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IMO, a believer would end up proselytizing, they would not be able to maintain their objectivity and that would make them an inappropriate teacher for the course.
And I feel that a non-believer would not be able to truly teach the significance of the Bible to believers. In order to trult teach how the Bible has impacted believers lives I feel you must be a believer.
This 2007 report was commissioned by the state of Texas.
It says, among other things that Texas is among the worst states for raising children. It's #1 in pollution. It's the number one state of people without health insurance. It's the 2nd worst state for voter turnout of women. It's the 5th worst state for children living in poverty. And it ranks 50th (50th!) for people with a High School diploma.
And on and on and on.
Many of those statistics are poor because the border area is bringing the entire state down. It's a big state.
Are there problems? Yes. Is it the hell some of you want it to be (so you can have a state to make fun of)? No.
Some other stats...
Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitors sites is not allowed- Texas is exactly in the middle (#25) for percent of people who have a Bachelor's or higher
And I feel that a non-believer would not be able to truly teach the significance of the Bible to believers. In order to trult teach how the Bible has impacted believers lives I feel you must be a believer.
The course is not intended to teach the significance of the Bible to believers. It is to teach how the Bible influenced the founding of this country. Facts, not beliefs.
Your post is a perfect example of how it would be impossible for believers to be objective about the course curriculum and to avoid proselytizing.
Why did Texas decide that it needs to force all public high schools to offer this elective, as long as 15 students sign up for it?
Does the state of Texas mandate that all public high schools offer Drama, Psychology, Greek Mythology, Human Sexuality, Buddhism or Philosophy electives, if at least 15 students want those classes, too?
Why did the state government decide that it was necessary to enact a law forcing all public schools to offer this particular class as an elective to interested students, when (as far as I know) the state has not mandated that all public schools offer any other "elective" courses besides the Bible course to students interested in other elective topics?
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