Georgia OKs Bible Classes, Commandments
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Hear that?.......................listen..............listen close.........there it is again .........THE GIANT SUCKING SOUND IS YOUR AGRUMENT DEFLATING.Kerad said:
It is an "elective class". Let me show you.
crabcake said:ATLANTA - Georgia became what is believed to be the first state to offer government-sanctioned ------>>elective<<------ classes on the Bible, with Gov. Sonny Perdue signing a bill into law Thursday. The governor also signed a bill permitting the display of the Ten Commandments at courthouses, an issue that has raised thorny constitutional questions.
T minus 5 hours till the ACLU issues a statement about how unconstitutional this move is.
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Kerad said:
The religious can go to places of worship and celebrate their shared morality fairy tales all they want. -------->>Just don't try and slam it down everybody elses' throats.<<-------
I hear that sucking sound professor, what could it be?
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I don't think this is necessarily a positive for Christianity.crabcake said:
Think about it, I doubt that this class will be a parallel to what is taught in "Sunday School", there is no way they could get away with that. So will it be a history of how the bible has influenced our culture and the culture of the world?
Will there be a section on how the bible was written or will it just be a one day lecture "This is the word of God"?
Of course not, there will be discussion on what was included and what was left out over the centuries...how many scholars believe that the bible isn't the literal word of God and that will throw doubt in these students who may not have heard those arguments from their Church.
A general religious studies course does have a place in our public schools, students would benefit from learning about the concept of religion and how it shapes a society. What Georgia is trying to implement isn't it.
The Qur'an (Koran) is not the Old Testament. The Qur'an was not written until over 600 years after the birth, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus. The Old Testament is the Jewish Torah or the Tanakh which is made up of the Pentateuch (The Law), NEVI'IM (The Prophets), KETHUVIM (The Writings). The Torah was completed about 400 years before Jesus.camily said:
Kerad
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Pete said:Hear that?.......................listen..............listen close.........there it is again .........THE GIANT SUCKING SOUND IS YOUR AGRUMENT DEFLATING.
It is an "elective class". Let me show you.
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I hear that sucking sound professor, what could it be?
That sucking sound is Pete.
I see crabcake referring to the elective class, and I see my statement that the religious should not shove their beliefs down everone's throats. I do not see me stating one is directly related to the other. I was referring to the overly religious trying to force their beliefs on others in general.
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Question: do you think I am "overly religious"? Because I think offering Bible study and world religion as an elective in schools is a wonderful idea. And I don't consider it "forcing beliefs" - it is simply gaining knowledge, which is why you're supposed to be in school in the first place.Kerad said:
It's always interesting to me how liberals try to rewrite history and change the meaning of common words. What's even more interesting is when the unwashed masses accept it, a la 1984.
History of the Qur'an:camily said:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/compilationbrief.html
Notice all the dates are CE or Common Era which is Jewish, Muslim, non-Christian speak for A.D.
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vraiblonde said:
I don't know you, obviously, My impression is that you are not "overly" religous, at least not to the point getting pushy with your faith.
If they want to have an elective class about religion, fine. But that opens the door to having an elective class where the objective is to point out the flaws and evils of organized religion. Imagine: "The Idiocy of Religion, 101"...or maybe "God Does Not Exist: Lessons in Futility." You know...just as electives.
I'm betting some might just go apeshit over those electives.
No biting!