Re: [Goanet] Medium of Education? Bhagvad Gita study compulsoryinKarnataka schools (SOTER)

[Valmiki Faleiro]

Dear Soter,

The 2nd part of my original mail has your answers.
It's not as if I entirely endorse the Karnataka decision.

Regards, v


- Original Message - 
From: SOTER so...@bsnl.in

To: goa...@goanet.org
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 9:45 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Medium of Education? Bhagvad Gita study compulsoryinKarnataka 
schools (SOTER)



Valmiki wrote:
What is wrong with the Bhagvad Gita, may I ask? Does it preach hate?
The Jesuit school I studied in (during the 1960s) in Goa had a weekly
30-minute study of Religion for Christian students and Moral Science
for non-Christian pupils. Was that a crass practice?

Comment:
Who has said there is something wrong with the Bhagvad Gita is wrong? Will 
the Bible and Koran also also be introduced to impart moral values in 
Karnataka?
We all had a choice between religion and moral science classes in schools 
but nothing got imposed on anyone.


-Soter

[Goanet] Medium of Education? Bhagvad Gita study compulsoryinKarnataka schools (SOTER)

[SOTER]

The Gita cannot be the only prescribed National Holy Book in this country. What 
I was speaking about is whether the BJP is ready to accept that all scriptures 
offer moral guidance. Even if it was optional, why only one scripture and not a 
choice between more. 
-Soter