Getting Bibles into the schools

[Marc]

Maybe this should also be under the religious forum.

California's school-Bible ballot initiative

A group is trying to get a state constitutional amendment to declare the KJV Bible a 'textbook'. Their arguments are that its creation was a major achievement of the English Renaissance, and has been very influential in English civilization.

Further, the initiatives backers, who maintain a website, say the Bible is worthy of study in "such secular disciplines as history, literature, culture, poetry, law, language, ethics, science and philosophy."

They would have a point here.

The group wants the Bible used in the schools without any "devotional purpose nor any denominational instruction to accept or reject its religious components."

ok, now everyone who believes this please raise your hand. Ah yes, you in the back you believe this claim? oh.. the restroom is down the hall and to the left.

their website


Wonder if I should send these people some articles on the Bible Riots that occured over the attempts of catholics to include bibles other than the KJV used.

 

[Malachi151]

It worked well for the fascists...

http://www.rationalrevolution.net/understanding_fascism.htm

The Catholic tradition was very strong in Italy, but it had come under attack from liberals and Marxists. Mussolini knew that people were unhappy about this and instead embraced the Church as a partner of the State.



In 1929 Mussolini signed the Lateran Treaty with Pope Pius XI. This established Catholicism as the official religion of the State, gave the Pope increased political powers, gave papal sovereignty to Vatican City, ensured that the Catholic religion would be taught in all schools, compensated the Pope with $90 million for the loss of papal property since 1870, and cemented broad Catholic support for Mussolini.

"Life comes from God and returns to God. All life and all races follow God's ordinances. No people and no race can ignore them. We want the German youth to again recognize the religious nature of life. They must realize that God wants the individual as well as the whole people, and that they lose contact with life when they lose contact with God! God and nation are the two foundations of the life of the individual and the community. We want no shallow and superficial piety, rather a deep faith that God guides the world, that he controls it, and a consciousness of the relationship between God and each individual, and between God and the live of the people and the fatherland. The National Socialist state will promote such a deeply religious educational system. We want parents to support and strengthen this by honesty and by good example."

Worked well for the Taliban as well...