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Robb
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 Posted - 11/02/2007 : 09:08:59
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I think at Easter all public school children should have to drag a cross accross the school grounds to learn about christianity for diversity and tolerance training.
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pleco
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 09:13:14 [Permalink]
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| Only as long as the teachers are clad in the height of Roman fashion performing a bit of the ol Ultra Violence with whips. If you're going to do it, then let's go all way. |
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Gorgo
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 Posted - 11/02/2007 : 09:24:30 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Robb
I think at Easter all public school children should have to drag a cross accross the school grounds to learn about christianity for diversity and tolerance training.
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I think they should have their imaginary friends drag an imaginary cross across the school grounds to learn about Christianity. |
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H. Humbert
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 09:32:51 [Permalink]
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Really? Reenacting crucifixions is the same as teaching about Christianity? In Roman times, lots of criminals were crucified. Christ wasn't all that special in that regard. Making children drag a cross will only teach them that crucifixions suck, which is already pretty well established.
No, what made Christ special was the resurrection part...and I think we'd all like to see a demonstration of that bit.
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astropin
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 09:57:54 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by H. Humbert
No, what made Christ special was the resurrection part...and I think we'd all like to see a demonstration of that bit.
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pleco
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 10:03:55 [Permalink]
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How about Walpurgisnacht (April 30) for Satanism.
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pleco
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 Posted - 11/02/2007 : 10:05:52 [Permalink]
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Which is why religion should be ignored in/removed from public/govt settings. |
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pleco
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 10:12:35 [Permalink]
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| Though I would have to say that conservative christians should be for this, as it would guarantee the failure of the public school system and the students will have to go to private schools where creationism and fundamentalism can finally be taught to all of god's little children. |
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Robb
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 10:24:23 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by pleco
Which is why religion should be ignored in/removed from public/govt settings.
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I agree. |
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Robb
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 10:27:25 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Great! Then on every February 12th, we can force churches to teach science, for diversity and tolerance training.
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Why, they get this in the public schools every day. |
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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 10:52:26 [Permalink]
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| So go to church every day and leave us out of it. Or better yet, teach the 1000+ other religions, theres plenty of Christian info around and virtually none about other religions which isnt supplied by Christians. |
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Dave W.
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 11:34:20 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Robb
Why, they get this in the public schools every day. |
Adults go to public schools?
Oh, and the British school's mistake is tying the cultural diversity thing in with Eid, a religious holiday. But middle-easterners don't dress as they do only on holidays, though. They could have kept it secular. And if they keep it secular here, there won't be a First Amendment conflict (which they don't have in Britain).
Similarly, I have absolutely no problem with a history teacher describing how the Romans crucified people, from a fact standpoint. It happened all the time, and was a secular practice. I've got a problem with it from a gross-out-the-students standpoint, but that's a different subject. |
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filthy
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 12:19:42 [Permalink]
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I think that the childeren should hunt Easter Eggs like the good pagans that they are.
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pleco
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Posted - 11/02/2007 : 12:42:56 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
I think that the children should hunt Easter Eggs like the good pagans that they are.
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Better yet, teach the children about all the pagan holidays the christians "appropriated" and the reasons why. Then, for advanced learning, they can learn about how christianity was spread to the New World. |
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Diversity & Tolerance training for our children
