Bible class.Concerning Rob Boston's article, "The Bible Makes a Comeback in Public Schools" (March-April 2006), objective Bible study Bible study may refer to:
Noun a sampling of the views of a representative cross section of the population, usually used to forecast voting [after G H Gallup, statistician] Gallup poll n → found that Americans are woefully woe·ful also wo·ful adj. 1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful. 2. Causing or involving woe. 3. Deplorably bad or wretched: ignorant of biblical content. And yet the Bible is widely hailed as the underpinning of America's values. If people were familiar with the Bible, they would realize it is not the absolute authority for rational, moral, and ethical behavior and it is less likely they would be duped by those who quote the Bible to promote their own agendas. Students would be exposed to the Bible's contradictions. While they no doubt know there is a commandment against killing, it is unlikely they are aware that the Bible declares the following shall be killed: he that curses his father and mother, witches, those who lie with beasts, worshipers of other gods, people who work on the Sabbath, adulterers, homosexuals, wizards, whores, blasphemers, stubborn and rebellious sons, and thieves. The Bible's unfortunate attitude toward women would come to light. Students might be puzzled by Moses' dictate regarding war captives: kill all non-virgins but keep alive for yourselves all women and children who are virgins. Many African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. students will be surprised to learn that the New Testament fails to condemn slavery; Exodus 21 actually condones slavery and spells out guidelines for its practice. Seeing the evils of Bible-based theocracies such as Puritan America will emphasize the importance of separation of church and state
If a truly objective Bible course is offered, Christian conservatives will find that education and not the ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. is their nemesis. David N. Miles Springville, AL |
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