Don Penguinoini
Modi.
They are trying to cnvert naive litle kids. Thats what.
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Gideons Christians
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Don Penguinoini
Modi.
Well none. But the point is their should be seperation between god and school.
Jaymes
The cake is a lie
I completely agree with you. I think you're just seriously over-exaggerating things.
The fact none of your peers have turned uber-Christian shows they don't automatically suck up everything that's told to them and accept it as true. Or that they're just too lazy to read something that thick and dry, take your pick.
The fact none of your peers have turned uber-Christian shows they don't automatically suck up everything that's told to them and accept it as true. Or that they're just too lazy to read something that thick and dry, take your pick.
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
Myteacher is christian, when i proposed the fact that jesus lived in india, she got mad!!!
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
nope, my r.e teacher...
madhatter85
Transhumanist
I walk around with a free copy of the book of mormon if by chance i find anyone who wants to read it. I have met people and talked religion with them, they expressed an interest in reading it and never had a copy to give them. now i'm prepared! HA!
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
Lideons?
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
Instead of handing out religious texts, they should hand out textbooks.
Aqualung
Tasty
If you aren't a Christian, the bible is basically just another text book.
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
No its not. God isnt normally in a textbook.
Azakel
Liebe ist für alle da
Only if one is going to school for Religious Studies, other then that is is nothing more then a book. Holy to some but not me.
Don Penguinoini
Modi.
It can never be a textbook. Its for christians, or maybe somone who wants to read it, NOT a textbook.
Azakel
Liebe ist für alle da
text·book (t
adj. Being a characteristic example of its kind; classic: a textbook case of schizophrenia.
If one reads it to study it to understand the history of Christianity or to understand they way Christians think about religion(at lest some), It can technically be call a textbook. But now were just getting of type.
But I do know about Gideons, they were handing out Psalms by the Graveyard a block down from my high school, this was like 7 year ago when I was a freshman. I took it and read it(this is when I was still trying to figure out what I believe). A lot of people just though them over the fence into the grave yard. If you didn't want it don't take it. I don't know how things in the UK work, but here you don't have to take it of you don't want.
Even Gideons don't brainwash people.
Mercy Not Sacrifice
Well-Known Member
If this happened in a public school, then this is a point-blank violation of the separation of church and state.
Halcyon
Lord of the Badgers
Penguino says he lives in London, so assuming that's the English London then its ok for people to hand out NT's in schools, in fact i had one handed to me - you don't need to accept it mind.
There is no separation of Church and State here, the Church of England is the state religion - the Queen is the head of the Church and Bishops sit in the House of Lords.
People are free to practice whichever religion they like though, the State religion isn't forced on people.
Kcnorwood
Well-Known Member
I'd have to say no there is no harm in just handing it out BUT if they told you that you HAD to study & read it then that would create a problem. Here in the U.S I think it's wrong to hand them out period just because out Schools suck they should be worried about that more.