Did you ever have to read parts of the bible in public school? If so did it offend you if you weren't of Christian faith?
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Yes we did. It didn't really offend me - I think I took it as being the same as reading Greek myths an that kind of thing - you didn't have to believe in it to learn about it. Mind you, in my school we did study aspects of other religions as well as Christianity, which I think makes a lot of difference.
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We did not have to read it, but we discussed it. It did not offend me. I just took it as studying.
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People of non Christian faiths or beliefs were allowed to opt out of any Religious Instruction classes in my schools.
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Did you ever have to read parts of the bible in public school? No, but it was required reading when I went off to military academy. . If so did it offend you if you weren't of Christian faith? We concentrated on Old Testament because it applied to Jewish students also (and we actually had two of them in the school at the time). Nobody was offended, just bored stiff.
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Yes, we had to read a bit of Genesis in English. Was I offended? Not really, I was irked and didn't like it, but all the same... I did speak up about one little... contradiction, however. One kid sneared "Atheist!" as though it were a bad thing. Odd. The one thing I don't get though, is why didn't we insted read the Qu'ran, or something other then the Bible?
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No, I cannot recall reading any parts of the Bible in my public school education. I would be upset if my tax dollars were being used to require children to read the Bible, just as Christians would be upset if their tax dollars were being used to require children to study Wicca.
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Teaching objectively about other faiths doesn't bother me. Reading the book of Christians and Jews is no different than studying about any other religion. I think that understanding what others believe builds religious tolerance. If they were preaching, however, it would be a different story.
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I did one year in grade school, and I was very VERY offended. I told the school that I have to be excused for that portion of the class. They asked why and I said that I didnt believe and that being homosexual, that I found the book to be vile, and offensive, they said no, I sued, and the bible was banned from lessons in school.
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Yes- because it was necessary that we understand certain teachings while reading "The Crucible" by Arthur C. Miller and "Inherit the Wind" by Author I Don't Remember. Even as a conservative Christian, I'd rather not have the Bible taught in a public school. I'd rather not have it denounced either, mind you. The state rules in one sphere, the church in another. When they get mixed up, you get bad results.
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at the time i was catholic and i didn't like it being in school. however now that i'm older i think if it's used in a literature class i don't have a problem with it, so long as other holy books can be used as well [for analytical purposes of literary elements not in being that it's fiction or not] it opens up a few doors to cultures and makes people slightly more open minded
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