Texas public schools required to teach Bible this year

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Actually science IS required.cyberdarkkid

I'm talking about high school. At least in Europe it isn't a required subject in high school >_>

When did I say that the entire USA has it as a mandatory class?

America was originally a christain nation and alot of the laws anywhere these days were taken from the bible, so yes I think it should be taught.

[QUOTE="skelebull3000"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Actually science IS required.LJS9502_basic

I'm talking about high school. At least in Europe it isn't a required subject in high school >_>

Well then, I don't see any reason for this not to be allowed.

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"][QUOTE="skelebull3000"]

I'm talking about high school. At least in Europe it isn't a required subject in high school >_>

skelebull3000

When did I say that the entire USA has it as a mandatory class?

"What they want to study in school should be their choice. We don;t force students to learn science, why should we force the bible on them?"

It was on regards to ^that , and my post was meant to be combined with the other replies you got.

NO!!! I LIVE IN TEXAS!!.

But, I don't think it should be reqiured.....

[QUOTE="skelebull3000"]

[QUOTE="cyberdarkkid"] And Bible literature will only be required in Texas.cyberdarkkid

When did I say that the entire USA has it as a mandatory class?

"What they want to study in school should be their choice. We don;t force students to learn science, why should we force the bible on them?"

It was on regards to ^that , and my post was meant to be combined with the other replies you got.

Don't see it. Doesn't matter anyway. I was using the "we" as a general term, as in people.

I don't think it's a bad idea.

I personally don't believe in the Bible, but if they taught me stuff like that in school, you don't have to believe in it, eventhough they are teaching it.

if they tach the parts abot being a good kind person hats alright. but as soon as they start preaching about That guy who was actually willing to kill his own child for GOD or preaching about how jesus magical cured someone as though it was no set up. thats where the education system should draw the LINE

I don't think it's a bad idea.

I personally don't believe in the Bible, but if they taught me stuff like that in school, you don't have to believe in it, eventhough they are teaching it.

awssk8er716

It's Texas - that sort of thing is only to be expected. To teach the Bible as fact is ridiculous, as Christianity is not proven; it is not fact, and to tell people that God is real at that age is likely to breed life-long Christians, which as an atheist I think is bad.

Plus, most Christians interpret the Bible with a pinch of salt anyway.

bangell99

[QUOTE="mindstorm"] ...but Christianity is the most relevant for American culture.Hewkii

Very true. :idea:

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="MasterBolt360"]Same goes for evolution. What dumbass would believe we came from monkeys? MasterBolt360

Didn't you post a theory about how you feel down stairs when you were a baby and since you didn't get injured, it must have been angels that saved you?

If so...

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[QUOTE="bangell99"]Great. Kill the gays! :roll:

bangell99

"A man who lies with another man should be stoned." Says the Bible.

I still don't understand why Homosexuals have to be under the influence of marijuana during intercourse according to the bible. Atleast it offers its approval of both.

http://www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=10933571

WHITEHOUSE, TX (KLTV) - The school year is almost here, and if literature of the Bible is not already offered in your child's school, it will be this fall.

yay or nay?

weezyfb

I think it should be an elective, but not mandatory.

I like how people say no, "lets not teach our children about the most world changing piece of literature that was ever created?" Seriously, you don't have to teach the religious views as fact, but it should be taught because it was so monumental to human development over the last 1700 years. ferrari2001

Do you honestly expect it to not be taught as fact in Texas public schools? I'm just glad I finished high school before this bull**** came into play.

I like how people say no, "lets not teach our children about the most world changing piece of literature that was ever created?" Seriously, you don't have to teach the religious views as fact, but it should be taught because it was so monumental to human development over the last 1700 years. ferrari2001

...but it was the "religious views" that did that. The non god things haven't done jack **** for humanity. When someone says that the bible has great stuff in it, it's suffice to say that they aren't referring to the parts about farming, incest, murder, arson, or a man living in a fish.

I like how people say no, "lets not teach our children about the most world changing piece of literature that was ever created?" Seriously, you don't have to teach the religious views as fact, but it should be taught because it was so monumental to human development over the last 1700 years. ferrari2001

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"]I like how people say no, "lets not teach our children about the most world changing piece of literature that was ever created?" Seriously, you don't have to teach the religious views as fact, but it should be taught because it was so monumental to human development over the last 1700 years. TM_Darkside

Do you honestly expect it to not be taught as fact in Texas public schools? I'm just glad I finished high school before this bull**** came into play.

[QUOTE="TM_Darkside"]

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"]I like how people say no, "lets not teach our children about the most world changing piece of literature that was ever created?" Seriously, you don't have to teach the religious views as fact, but it should be taught because it was so monumental to human development over the last 1700 years. ferrari2001

Do you honestly expect it to not be taught as fact in Texas public schools? I'm just glad I finished high school before this bull**** came into play.

Teaching the bible as literature rather than fact would be one thing, but every single public school in Texas will teach it as absolute fact.

Thats ridiculous.

im from texas and i find this ridicules what ever happened to keeping church and state separate

When I was attending the University of Washington, there was a class I attended on Islamic history, and a substantial portion of Islam's history entails studies on the Qu'ran and its teachings. If schools are allowed to teach the history of Islam and include parts of the Qu'ran as part of the curriculum, then other religions, including Christianity, should be given the same freedom. I think it's legitimate to allow the study of religion in public institutions, if it is done in a historical context.

As for being required, I don't agree with that. If you're going to require that one religious document (ie, the Bible) be taught in a public institution, you might as well require documents of all religious faiths to be taught in public educational systems.

god i hate bible thumpers

but no one complains when students are forced to read books that have curse words in em while a religious student may be in class. I remember in HS there was this required text that drop many F bombs.. I see nothing wrong with this move at all, its not forcing anyone to believe.Tjeremiah1988

Sorry, I must be missing something here. What exactly do curse words have to do with religious beliefs?

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"]but no one complains when students are forced to read books that have curse words in em while a religious student may be in class. I remember in HS there was this required text that drop many F bombs.. I see nothing wrong with this move at all, its not forcing anyone to believe.gameguy6700

Sorry, I must be missing something here. What exactly do curse words have to do with religious beliefs?

im from texas and i find this ridicules what ever happened to keeping church and state separate

spawnassasin

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]

[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"]but no one complains when students are forced to read books that have curse words in em while a religious student may be in class. I remember in HS there was this required text that drop many F bombs.. I see nothing wrong with this move at all, its not forcing anyone to believe.Tjeremiah1988

Sorry, I must be missing something here. What exactly do curse words have to do with religious beliefs?

The reason science gets taught is because it can be proven, is vital to living in modern society, and is an academic discpline. You can disbelieve in science all you want, but that doesn't change the fact that things like computers, medicine, airplanes, satallites, stars, viruses, cells, gravity, atom bombs, cars, and Big Macs exist (what, you thought the Big Mac was natural? HAH!). See, religion doesn't get taught in schools because it can't be proven and every culture has their own idea of what the "right" religion is. Science, however, is based entirely on evidence and there is no competing ideology when it comes to figuring out how to develop an HIV vaccine or put a man on the moon. At least not one that's worked.

Furthermore, while teaching the Bible might make Christians who have had to sit through the science classes they don't believe in feel better, what about the Muslim students who don't believe in either science or Christianity? Now they have two things being forced on them that they don't believe in. Or what about students who believe in Hinduism?

Perhaps a class on the basics of a few major world religions would be a great edition to a class. It's terrible how ignorant people are about religion.

I wish I went to a school in Texas, I would argue like hell with those religious morons.

I wish I went to a school in Texas, I would argue like hell with those religious morons.

dub14

I don't have to wish. I went to school in Georgia. I remember this one time in 10th grade world history I made a passing remark as a joke close to the start of class that "christian music is the devil's music". For the rest of the period the entire class, including the teacher, argued about whether or not this was true.

We'll that's emberassing...

i'm gonna be sitting in that class wearing a black sabbath shirt :P

Hmm... kinda confusing. The title says it's required, but the story makes it sound like it's just a subject that will be offered, as in optional. I didn't read anything in the story that says that students will actually be forced to learn the bible.JustPlainLucas

I wouldn't mindif Texas just became it's own country.

[QUOTE="Hewkii"][QUOTE="Saxsoon"] You do realize it is an elective right? As in optional.mindstorm

All the more reason to offer it. Teach them about things we DON'T know.

Want to "learn" about the bible? Go to church. Because they're certainly not going to take an academic approach to the bible; that would anger many Christians.

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"][QUOTE="TM_Darkside"]

Do you honestly expect it to not be taught as fact in Texas public schools? I'm just glad I finished high school before this bull**** came into play.

TM_Darkside

Teaching the bible as literature rather than fact would be one thing, but every single public school in Texas will teach it as absolute fact.

Holy guacamole. I'm Whitehouse, TX Alumni! We were never taught the Bible in school. Wow. That's so crazy.