> This subject has a practical edge because there is a chap in Taree (school > teacher) who has been arguing the same thing to the Education Department. > That is, our history should include the story of the significance of > Christianity to the development of Australia. I agree with him, but I would > hate for students to learn about this stuff and get the impression the way > people behaved in 1788 was and is a Christian way of doing things. In like > manner I would not like Christianity get the credit for the period of > English colonialism.
I think the Christian Church has to "cop it sweet" - that is, take responsibility for the bad with the good. Whether the Church can always be proud of its influence on society is a separate issue from that of the acknowledgement of its influence. - Greg ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
