CoilyFields
Well-Known Member
Ok bear with me...this is my "stream of consciousness" type reply lol
This is a greater question of tolerance. Though I will not "persecute" someone of another faith/belief system, do I not extend to them the same rights that I have? If I want my religion taught in school...do I say yes to all or risk saying no to some (which may result in mine being banned also?)
And I do see this as being an all or nothing argument. If they teach about no religions it may also be depriving a child of their first introduction to Christianity...but then again,as taught in school, do I believe that the teachers will teach Christianity correctly or will it just be lumped in with others as "mythology" and discarded? (hurting more than helping)
Witchcraft has such a harsh connotation...but then...what about the other religions that we are silent about? is Judaism or Islam not as much of a threat? What about Hinduism? Is there an uproar about these being taught in school? I went to a private school so I can't speak about the public sector but we learned about all of the "major world religions". It was taught from a historical viewpoint and was informative (it sparked my interest in Christian apologetics) giving me my first and only knowledge about how other religions operate. (its not something we learn about in Sunday School lol). I grouped it with a lot of the other information that I learned that I dont live by but would be helpful to know about at some point in life.
But then...hearing this Wicca...I was just reminded about Homosexual marriage. I believe it is wrong according to the Word of God and I do not want to extend the "same rights" to them as I enjoy. I will freely "descriminate" in the arena of marriage. We as Christians are called to establish Gods word in the earth. I definately dont want them to add Wicca to the curriculum but if I had to choose between accepting ALL being taught or none...ok Im still not sure! lol Im leaning toward banning them all...because once again...this will eventually come down to "teach all or teach none."
This is a greater question of tolerance. Though I will not "persecute" someone of another faith/belief system, do I not extend to them the same rights that I have? If I want my religion taught in school...do I say yes to all or risk saying no to some (which may result in mine being banned also?)
And I do see this as being an all or nothing argument. If they teach about no religions it may also be depriving a child of their first introduction to Christianity...but then again,as taught in school, do I believe that the teachers will teach Christianity correctly or will it just be lumped in with others as "mythology" and discarded? (hurting more than helping)
Witchcraft has such a harsh connotation...but then...what about the other religions that we are silent about? is Judaism or Islam not as much of a threat? What about Hinduism? Is there an uproar about these being taught in school? I went to a private school so I can't speak about the public sector but we learned about all of the "major world religions". It was taught from a historical viewpoint and was informative (it sparked my interest in Christian apologetics) giving me my first and only knowledge about how other religions operate. (its not something we learn about in Sunday School lol). I grouped it with a lot of the other information that I learned that I dont live by but would be helpful to know about at some point in life.
But then...hearing this Wicca...I was just reminded about Homosexual marriage. I believe it is wrong according to the Word of God and I do not want to extend the "same rights" to them as I enjoy. I will freely "descriminate" in the arena of marriage. We as Christians are called to establish Gods word in the earth. I definately dont want them to add Wicca to the curriculum but if I had to choose between accepting ALL being taught or none...ok Im still not sure! lol Im leaning toward banning them all...because once again...this will eventually come down to "teach all or teach none."