Bible classes: yes and no.Should Bible classes be allowed in the public schools? "Yes" and "No." ("Constitutional Literacy: Why American Schools Don't Need Bible Classes," Editorial, May Church & State) Bible-as-literature courses are allowed in many school districts. The aim of these courses is literature and not religion. Having Bible classes that inculcate in·cul·cate tr.v. in·cul·cat·ed, in·cul·cat·ing, in·cul·cates 1. To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill: inculcating sound principles. religion, however, is a no-no. Whose religious belief would be taught? Whose Bible would be used? The Hebrew Bible? The Catholic Douay Bible Dou·ay Bible n. The first English translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible authorized by the Roman Catholic Church. The Old Testament was published in 1582, the New Testament in 1609-10. Also called Douay Version. ? The King James Bible? A "Revised" Bible? Select any religion and/or Bible to be taught and there will be a "holy war" in that public school district. Taxpayers will object, and who could blame them! As a retired New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. high school social studies teacher with over 30 years in the classroom, I taught about religion. I taught about Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism Buddhism and Hinduism are two closely related religions that are in some ways parallel to each other and in other ways divergent in theory and practice. The Vedic, Buddhist and Jain religions share a common regional culture situated near and around north eastern India - as the syllabus directed. I did not put forward a "favorite" religion in the classroom. That was (and is) against New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of state law. The wrath of the parents and supervisors would have come down on me like a ton of bricks. I would have lost my teaching position. Since I had bills to pay and three meals a day to eat, I was not stupid. My mother did not raise an idiot. Religious schools are the perfect places for Bible classes that inculcate religion. Keep them out of the public schools. --Louis A. Carrubba Staten Island Staten Island (1990 pop. 378,977), 59 sq mi (160 sq km), SE N.Y., in New York Bay, SW of Manhattan, forming Richmond co. of New York state and the borough of Staten Island of New York City. , N.Y. |
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