Which is why it would be a comparative religious studies rather than comparative Christianity or comparative Islam. I think that this class would need to be a year round class though and not just one semester because there is so much to cover. I think that you could cover at least all the major world religions in a school year enough to give students a broad understanding.
I agree that it is stupid to think that "my religion is better than yours" crap. Sure I don't agree with a lot of the teachings of Islam, and I have issues with Mormonism as well as others, but then I have some issues with my religion as well, which is why I don't exclude someone from my circle of friends just because they are not Baptist. I welcome all, religious or not. And there is no denying that religion has played or currently does play into the way many countries govern themselves. None so more than Islam I believe. I did not know though how important religion was in how artists and architects were influenced though until I took an Art History Appreciation class in college a couple semesters ago. It was eye opening for sure. Bruce -- Throttle Jockey - Why golf courses should be motocross tracks Deanna Schneider wrote: > Religion is inextricably wound into many facets of our lives. If you > take any art history class, you're going to touch on religion. Same > could be said for lots of literature classes. If you look at > architecture of the middle east, much of it is the way it is because > religion dictates it. Politics and history? Religion everywhere. I've > got no problem with people understanding the history of religion. I've > got no problem with people understanding the principles of multiple > religions. The problems only arise when people start implying that > their version of religion is the only valid one, or that it somehow > supercedes science. > > By the way, according to Yoruba ideology, the gods poured sand from a > calabash shell into the ocean, and sent down ancestral spirits who > pounded staffs in the sand to make it stable enough for humans. And > the center of the world is Ile-Ife, Nigeria. I find that no less > ridiculous than that the world was created in 7 days. If creationism > must be taught, then all versions of it should be taught as well. > Don't ya think? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:249935 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
