Fundies on school board to mandate teaching theology in public schools!

[MrFun]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara


Do you know anything about philosphy?

I know that philosophy is separate from theology. But that doesn't mean I have to depreciate the insight found in different religious discourses.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by MrFun
I know that philosophy is separate from theology. But that doesn't mean I have to depreciate the insight found in different religious discourses.

Not necessarily. Most philosophy has been religious in nature. Consider Descartes, Kant, Hume, Aristotle, Hegal, etc. The Sermon on the Mount isn't philosophy.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


You must be delusional if you think this is just an isolated incident. School boards across the country are thinking of ways to get Creationism in public schools. Fortunetly the courts have been there, but that doesn't stop the boards.

I was actually saying that in response to Shi's trolling. I couldn't come up with anything better (it was late).

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Just your high school or is it actually common?

AFAIK most of the local high schools have it as an elective.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara

The Sermon on the Mount isn't philosophy.

yes, exactly




But that doesn't depreciate the wisdom found in the Sermon on the Mount.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
AFAIK most of the local high schools have it as an elective.

Cool. Not in my day, though. I had to wait for college.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by MrFun
But that doesn't depreciate the wisdom found in the Sermon on the Mount.

It does as far as teaching it in a philosphy course.

[MrFun]

I'm not so sure that you can be so sure about that, though.

[Adam Smith]

I think some of you might have missed the [/sarcasm] tag in Shi's post. As a resident of Montgomery County I can tell you that that the school board chose the language over the objections of religious groups, and religious groups successfully sued to have it removed.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by MrFun
I'm not so sure that you can be so sure about that, though.

I sure can. Hey don't get me wrong. I like Christ's commie Sermon on the Mount. I just don't think it's philosophy.

Some day we commies will lead the meek to inherit the Earth.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Adam Smith
I think some of you might have missed the [/sarcasm] tag in Shi's post.

We got it.

[Odin]

I read in my US government textbook that schools in the Bible Belt openly violate the ban on school prayer. Really, those rednecks make me sick.