In a Move That Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone…
The Louisville Courier-Journal reported this morning that the previously discussed Bible Literacy Bill cleared the State Senate with a 37-1 vote.
The lone nay vote came from Kathy Stein (D-Lexington), who was quoted as saying “public schools in Kentucky can and already do teach comparative religion.”
She also astutely pointed out the absurdity of the claims of religious neutrality in the bill.
Quite honestly, the neutrality claims are absolutely, stunningly ridiculous. It's amazing to me that anyone actually has the gumption to claim that a course teaching the Bible doesn't stake out a position of favor for Christianity. (Depending on how the Hebrew Scriptures are taught, they might be able to squeeze in Judaism, too, barely.)
Do the Kentucky elected officials not realize that there are many different religions out there besides the various flavors of Christianity and Judaism?
-Jay
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February 28th, 2010 - 12:22
It has always struck me that some groups, often fundamentalists and evangelicals, believe that their religion is so strong and obviously right, that it must be promulgated everywhere, lest it be overpowered by the evil forces of the world. (Wait, there is something wrong here, but I cannot quite put my finger on it.)
March 11th, 2010 - 08:43
There are a lot of very well-intentioned folks that have been sold on the notion that they have an obligation to go out and convert everyone that doesn’t believe the way that they do.
It doesn’t take a lot of reflection (or at least it shouldn’t) to raise the question “what if I’m wrong and that guy over there is right?”
March 8th, 2010 - 16:01
I’m curious to see which translation of the Bible they end up using. The bill itself made a point -not- to specify any particular version. I can almost see this situation reaching an absurd climax when some concerned parent sues the school board over using the “wrong” edition of the Bible.
March 11th, 2010 - 08:46
Students would be free to use whichever translation they choose, regardless of which version is “official” in the class. That, in itself, should result in some interesting discussions…