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Texas Board Of Education OKs Teaching Bible

Kathryn

It was on fire when I laid down on it.
You find construction costs of
schools excessive? Why?
Nearly everyone who retires is
glad to leave the rat race.
The teachers I know who have left public schools go on and on about how much the schools have changed over their tenure and not for the better. Meanwhile, I find $1,000,000 stadiums to be a bit excessive.
 

Kathryn

It was on fire when I laid down on it.
OK.

That's nuthin compared to U of Mich's stadium.
Just the video displays alone cost $41,000,000.

Oh I am sure it all costs more today than it did ten years ago. It's still ridiculous. In my opinion.

I just looked at the RENOVATIONS needed for that stadium and it comes to $4,000,000. Which means $6,000,000.
 

We Never Know

No Slack
OK.

That's nuthin compared to U of Mich's stadium.
Just the video displays alone cost $41,000,000.

Nope. They are only part of the $41 million package.

"The two video boards themselves are only expected to cost $12 million, Michigan plans to spend an additional $12 million on infrastructure, site work and design to help get them up"

More where the money is going in the link.

 

Kathryn

It was on fire when I laid down on it.

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
Excerpted....
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools under optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between religion and public classrooms in the U.S.

The material adopted by the Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by elected Republicans, passed in a 8-7 final vote over criticism that the lessons would proselytize to young learners and alienate students of faiths other than Christianity. Supporters argued the Bible is a core feature of American history and that teaching it will enrich lessons.

The vote allows schools in Texas, which has more than 5 million public school students, to begin using the material in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms as early as next year.

Republican lawmakers celebrated the vote, including Texas’ powerful lieutenant governor, who has pledged to pass legislation next year that would follow Louisiana in trying to require schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

That's what happen when you allow government to get too pervasive in your life. They start deciding your morality for you.
 

BrightShadow

Active Member
Did anyone notice it is optional for schools to adopt this?
They could get extra funding if they incorporate it but it is not mandatory.

I am doubtful this will be allowed.
Eventually it will be stopped.
In the mean time - some book printing companies will make some money.

Not many are going to the church these days. So they are trying to bring a taste of the church to the kids.
They will fail though!

This is a sneaky tactics that entities like Netflix and the the "Big Four" have been using for a while but for different reasons. They have been making people aware of the LGBTQ+ community.
One can say - Netflix is promoting it.

Texas school board trying to do the same. Only difference is - they will fail (in the end).

In a way - it seems - their idea was to expose kids to Christianity via the good teachings only. But what about the teachings that doesn't add up (i.e. Trinity concept)?
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
That's what happen when you allow government to get too pervasive in your life. They start deciding your morality for you.
Magas say they want smaller government.
Yet they pursue a bigger brother serving
their faith at the expense of others.
 

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
Good thing we have Trump running the show then because apparently when it comes to sex and business, anything goes.

IMO, it doesn't matter who is running the show because the sentiment in Washing can always change.
No guarantees it'll be a moral stance you are happy with.
 

Nakosis

Non-Binary Physicalist
Premium Member
Magas say they want smaller government.
Yet they pursue a bigger brother.

Yes, not much difference between the two parties there, imo.
Which ever party is in power, they only want more of it.

Republicans were never really the party of smaller government.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Yes, not much difference between the two parties there, imo.
Which ever party is in power, they only want more of it.

Republicans were never really the party of smaller government.
Agendas differ in significant ways though,
eg, theocratic tendencies, LGBLT attitudes.
 

Viker

Your beloved eccentric Auntie Cristal
Currently the Federal Government prohibits the free exercise of religion on Federal Property
No it doesn't. It's prohibited from endorsing any religion. You can pray or worship on Federal property. The Federal government isn't allowed to endorse or restrict.
 

Foxfyre

Member
Excerpted....
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools under optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between religion and public classrooms in the U.S.

The material adopted by the Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by elected Republicans, passed in a 8-7 final vote over criticism that the lessons would proselytize to young learners and alienate students of faiths other than Christianity. Supporters argued the Bible is a core feature of American history and that teaching it will enrich lessons.

The vote allows schools in Texas, which has more than 5 million public school students, to begin using the material in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms as early as next year.

Republican lawmakers celebrated the vote, including Texas’ powerful lieutenant governor, who has pledged to pass legislation next year that would follow Louisiana in trying to require schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
I strongly oppose any teaching of the Bible other than in purely voluntary classes. I think it is too easy for a dedicated Atheist to use that to destroy the faith of the children they teach and a Methodist or Baptist might not want their child taught Bible by a passionate Roman Catholic and Catholic families would not want Bible taught to their children by a passionate Methocist or Baptist.

The best solution is for the state and federal governments to stay out of it other than enforcing the peoples constitutional right to express their religious faith. The children in the school should not be discouraged in that--celebrate the religious holidays whether Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Ramadan or whatever as the children want. It was that way when I was a student. We were allowed to be very religious and enjoyed all the classical/traditional music of Christmas, has Christmas trees in the schools and classrooms to celebrate a national holiday etc. and students were allowed extra curricular religious groups if they wanted them. But I could not tell you the religious beliefs/point of view of any of my teachers. And that is as it should be.

Texas got this one wrong.
 
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