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February 11th, 2011
07:55 AM ET
Kentucky Senate passes bill to teach Bible classes in public schoolsFrom CNN Louisville, Kentucky affiliate WLKY Frankfort, Kentucky - Bible classes could be taught in Kentucky public schools under a bill that's made it halfway through Kentucky's legislature. State Senator Joe Bowen wants Kentucky public school students to have an opportunity to take classes about the Bible. "No doubt about it, the most important book ever written and obviously, it's had so much influence on our society and all of western civilization," Bowen said. Last year, former State Senator David Boswell introduced the same bill. It passed the Senate, but died in the house. Bowen defeated Boswell last November. Read the full story from CNN Louisville, Kentucky affiliate WLKY.
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Hey, we're talking about Kentucky here: horses, hooch and hillbillies. Pretty much in character for this parochial, backwater state. What are you expecting – intellectual enlightenment?
What part of separation of church and state don't they understand? And to say the Bible is "the most important book every written" is extremely arrogant on the part of Christians.
yeah, I mean, I am partial to Catcher in the Rye and the Count of Monte Cristo myself.
wheres the like button?
Sign all these kids up they need JESUS!! Discrepecful, rude etccc... Most of that they see from their parents sign them up too!!
what ever happened to separation of church and state?
note how during every election almost every candidate trots out their religious beliefs. This is supposed to make us think they are moral and trustworthy, just like the priest who has served in a dozen parishes in 2 decades. Say 3 Hail Mary's and pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
How will the class be graded? What if my interpretation is different than the teachers interpretation? Can I then say that not only is the teacher wrong, they are also going to hell? Will the State School Board need to decide what the "real meaning" of the Bible is? Is this another step of believers trying to use government to justify stupidity? If the Bible is allowed in public schools, can we start a science class that specifically disproves the claims made in the Bible? Don't they need to prove that the Bible is factual first?
I wonder what the Bible pushers say when we ask to have the Torah and the Koran taught in Kentucky public schools. My money is on that most would not support such a move. Hypocrisy at its best. PS. What do you think private school is for?
This book has stood the test of time and will continue to do so despite all the negative responses. What a great decision.
are you kidding me? my tax dollars will be used to teach religion? no, not gonna happen! thats what church and sunday school is for.
The "test of time?" Then why is it revised every other year? Why and how exactly did the "King James VERSION" come about? Men in power wrote the words, added to them, and threw out what they wanted.
You're right Esther, it has stood the test of time. And lots of editing by man has helped preserve it. Unlike the Nag Hammadi library, which has never been edited.
The Bible is God's Holy Word. Read it, learn it, live it. Go Kentucky!
The Bible is Man's word in an effort to control other Men. Burn it, burn it, burn it. You go to Kentuckistan.
Even if that were the case, it does not apply to millions of Americans. For public funds to go into a bible class is a travesty in a secular nation and a direct link between our tumbling educational standards and scores on the world scale.
I would love to wipe myself with the bible.... How's that image grab you, Dan? !
Does it make your little baby brain go crazy?! Ha ha... what a tool
Jason, you just proved the need His wisdom needs to be taught.
OYG! = Oh Your God!
Once again Kentucky justifies their stereotype. We will they learn?
"Is our children learning?" - George W. Bush
Black,
Yep. Looks like I'm just another example of why we need more time on English, math and science classes. 🙂
I knew what you meant in your original post and the typo made me think of that quote. I'm down with the Three R's!!
Black,
There is hope for me:
"childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured." - George W. Bush, President 09/26/07
Welcome to the New Dark Ages. Christianity gave us the first one, and with some help from its Judaic and Islamic friends is sending us hurtling into the next one. I wish all three of the Abrahamic religions would die out.
I am fully against indoctrination and prompting zealotry in schools. And I hold the establisment clause to be one of the most basic principles in our republic. But as much as it pains me to say so, I think this law is ok because what it seems to do is explore the bible's undeniable litereary value, When I took AP enlgish, we covered it, and it is someting that we cant deny shaped the western world, for believers and unbelievers alike can we?
It has an effect, as does every religious doctrine. So do many fiction books schools do not touch because they push a certain philosophical point of view. From Ayn Rand to Karl Marx, if the bible is allowed then the whole spectrum of influential books needs to be included, including the Koran.
I do not think our school systems actually want to challenge students to this level. Discussions above the level of texting would strain the students brains.
I think we should open the flood gates on this one and add a theology studies curriculum in public schools. I think the schools should teach all religions and what makes each so similar to one and the other in order create some kind of understanding and tolerance for one who is not of their denomination.
So what teacher gets to teach about the bible? An anthiest teacher, Catholic, Baptise or what?
first I am not a religious person, not sure of about there being a god but people have taken this separation of church and state beyond its meaning. Studying the text of the bible is not about preaching christianity. It is about studying a text and no one can argue that the Bible is not the most influential text in history. So study it.
Grow up already. This is a major step in the wrong direction. Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to teach Creationism instead of science and coming up with their own warped idea of American history.
thats what you go to college for. they will teach you theology there... no need to bring it into public schools.
Same as Islam. Doing the same thing as Pakistan. Kentucky = Pakistan.
It's ok the have a class on the Bible, but you also need to have one on every other religious text, since you're running this under the guise of education. Probably won't happen though since this is just an attempt of fanatics to keep everyone's favorite imaginary friend in schools.
I think the "key" word in this article is "Kentucky".......that about says it all........religion combined with power is a frightening thing.............heads up Kentucky.....become a part of the modern world. There's a reason why we have a separation of church and state.....can you say Iran........
exactly... i refuse to live in a country that is run on religion.
This country was not founded on Christianity, quite the contrary. Most of our founding fathers were either Deists or Atheists. Christianity does not need to be taught in publics schools, but instead morals and ethics should be taught. Kids need to learn to be tolerant and courteous of fellow human beings absent the false ideas of religion. This is ridiculous.
I concur.
I have no problem with them teaching the bible in the schools, IF every OTHER faith's texts are included as well.
Otherwise, Kentucky would be attempting to override the first amendment.
Wrong...everyone of the Founding Fathers was Christian.
I think right along with morals and ethics a good LOGIC class would do kids a great deal of good. Obviously logic isn't a strong suit of politicians and their "efforts" toward education.
CNN really likes censoring the truth...Wrong Susie ever one of the Founding Fathers were Christian.
Common Sense:
"Wrong...everyone of the Founding Fathers was Christian."
Obviously, you haven't done any research. Look up the word "Deist". Critical founding father Thomas Jefferson thought the Bible contained so much nonsense that he edited it down to his own version of less than 50 pages. Do research next time please.
@ Common Sense check your facts for, No they were not all Christians. Look at some of the writings of Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Paine (while not a signer, still revolutionary) and many others. Check your facts.
@ Common Sense. and where are you getting your information? the founding fathers were NOT Christians. thats the whole reason we have an amendment for freedom of religion. the founding fathers came from a catholic ruling country and did not want to be oppressed by religion. you need to quit drinking from the Fox News punch bowl.
@ Commonsense......You are not too bright.
Adams signed the Treaty of Tripoli. Article 11 states
"The Government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the
Christian religion."
"Christianity...(has become) the most perverted system that ever shone on
man...Rogueries, absurdities and untruths were perpetrated upon the
teachings of Jesus by a large band of dupes and imposters led by Paul, the
first great corruptor of the teachings of Jesus." -Thomas Jefferson
"And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerve in the brain of Jupiter."
-Thomas Jefferson, Letter to John Adams, April 11, 1823
Sound like jesus loving nut jobs to you?
Christianwoman26 – how will it strengthen the school system? The no-publican state you live in wants to cut spending and one way to NOT increase spending would be to hire someone to teach this meaningless class.
I became an aethiest due to your point of having questions asked at me? Why did Jesus die for us? How did he rise from the dead? Realizing all of this is plain bull (Zeus still lives on Mount Olympus), I stopped passing the wrong word down "Because he loved us"! Throw up!!