Should public schools be mandated to teach the Bible?

[irosie91]

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 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 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.

Keep it to your self-----someone might want to medicate you

 

[Skylar]

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.

So the Bible says that forcing Bible Study isn't 'establishing' religion.....and you're citing the Bible as a constitutional document?

Because I've ready the Constitution. It doesn't mention the Bible once

 

[frigidweirdo]

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

You need literacy, you need math, you need thinking, you need motivation.

Lots of things, take one out and it doesn't quite work.

However the Bible isn't going to teach you to read.

 

[Skylar]

You need literacy, you need math, you need thinking, you need motivation.

Lots of things, take one out and it doesn't quite work.

However the Bible isn't going to teach you to read.

It is fun to listen to the 'Don't Indoctrinate our KIDS!!' crowd call for mandatory bible study in public schools.

 

[frigidweirdo]

It is fun to listen to the 'Don't Indoctrinate our KIDS!!' crowd call for mandatory bible study in public schools.

The amount of compartmentalization that goes on here is amazing. People will claim to be "pro-life" one minute and then support war and executions the next, their religion teaches them this.

Imagine a God that killed all but 8 humans, and most animals, and they call this God a "loving God".

 

[AsherN]

Not public school. Pay attention.

And when you can't afford the tuition of private schools, like most of the population?

 

[Woodznutz]

So the Bible says that forcing Bible Study isn't 'establishing' religion.....and you're citing the Bible as a constitutional document?

Because I've ready the Constitution. It doesn't mention the Bible once

As I stated before, studying math doesn't force one to become a mathematician.

 

[Woodznutz]

So the Bible says that forcing Bible Study isn't 'establishing' religion.....and you're citing the Bible as a constitutional document?

Because I've ready the Constitution. It doesn't mention the Bible once

The 1st Amendment is held as the "establishment clause" regarding religion. Studying the Bible doesn't establish the Christian religion any more than reading the Quran makes one a Muslim.

 

[Woodznutz]

You need literacy, you need math, you need thinking, you need motivation.

Lots of things, take one out and it doesn't quite work.

However the Bible isn't going to teach you to read.

The Bible will teach you what is unavailable anywhere else. Why should the education system neglect such knowledge?

 

[Woodznutz]

Keep it to your self-----someone might want to medicate you

What is in the Bible that is so disturbing to you?

 

[irosie91]

The 1st Amendment is held as the "establishment clause" regarding religion. Studying the Bible doesn't establish the Christian religion any more than reading the Quran makes one a Muslim.

funny you should say that-----there is a "thing" of belief
amongst muslims that---ANYONE WHO READS THE KORAN
GETS SO EXCITED he becomes a muslim

 

[Woodznutz]

funny you should say that-----there is a "thing" of belief
amongst muslims that---ANYONE WHO READS THE KORAN
GETS SO EXCITED he becomes a muslim

I've read much of the Quran. Not exciting in the least.

There's also a 'thing' that whoever hears the daily calls to prayer comes under the authority of Islam.

 

[irosie91]

I've read much of the Quran. Not exciting in the least.

There's also a 'thing' that whoever hears the daily calls to prayer comes under the authority of Islam.

Muslims are chock full of "things" about the (this is a direct quote) "THE BEAUTY OF ISLAM" along with the idea that everyone
REALLY WANTS to EMBRACE ISLAM---the only thing holding them back is pressure from their own social groups (like those evil
and perverse hindus, christians and jews. I have worked and socialized with lots of muslims and even ventured (as a guest) into
mosques

 

[Woodznutz]

I think the point of Bible reading in schools might be the realization that both students. teachers, and administrators are adrift morally, and something needs to be done about it.

 

[frigidweirdo]

The Bible will teach you what is unavailable anywhere else. Why should the education system neglect such knowledge?

Yeah, not many kids books have some spiritual being killing all but 8 people on the planet... and to stone adulterers (like Trump) to death... I guess it can teach kids to be psychopaths.

Other than that... what does the Bible teach that kids' books don't?

Lots of kids' books have morals in them that kids can learn. You'd have thought all these Christians growing up on the Bible would be good people. But the top 30 or so countries for murder in the world are Christian countries....

Guess what they learned from it?

 

[Woodznutz]

But the top 30 or so countries for murder in the world are Christian countries....

Roman Catholic maybe. There isn't one Protestant country in the first 30.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Roman Catholic maybe. There isn't one Protestant country in the first 30.

Religion in Jamaica - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

List of countries by intentional homicide rate - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Number one on the list is Turks and Caicos Islands 72.8% protestant

Nope, number two on the list is Jamaica is 64.8% protestant, 2.2% catholic.

3 on the list is the US Virgin Islands 65.5% protestant

4 on the list is South Africa, 73.2% protestant

5 on the list is Haiti 56.8% catholic.

So, top 4 are protestant.

Amazing what DOING YOUR HOMEWORK does for your posts. Rather than just making shit up.

 

[Woodznutz]

Religion in Jamaica - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

List of countries by intentional homicide rate - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Number one on the list is Turks and Caicos Islands 72.8% protestant

Nope, number two on the list is Jamaica is 64.8% protestant, 2.2% catholic.

3 on the list is the US Virgin Islands 65.5% protestant

4 on the list is South Africa, 73.2% protestant

5 on the list is Haiti 56.8% catholic.

So, top 4 are protestant.

Amazing what DOING YOUR HOMEWORK does for your posts. Rather than just making shit up.

I stand corrected on the first four.
Now, survey the remaining 26.

 

[Woodznutz]

Religion in Jamaica - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

List of countries by intentional homicide rate - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Number one on the list is Turks and Caicos Islands 72.8% protestant

Nope, number two on the list is Jamaica is 64.8% protestant, 2.2% catholic.

3 on the list is the US Virgin Islands 65.5% protestant

4 on the list is South Africa, 73.2% protestant

5 on the list is Haiti 56.8% catholic.

So, top 4 are protestant.

Amazing what DOING YOUR HOMEWORK does for your posts. Rather than just making shit up.

No need to make up the fact that most of Latin America is Roman Catholic and also has the largest murder rates. You have seized the tail, while I have the whole dog.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Wanted to see what the members of the US message or thought about this issue.

I vote yes because the USA is a Christian majority country and Christianity has profoundly affected our country. And this is not the same thing as forcing somebody to become a Christian. None of the students are being forced to become Christian. They are some being taught about a religion, which is a major part of American history.
It’s in many areas of life. It is truly a part of the US culture, even though we are technically not at theocracy.

And here’s a critical point that some folks who are reactionaries will not get to or will not have read this far. I would say the same thing in a Muslim majority country or Jewish majority country..meaning if they mandated teaching about the Islamic religion or Jewish religion at public schools… I would not oppose it. This is the response to those who will say “well why not teach about Satanism or something like that in public schools”

Gun safety classes too