evolutionist theory's haven't done anything but cause despair and hopelessness.
2007-08-04 05:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by talon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my high school we had a course called "The Bible as Literature."
Nobody was forced to take it. It wasn't a flimsy cover for a catachesm class either. The teacher was extremely well versed in bible history and bible languages and she tied it in to all kinds of other ancient literature.
I took the class and loved it. Some of my fundamentalist classmates took it and hated it because it WASN'T a flimsy cover for a dogma class and they argued with the teacher when she showed how some Old Testament storied were pretty much plagirizations of much older texts, like some from the ancient Sumerians.
Anyway, if the bible is taught in public school, that's how you ought to do it: as a work of literature and not focus on its devotional side.
2007-08-04 03:32:54 · answer #3 · answered by Acorn 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with you on this. It should not be taught but if someone wants to read it during free time or study hall, more power to them. The same goes with any religious material. And, Christians, think about this: if they allow the Bible to be taught in school then it opens to door for ALL religions. I'm sure a vast majority of you don't want that.
2007-08-04 03:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by Keltasia 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The bible should not be preached in public schools, but a lot of schools teach their 11th or 12th graders the bible from a literary rather than religious standpoint, because it has influenced so much writing in the western world.
2007-08-04 03:30:24 · answer #5 · answered by cult of elmo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the bible should not be taught in public schools, it is a religious book. And other people with diffrent religons/belifes go to public school, so why should they be teaching only one religon when people of all kinds of religons go to school?
And as for reading the bible when you were allowed to, that is not a problem, they are probably religous and enjoy that stuff.
And I think some people are against it because they don't believe in god or anything of that sort.
2007-08-04 03:30:53 · answer #6 · answered by Emily J 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Bible does have historical importance. It is the basis of one of the world's major religions and that religion ruled Europe for a long time, as well as forming the basis of many of the post-Greek ideas of Western Civilization.
However, most of that thought is not directly from the Bible, but from the work of philosphers and scholars interpreting the Bible through numerous filters, so it is better to go to the philosphers themselves for the application to the world arounf them.
But you know, usually we did not get that involved in history when I was in high school.
2007-08-04 03:31:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
IN an academic setting where all mythologies were being presented as the understandings of anceint and primitive civilizations such would be appropriate as it might further understanding between peoples of different cultural backgrounds.
IN that same class, it should be shown that science, with its reliable and verifiable evidence, methodology and systematic manner of investigation has clearly shown that such mythologies are in error in what they proposed as "turths" as far as the same relates as to what they proposed as "science" (and as it was the science of their time, i.e., an attempt to explain the unknown in such societies).
A comparative religous studies program might also be a worthwhile idea showing and teaching the commonaltiies of peoples and their religious ideas.
Anything that might further understanding of and between people might be worthwhile trying.
2007-08-04 03:35:41 · answer #8 · answered by Big Bill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm an independent fundamental king james bible believing baptist and I think it should be taught in the public schools. I dont want somebody I dont know teaching what they think the bible means. You never know if they will be negative about it or not. I choose to teach my kids myself and plus what they learn in church. Like you, if the kids are reading it on their own personal time then that's fine.
2007-08-04 03:30:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If we were all in harmony and agreement about the teachings of the Bible, yes. But because there is so many deviations (religions,) that will not be feasible. It would just create disagreement and confusion.
2007-08-04 03:30:18 · answer #10 · answered by Aeon Enigma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋