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Religion What is your take on religion? Do you base your thoughts in life according to your religion? Do you feel that religion should be kept out of Government and Politics?

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Old 09-14-2007, 05:04 PM   #81 (permalink)
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I think there's a difference between "teaching" religion and celebrating religious based holidays.
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"Jesus said onto Moses - Let my people eat free" is a distinct possibility with religions taught in public schools.
I thought Jesus said "blessed are the cheesemakers".
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Old 09-14-2007, 05:07 PM   #83 (permalink)
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LOL. NOT teaching about Christianity is 'discriminating' against Christians according to gary, but teaching about Christianity and totally ignoring Wiccans and Pagans is ok.

I guess that some groups are just more deserving of equality than others.
I'm not opposed to teaching children about Wiccanism or Paganism on grounds of principle, only that the line has to be drawn somewhere. These wacky minority cults may well be left out simply because of time constraints.

It's the same in any subject. How many American children are taught about the history of Western Samoa or the Myanmar Republic??

Do you think that immigrants from those countries should feel "marginalised" or "discriminated" against??
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Old 09-14-2007, 05:09 PM   #84 (permalink)
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Terrified? You assume way too much. I just see no reason to yield on this so that those people who want to get their religion taught to other people's kids can feel better about themselves.

Right now there is an education crisis in this country. Why take away from needed classroom time so that religion can be taught? Religion should be taught at home.

An elective class at the high school level is OK by me.
How do you feel about people from other countries who don't have "their" history taught to their own children at school?

How much of the history curriculum is devoted to medieval Vietnam?

How sad that you have such a jaundiced and narrow minded view of the world.

You really do need to travel more.
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I'm not opposed to teaching children about Wiccanism or Paganism on grounds of principle, only that the line has to be drawn somewhere. These wacky minority cults may well be left out simply because of time constraints.

Since Christianity is the most well known religion in this country, and therefore most children already know about it, why don't we leave it out and teach them something they don't already know?

It's the same in any subject. How many American children are taught about the history of Western Samoa or the Myanmar Republic??

Beats me. My kids both studied foreign history when they were in elementary school. But in the TAG pull out program.

Do you think that immigrants from those countries should feel "marginalised" or "discriminated" against??
If the school is teaching the history of just about every other country, yes.
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It's the same in any subject. How many American children are taught about the history of Western Samoa or the Myanmar Republic??

Beats me. My kids both studied foreign history when they were in elementary school. But in the TAG pull out program.

Ask them if they were taught about Western Samoa or Myanmar. I doubt whether 1% of Americans could find either on a map of the world!!
Do you think that immigrants from those countries should feel "marginalised" or "discriminated" against??


If the school is teaching the history of just about every other country, yes.
Which countries are you happy about excluding?
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I'm not opposed to teaching children about Wiccanism or Paganism on grounds of principle, only that the line has to be drawn somewhere. These wacky minority cults may well be left out simply because of time constraints.

Since Christianity is the most well known religion in this country, and therefore most children already know about it, why don't we leave it out and teach them something they don't already know?
As most American children already know about US history why not leave that out and teach them about the history of Western Samoa?

Your inconsistency is quite remarkable.
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It's the same in any subject. How many American children are taught about the history of Western Samoa or the Myanmar Republic??

Do you think that immigrants from those countries should feel "marginalised" or "discriminated" against??
How many American children are effectively taught American history. Some of the world's histories can be viewed as being highly subjective and best left to older students in college.
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As most American children already know about US history why not leave that out and teach them about the history of Western Samoa?

Do you have kids?
Your inconsistency is quite remarkable.
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As most American children already know about US history why not leave that out and teach them about the history of Western Samoa?


And how, pray tell, do "most American children already know about US history"?

Do most parents in your neighborhood take their children to History School every weekend?
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