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There's no proof that God exists, and certainly no proof that God doesn't exist at all (and the absence of a God is much harder if not impossible to prove IMO).
Well, it all depends on how you define "God."
The God of the Bible, for example, does not exist at all. It is scientifically proven that no God created the heavens and earth or created humans and life on earth, even though the good book says all this.
But then again, if the pope says God is real then it must be true. Therefore, holylujah!
Only because a kid texted her parent from her seat the second the assignment was handed out. Why kids are allowed to text in class, I don't know.
Remember this was NOT a discussion assignment, it was a "circle the correct term" worksheet. No one was teaching anything about God or religion.
I read that she sent her mom a text after school, not during class. It was why the mom was unable to discuss it with the teacher before going to the school board meeting. Her mom called the school immediately after talking to her daughter, but the principal said the teacher had already gone home.
It is amazing where people decide it's okay to present God or take God out in public schools. Wonder how these people would be reacting if she said, "God is real."
Well she did. The statement was "There is a God".
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Originally Posted by veezybell
Religion, politics, and any other taboo subjects shouldn't be discussed in grade school.
Yes, lets keep them sheltered and ignorant. I've got a kid in 7th grade I don't see a problem with discussing politics (political science) and other taboo subjects like sex ed, or current events or even religion in historical context. I discuss these topics with him.
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Originally Posted by katygirl68
I read that she sent her mom a text after school, not during class. It was why the mom was unable to discuss it with the teacher before going to the school board meeting. Her mom called the school immediately after talking to her daughter, but the principal said the teacher had already gone home.
That may be the case but it couldn't wait till the next day? Teachers in my area provide their phone # and email and encourage parents and student to contact them after hours if need be.
With all the hoopla around even the mention of Faith in public schools, I'd say, this teacher crossed the line. That is, IF, we can actually believe things happened as its being reported. Talking about Faith, in other than a purely academic point, is a touchy issue, and asking such a question as she did, requires one question their Faith. Bad form, at the least.
Yes, lets keep them sheltered and ignorant. I've got a kid in 7th grade I don't see a problem with discussing politics (political science) and other taboo subjects like sex ed, or current events or even religion in historical context. I discuss these topics with him.
I'm sure the social studies, world history 7th grade curriculum covers religioninhistoricalcontext. This teacher threw God into her English lesson for a very different reason.
There are many people who will say "God exists is a fact" based on the evidence they accept as proof; there are many people who will say "God does not exist is a fact" based on evidence they accept as proof.
What is a "fact?" What is "proof?" The person who says those questions have black or white answers fails to understand even the basics of epistemology.
The teacher should never have included any kind of strongly held beliefs in a test for 7th graders--that was simply poor judgment. As others have noted, she should have used Santa Claus or some other character.
Santa Claus would not have been appropriate because it is neither fact, opinion or common assertion that Santa exists. It has to be something that people actually believe exists, get it?
This was a lesson in semantics, not God, seems many folks here could use that lesson.
No one was embarrassed, it wasn't discussed. Why would anyone be embarrassed even so? It just would have been a point off, again this was not a discussion or lecture.
If that sentence was given to a 7th grade class to classify as :
a) False
b) Illogical
c) Fear-mongering
d) Grasping at straws
e) All of the above
the correct answer is (e).
Can't agree with you, Jazz. Sorry. I agree with the teacher. It's a common assertion. We all walk our own paths. They tend to lead to the same place.
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