Pavel Lishin Verified

I'd probably take the class if it were offered while I was still in school.

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Jesus Valadez Verified

Only the Christian bible? Why not include the other major holy books?

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John McClelland Verified

I actually see nothing wrong with offering it as an elective course that teaches it in the literary or historical perspective. It does come in handy to understand religious texts even if you are not religious.

And Jesus(Valdez) has a valid point. They may want to consider offering a course that compares all of the texts- New & Old Testament, Koran, etc. They offer courses like this in college, so it would do just as well in high school.

Although I suspect the real intention of the Legislature even getting involved in what schools teach (which is the State Board of Education's and local school board's jobs essentially) has more to do with some radical ideologues rather than the best interest of children's minds.

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Pavel Lishin Verified

Jesus (lol): I think that the simplest reason is that there are more Christians than, say, Buddhists, Muslims or Mormons in local schools, so offering a Bible course would be more popular than say, teaching the Vedas.

Hopefully, though, if this doesn't turn into some sort of hideous fustercluck they'll start offering more courses of this type, focusing on different religious documents.

But who are we kidding. I bet that someone will get fired, stabbed or both as a result of this.

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Rick Yost Verified

I agree with all the posts here. (Yeah, that's weird.) I think it would make more sense, and be more beneficial to the students, to make it a 'World Religion' course highlighting all the major religions.
Knowledge of how others view the subject, and act on what they believe, would certainly give them a better understanding of why they see violent and disturbing news stories.

I think it is healthier for an individual to learn as much as possible about all the philosophies of the world before making the choice to follow one. Or, as it was in my case, personal study into the nature of most of them, led me to see I had no need to align myself with any. But that's just me.

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