On 8/2/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So Adam and Eve, Noah The whole Red Sea thing should never be > mentioned in a classroom? How about the Trojan War? Can we mention > Poseidon or Zeus?
anything can be mentioned. it depends upon the context in which it's mentioned. > I don't think kids should be taught religion in school but it's > important that they're informed about religion to help understand > history and culture. I agree with this...maybe :) Yes, in teaching history and culture, you're going to have to mention religion. But as I said earlier...you're not teaching the religion...you're teaching about people to subscribed to the religion. I think Kevin Graeme said it best...and very succinctly... a few messages ago: "There's a difference in teaching a religious belief of history and teaching the history of a religion." > On 8/2/05, Charlie Griefer wrote: > > teaching history says that "people A hated people B because people B > > believed in the God of Porcupines while People A believed in the God > > of Sticky Things. > > > > You're not teaching the religion. You're teaching about people who > > subscribed to the religion. > > > > I'm not particularly religious myself...but I do want my kids to have > > a belief in God. I don't expect public schools to instill that belief > > tho. Even as a non-practicing Jew, I go to church every Sunday with > > my wife and kids (wife is Lutheran, raising the kids Lutheran) because > > instilling the belief is my job as a parent...or the job of a > > parochial school if we decide not to send the kids to public schools. > > > > Religion is a VERY personal thing and varies greatly from person to > > person and does NOT belong in public schools. Maybe various public > > school systems should be trying harder to improve the areas they do > > teach instead of looking for new areas in which to fail. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167688 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
