tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post8923179572754345160..comments2023-11-10T09:15:40.084-08:00Comments on The Friends of Jake: Is there a religious right to ignorance?Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-12295048318111515632009-09-14T14:15:49.575-07:002009-09-14T14:15:49.575-07:00heh, heh... ::snort::
I figured ;->heh, heh... ::snort::<br /><br />I figured ;->Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-48810532477554858442009-09-14T08:52:20.341-07:002009-09-14T08:52:20.341-07:00David, David. It was an INTENTIONAL setup!David, David. It was an INTENTIONAL setup!IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-62287029783771354662009-09-14T07:04:52.016-07:002009-09-14T07:04:52.016-07:00"Is there a religious right to ignorance?&quo...<i>"Is there a religious right to ignorance?"</i><br /><br />Dunno. But I sure see more than a fair share of ignorance on the Religious Right...<br /><br />(sorry IT, but that was a blatant setup ;)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-51372504508327308122009-09-12T21:41:24.658-07:002009-09-12T21:41:24.658-07:00There's no such thing as "Christian compa...There's no such thing as "Christian comparative religion": it's Either/Or!<br /><br />[I briefly taught (what was essentially a) Comparative Religion at a Catholic university (w/ a diverse student body, of many/no faith). I made clear my own <i>personal</i> POV: I'm a Christian of the Episcopal variety. I invited them to examine my instruction for any bias thereby. At the same time, I told them that while they were each inevitably going to bring their own belief-systems to bear on the curriculum, they were nevertheless enjoined to approach the material <i>as objectively as possible</i> (and that, more importantly, no one's perspective, including my own, was any more "correct" than anyone else's. We ALL have to be on our guard for unfair biases). This can be a tough nut to crack! ;-/]JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-62627250665654469282009-09-08T11:39:51.820-07:002009-09-08T11:39:51.820-07:00Morality is not linked necessarily to faith. THat...Morality is not linked necessarily to faith. THat's part of the problem.IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-30336105529571236252009-09-07T16:24:38.705-07:002009-09-07T16:24:38.705-07:00A member of my parish who is a retired teacher and...A member of my parish who is a retired teacher and consultant shared a copy of the outline of the course for the elementary grades. It is very well balanced. My one concern is that its pedagogical methodology speaks of religion as a "cultural phenomenon", and there's some language there that suggests an agnostic, if not atheistic, bias.<br /><br />The Drummondville challenge was rural, old-school RCs who object to the basic idea of even mentioning other religions in the classroom.<br /><br />The more interesting challenge is still in the courts, brought by Loyola High School, down the street from me in Montreal, where my warden's son is a student. This is a Jesuit school in a very multi-cultural neighborhood, and has for decades included a comparative religion class. They object to the prescribed class because it forbids them from teaching the subject from a Christian perspective (and by that, they don't mean "all these other religions are false and unenlightened, and it's our duty to convert them to the truth"), and because it forbids them from teaching about morality.Jim Prattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-55080940764697981992009-09-05T22:16:06.585-07:002009-09-05T22:16:06.585-07:00We teach comparative religion in my Catholic Schoo...We teach comparative religion in my Catholic School. It is a matter of critical thinking. <br /><br />On the other hand it is good to know that stupidity is not yet illegal.Frank Remkiewicz aka “Tree”https://www.blogger.com/profile/00501821790434895826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-26026653229236722042009-09-05T18:07:20.707-07:002009-09-05T18:07:20.707-07:00Yah --as chaplain at a school, I designed curricul...Yah --as chaplain at a school, I designed curriculum that included the traditions of other religions.... you would have thought I was promoting satanism....<br /><br />This hits the nail on the head --the right to ignorance!!!! FEH!it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.com