They prohibit religion in the school system and that is a violation of the constitution. I do not want religion taught in the schools anyways, I just want them to teach the Bible. If the constitution says what you seem to think it says, then why did they allow "religion" to be taught in the schools from the beginning?
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"They prohibit religion in the school system and that is a violation of the constitution. "You just can't force a religion or its practices on anybody! Why this continues to be such a difficulty with some people...
"I do not want religion taught in the schools anyways, I just want them to teach the Bible. "
I think Captain Kirk may have once said something almost as illogical in order to explode an android's head. But this technique won't work on me.
"If the constitution says what you seem to think it says, then why did they allow "religion" to be taught in the schools from the beginning?" "
14th Amendment. Incorporation. Look it up sometime. States must now play by the same rules as the federal government when it comes to respecting our rights.
I'm not sure what kind of schools John is talking about, but many schools do teach the Bible. In classes like "Historical Christianity" or "Comparative Religion". Strangely, most of these classes (at least at nondenominational schools) manage to teach the Bible without teaching religion. I think that John has given us a classic example of the fundy "Argument from Ignorence".
Non-Contradiction Award. Please.
When I was a freshman in public high school I took a class called "the Bible as literature." McCulloch is right, Fundies would hate it. History, textual ctiticism, and skeptical analysis true, but also, analysis of imagery and metaphor, guaranteed to explode little Fundie minds. It was a hard class for a 9th grader.you seem to think it says.
As far as I'm familiar with the american "bible in school" debate:
I do not want religion taught in the schools anyways, I just want them to teach the Bible.
I think he's referring to science, and most likely evolution, as a religion. Goddamned retard.
Has anybody else noticed that all of JohnR7's comments are confusing as hell? There always seems to be either a contradiction in his statement or a word or two is missing that makes it seem this way.
I think Captain Kirk may have once said something almost as illogical in order to explode an android's head. lying to you." which caused Norman's head to explode. Kirk was present at the time, though.
And I agree, why is it that "making other people participate in your religious ceremonies and paying for it with government funds = bad; discussing religion(s) and/or studying them = OK!" is so difficult to grasp?
They prohibit religion in the school system and that is a violation of the constitution. I do not want religion taught in the schools anyways, I just want them to teach the Bible.
Really? How progressive of you. You seem to be misinformed, though; many schools teach the Bible without teaching religion. For the most part, the fundies are trying to destroy such courses. After all, teaching the Bible without religious indoctrination means asking tough questions, like "Do you think Adam and Eve got a fair deal in the garden of Eden?" With questions like that being asked, many religious fundies want to destroy the courses, since this leads to horrible consequences like questioning or (gasp!) thinking before blindly following.
If the constitution says what you seem to think it says, then why did they allow "religion" to be taught in the schools from the beginning?
A lot of things were allowed "from the beginning;" only rich white men were allowed to vote, for example. Also, see above for information on the 14th Amendment.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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