On 8/24/06, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just a thought, what's to stop schools in predominantly fundie areas from > only teaching their brand of christianity under the guise of a religious > studies class? There have been several recent cases where schools in > Tennessee and Alabama have been sued for having manditory bible studies > classes during the school day. If the religous studies provision was in > place, its almost a guarentee that in many places only the local brand of > christian fundimentalism would be taught. > > I have no general objection to teaching the creation stories in a > literature or religious studies class with the provision that all creation > stories be taught. Let the kid learn about the S&M creation story of the > Summerians, or the rape and murder creation stories of the incas. That > should get the fundies up in arms very fast.
That's always a concern. But I don't think you can really stay away from subjects simply because the potential is there for fundamentalist hijinx. Instead, ensure you hire quality teachers who are committed to promoting a strictly scholarly curriculum, then keep a close eye on them. Periodically poll students to get an idea of what is being taught in the class. Keep informed of the class material throughout the semester. Basically just keep an eye on courses where the type of BS you mentioned may have an increased chance of occurring. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:214132 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
