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Lovely Christian children telling others they are going to hell because they don’t attend bible class.
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I think the teaching needs some major work.
I, as a Christian, have always been told that we do not need a church to worship. A loving God will not send you to hell if you missed bible study or church meeting.
I do not think "You are going to hell" is part of my vocabulary growing up.
Inappropriateness of teaching the Bible as fact in public schools aside, I'm always puzzled why parents push their very different agenda on a community, and are surprised when their kids are ostracized for it.
Just like parents who refuse to allow their middle school kids to take the sex ed part of the health class.
I believe bible study benefits everybody, even for people who are not religious. Religious knowledge—knowledge about religions and religious cultures—is a powerful resource to use throughout the rest of your life. Let’s face it: religion is one of the most powerful social and cultural forces in human history. It has wreaked havoc and devastating carnage through time and around the world. It has also been a source of profound comfort and good in the world. Religion is everywhere and always integral to human cultures. And learning about religions and religious cultures will contribute to the moral, intellectual, emotional, and yes even spiritual self-knowledge of students in this most critical time of development.
This said, public school is public school. Not offering bible study is not a big deal. No one should force the kids to attend a bible study.
As long as the class is taught from a historical perspective (and I admittedly don't know the facts here) as opposed to a preacher-session (and the fact that a pastor is on hand does not automatically make it a preacher session . . . indeed, I'd imagine that a pastor would know a great deal about the history of the Bible), I don't have a problem with it.
Since I did want my son to learn about the Bible; I got my hind-end out of bed on a Sunday morning and took him to Sunday School and Church instead OF demanding that the school dole out their version of christianity.
Yes, my parents did the same. Then I could at least decide by myself that I did not believe in religion.
It should not be forced on kids in public schools. No religion should be.
It is reprehensible for any public school to be holding any Bible classes.
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