High School Bible Study?
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Here’s something different from the usual body counts and scare-mongering hurricane watches: While skimming over Ahh, the Tolerance of Mudcat Sanders on LeanLeft, I saw that one of the platforms of the Democratic Party in Alabama is to teach Bible literacy in public schools. I can’t verify whether that’s actually true or not, since nobody gave me a convenient link to follow and the Alabama Democratic Party web page is hopelessly complicated, but let’s assume it’s true.
One might think that studying the Bible in a public schools is an automatic breach of church and state, but I don’t necessarily think so. The trick would be leaving out the meaning of the Bible, and concentrating on the history. Beyond its religious implications, I think it’s an important historical document that deserves some study. After all, it’s been a central figure in much of western history for 2000 years. I could easily imagine a completely secular high school class that discusses where the Bible came from, who wrote it, how it came to be in its present form, who ordered the different translations, etc. I think a similar examination of the Qu’ran would also be appropriate in the same class, especially in light of current world events.
Then again, based on my own experience, high school age is far too immature to have a rational discourse on such lofty topics. :)
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