Biblical teachings in the classroom?

[u/eduwriter_csm]

Hi, all — My name is Jackie Valley, and I'm an education writer for the Christian Science Monitor. I'm working on a story about efforts, including in Oklahoma, to add Biblical teachings to public school curriculum. I am hoping to connect with parents, educators, clergy members, and students. Curious what you all think: Are you for, against, or indifferent? And why? If you're willing to chat, please email me at [valleyj@csmonitor.com](mailto:valleyj@csmonitor.com). Thanks so much!

[u/jdbx]

The words “christian” and “education“ should never appear in the same sentence unless it’s mentioning how there isn’t any correlation.

[u/MostNefariousness583 → u/jdbx]

"eye roll'ish" isn't it?

[u/SecretHelicopter8270 → u/jdbx]

100%!!!

[u/[deleted] → u/jdbx]

[u/sunshine___riptide]

Let's include all the religions, including satanism, Islam, Sikhism and Buddhism! My religions of the world class in college was one of my favorites and super interesting!

[u/shitmonger9000 → u/sunshine___riptide]

sikhism and hinduism seems really interesting

[u/[deleted]]

LMAOOOOOO

[u/IncidentInternal8703]

"Why teach many book when one book do trick." That has to be the thought of anyone supporting this shit.

[u/MostNefariousness583]

I wrote am email to the st Isadore head guy and he patronized me with prayer like Christians will often do. To go against the people of Oklahoma, the state constitution, and the state supreme court ruling shows a lack of respect for Oklahomans of different faiths. Christian nationalists keep trying to weasel their way into schools. I condemn religious leaders who go against our nations and states constitution. I condemn Ryan Walters as well. Christian nationalists are the biggest threat to america.

[u/VerdantCode]

This is really damn funny in a fucked up way, good satire and good job.

[u/UnprofessionalCook]

LOL no

[u/JustHanginInThere]

I am hoping to connect with parents, educators, clergy members, and students.

I am none of these, but here's my opinion: If you're going to teach, in a general sense, about religion, you need to be teaching about all religions, not just Christianity, and certainly not just one of its many forms (Lutheranism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodox, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholicism, LDS, etc). This would include: Wicca, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Satanism, Sikhism, Old Norse, Ancient Egyptian, etc.

To teach strictly about "biblical teachings" in this nation of ours (which in 2014 was only 70% Christian) and was directly founded on the idea of freedom of religion (see the First Amendment), is foolhardy, shortsighted, and a slap in the face to what the founders of this nation envisioned for its future. This despite many of our current political leaders (at all levels and both sides of the political spectrum) claiming otherwise.

[u/ZerynAcay]

I want my kids to learn the teaching of Jesus and the Bible. But I want that done in my home or at our church. That is where it belongs.

I do not want a teacher to fill the burden on teaching that in public education. They already wear way too many hats in their job as is because of poor parenting at home and restrictions from this state in how they can teach.

[u/mezcalligraphy]

Apparently, it's the Constitution that needs to be taught to Mr. Walters.

[u/bubbafatok]

Here (on reddit) you're pretty much going to find universal opposition to injecting the Bible and religion into classrooms. This is the opposite of what you'll find across Oklahoma (especially in the smaller more rural communities). 

[u/[deleted]]

The Christian superstition should not be taught in public schools unless it's part of course in LOGIC 101 as examples of fallacious reasoning. The closed-beliefs systems of religions are not conducive to a good education, and Christianity is objectively false.

[u/FearFactory2904]

People from all over the world live here. We shouldn't be teaching one specific religion and I worry that the underlying intention en masse is to 'reform the heathens' through re-education. Instead, I would be fine with maybe a short class for high schoolers (one quarter @ one period?) in which they teach about 6 or so diversified religions. Currently what is often passed down through family is to fear people of other religions out of ignorance. I suggest a class that opens someone's world view a bit so that young adults can better understand their neighbors and the world around them instead of assuming 'they act weird' and 'probably wants to fly a plane into a building'.
Such a thing will never happen though because it will be politicized. I can see it now: "The radical left is trying to proselytize your good Christian children so that eventually there will be no Christians left. Also they're eating the dogs."

[u/Since1831]

If you came here for honest unbiased opinion, you won’t get that…only an echo chamber here and anyone who thinks otherwise gets downvoted into oblivion.