Comments on: In a Move That Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone… http://www.cleverbadger.net/wordpress/2010/02/26/in-a-move-that-shouldnt-surprise-anyone/ I'm not dead yet! Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:14:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Clever Badger http://www.cleverbadger.net/wordpress/2010/02/26/in-a-move-that-shouldnt-surprise-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1439 Clever Badger Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:46:16 +0000 http://www.cleverbadger.net/?p=1042#comment-1439 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... 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…

]]> By: Clever Badger http://www.cleverbadger.net/wordpress/2010/02/26/in-a-move-that-shouldnt-surprise-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Clever Badger Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:43:54 +0000 http://www.cleverbadger.net/?p=1042#comment-1438 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>I'm</i> wrong and that guy over there is right?" 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?”

]]> By: Skippy http://www.cleverbadger.net/wordpress/2010/02/26/in-a-move-that-shouldnt-surprise-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 Skippy Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:01:10 +0000 http://www.cleverbadger.net/?p=1042#comment-1426 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. 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.

]]> By: sirhcton http://www.cleverbadger.net/wordpress/2010/02/26/in-a-move-that-shouldnt-surprise-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 sirhcton Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:22:08 +0000 http://www.cleverbadger.net/?p=1042#comment-1402 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.) 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.)

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