Should public schools be mandated to teach the Bible?

[task0778]

Should public schools be mandated to teach the Bible?​

No, no more than any other religious writing.

 

[Woodznutz]

Well obviously but that's not what the subject is.

I was just diving a little deeper into it.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Read and discuss would be a good way to 'study' the Bible. No need for tests.

As long as they "read and discuss" other religions too.

 

[Woodznutz]

As long as they "read and discuss" other religions too.

The foundation of education is literacy. Western Europeans were taught/learned to read primarily so they could read the Bible, which was made available to the masses via the printing press. The printing of the Bible stirred the desire for literacy in the west more than any other cause.

 

[irosie91]

The foundation of education is literacy. Western Europeans were taught/learned to read primarily so they could read the Bible, which was made available to the masses via the printing press. The printing of the Bible stirred the desire for literacy in the west more than any other cause.

Not a valid argument for a TEN CHART in public school class rooms. Brothels also became available to ALL

 

[Woodznutz]

Not a valid argument for a TEN CHART in public school class rooms.

What's the harm?

 

[irosie91]

What's the harm?

distracts from STEM

 

[Woodznutz]

distracts from STEM

I think it would be way down the list of distractions, in fact few would even notice it after a while. I would deal with cell phones first.

 

[initforme]

The foundation of education is literacy. Western Europeans were taught/learned to read primarily so they could read the Bible, which was made available to the masses via the printing press. The printing of the Bible stirred the desire for literacy in the west more than any other cause.

Doesn't matter. All religions must, must be represented. Ans I'm a white Christian male.

 

[Bezukhov]

Wait for the other shoe to drop. Some school board filled with RWCNJs will mandate being baptized as a condition for graduation.

 

[frigidweirdo]

The foundation of education is literacy. Western Europeans were taught/learned to read primarily so they could read the Bible, which was made available to the masses via the printing press. The printing of the Bible stirred the desire for literacy in the west more than any other cause.

I think we've moved on from that, don't you?

Education is far more than just being able to read.

 

[Skylar]

Teaching the Bible doesn't "establish" the Christian religion. Thousands of kids go to Sunday school each week, but when they leave home, they're never seen in Sunday school, or church, again. So, even the churches have a hard time 'establishing' religion.

I was forced to take courses that I didn't like or agree with and survived the ordeal.

Anyway, the religion of the Christian bible is simply to live an honest productive life, and care for the needy. The problem the educational system has with religion is that it involves revealed knowledge from a supreme spirit being instead of being obtained solely through experimentation.

Mandatory Bible study in public schools is absolutely unconstitutional.

Thousands of kids choosing to go to bible study at their churches is not the same thing as millions of public school students being FORCED to read Christian scripture.

 

[Woodznutz]

Doesn't matter. All religions must, must be represented. Ans I'm a white Christian male.

There are such courses now some are called comparative religion studies.

 

[Woodznutz]

I think we've moved on from that, don't you?

Education is far more than just being able to read.

Literacy is still the foundation of education. Hard to build a house without tools.

 

[Woodznutz]

Mandatory Bible study in public schools is absolutely unconstitutional.

Thousands of kids choosing to go to bible study at their churches is not the same thing as millions of public-school students being FORCED to read Christian scripture.

Such still doesn't represent a government establishment of a religion.

Reading the Bible doesn't make one a Christian any more than
learning math makes one a mathematician or
learning history makes one a historian.

In fact, many read the Bible to find contradictions that they can use in arguing against Christianity. In fact, if enacted many students will likely do just that, if only as a protest.

However, what students will most likely learn is that much of what they believe the Bible says simply isn't in there. They will experience what the Bible actually says, in the proper context of its narratives.

 

[Skylar]

Such still doesn't represent a government establishment of a religion.

Reading the Bible doesn't make one a Christian any more than
learning math makes one a mathematician or
learning history makes one a historian.

Forced Bible study is absolutely the government establishing religious practice. It would be akin to the government forcing prayer or forcing people to face Mecca at certain times of day in accordance with Muslim Law.

Any and all of it is flagrantly unconstitutional.

But perfectly in line with the Christian National agenda of MAGA.

 

[irosie91]

Literacy is still the foundation of education. Hard to build a house without tools.

true----but we have gotten past the time when the only book around was THE BIBLE-----we moved on to DICK, JANE, AND SALLY

 

[Woodznutz]

Forced Bible study is absolutely the government establishing religious practice. It would be akin to the government forcing prayer or forcing people to face Mecca at certain times of day in accordance with Muslim Law.

Any and all of it is flagrantly unconstitutional.

But perfectly in line with the Christian National agenda of MAGA.

Studying the Bible as historical literature isn't a religious activity. My brother used to read the Bible so he could argue with me about it.

 

[Woodznutz]

true----

You could have stopped there.

 

[Woodznutz]

true----but we have gotten past the time when the only book around was THE BIBLE-----we moved on to DICK, JANE, AND SALLY

The Bible is a book of knowledge and rightly belongs in our schools.

The Bible reveals that only God can "establish" his religion within a person. The state can't do this, so the so-called 'establishment clause' is moot.

When I was called into the church my wife desperately wanted to be as well. I found her crying in frustration while trying to understand what she was reading in the Bible. "I just don't get it", she lamented. She never did get it because she wasn't called to understand it.

I think the great fear of many is that God will actually call some students into his church through Bible study. I remember a fellow bitterly cursing a certain church because his best friend, and long-time drinking buddy, was called out of that world. Christ said that the calling would turn even family members against each other, so onerous is God's calling.