Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)

From: "Joe" <joe@...>
Subject: Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)


> From: "Joseph Fatula" <fatula3@...>
> Subject: Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)
>
> > From: "David Starner" <dvdeug@...>
> > Subject: Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)
> >
> >
> > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 02:57:57AM -0700, Joseph Fatula wrote:
> > > > Let's say that I think that it is necessary to teach people about
> Christ
> > > > (which I do).  Is there a reason why it should not be taught?
> > >
> > > Because it's religion, and because there's a long list of wars and
> > > massacres because one group wanted to push its religion on another
group
> > > (like in schools), and the other group disagreed.
> >
> > How is it "religion"?  Or, why is teaching about Christ "religion", yet
> > teaching that the earth is round, or that Octavian became the first
> emperor
> > of Rome is not?
> >
>
> If you mean that he existed, preached, claimed to be the son of God, got
> executed for it, and some people claim he rose again, sure, can't dispute
> that.
I'd agree with you, but try and teach this in schools here in the US, and
you could get in some serious trouble.  I have a friend of mine who had been
teaching about Christianity this way, and was warned off on pain of losing
his job.  I can't speak for any other districts, but for the Oak Grove
district here in San Jose, that's the case.