The teachers I had growing up, that did not follow the Bible, I found to be rather abusive. If they can not teach the message of the Bible, then they should at least be required to live it as a example for the students.
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Welcome back, John! Long time no see!
A bit more subtle than your usual stuff, but certainly right up there with the best. It hurts my brain to try and make this sound rational; you haven't lost the touch!
The stereotype of the sadistic nun wielding a ruler with which to inflict corporal punishment on students in parochial school is an exaggeration, but the archetype has a factual basis.
Religion gives authority figures the delusion that those under them have NO rights, and that the authority figures have the right to inflict pain and misery with impunity for any reason, especially on those who are least able to defend themselves: the children.
Not only that, but as was displayed on this very board recently, there are some disturbingly violent parenting guides out there that purport to have parents beat their children in Christian love. So not only is religion (especially Christianity) not proved to be a pacifying influence, but I'd say that a good case could be made for it being a violence-inducing influence.
Personal experiences are valid data, but not nearly sufficient except to disprove a generalized statement; they are almost useless for serving as the actual justification for a generalized statement.
~David D.G.
What was it that Luther idea on children's education? Oh yeah, beat the "devil" out of the "little tyrants" so that they will accept Jesus before they could possibly die of the multiple children's diseases that roamed freely back then.
And maybe we should have your parents follow OT laws to. You know, the "bring your son before the elders and say that he is unruly and a drunk and needs to be stoned (with stones) to death" part.
The teachers I had growing up, that did not follow the Koran, I found to be rather abusive. If they can not teach the message of the Koran, then they should at least be required to live it as a example for the students.
The teachers I had growing up, that did not follow the Buddha, I found to be rather abusive. If they can not teach the message of the Buddha, then they should at least be required to live it as a example for the students.
The teachers I had growing up, that did not follow the teachings of Xenu, I found to be rather abusive. If they can not teach the message of the teachings of Xenu, then they should at least be required to live it as a example for the students.
I could do this all day, but I think I made my point.
Earlier in the post he said "... each and ever person has the same choice that Adam and Eve had. They can choose to eat from the 'tree of life' or they can 'choose the tree of death'". Then he said "You['re] teaching a 6[th] grade class, but you do not even have a third grade understanding of the Bible."
A case of the fundie pot calling the kettle black. Actually, Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Gen. 2:17). They were kicked out of the garden to prevent them from eating from the Tree of Life (Gen. 3:22). The Bible doesn't mention a "Tree of Death".
Abusive, what do you mean?, did they hit you, coerce you or just humilliate you in front of the class?. Besides, if you can´t at least live the example of the Koran or the Torah, because you´re a Christian, but like 52% of the class are either moslem or Jewish, do you have to live by example?. Perfect nonsense. I think you meant something else.
I simply cannot believe that he isn't a troll.
The first line is pretty irrelevant but I agree with the second. I came from a christian (methodist) influenced school and I found that there were the bible tumping fundies who didn't really do anything more than selectively quote scripture to their own ends.
But oops, I'm pretty sure John7R didn't mean that
And then there were the rest, christian or non-christian
I defy anyone to try to teach JohnR7 facts 8 hours a day 5 days a week and not get slightly testy when they hand his "assignments" back!
I wonder which biblical example he wants them to follow.
* stoning rebellious youths?
* mocking the stupid?
* shaving the head of immodest women?
* rubbing oil on the sick and praying?
* teaching in parables so as to deliberately confuse? (I'm not kidding, Jesus said it was to keep the unworthy out of heaven)
No. No, no, no. Fuck no. Forcing teachers to live, work, and teach the Bible would be the worst child abuse I can think of.
“The teachers I had growing up, that did not follow the Bible, I found to be rather abusive.”
really wonder what you mean by ‘abusive.’ Did they stone the inattentive? Burn the students’ food as an offering to Jehovah? Beat you with sticks? Or grade you poorly for adding the Bible to book reports about other books?
"If they can not teach the message of the Bible, then they should at least be required to live it as a example for the students.”
Wait. If i will not teach you that you should stone the cheerleader for not being a virgin, i should be forced to stone the nonvirgins?
The purpose of school is NOT to teach one religion, or any religion.
Bibbackel Compliance is your concern.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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