Monday, March 19, 2007
Chrisitianity in Public
Jerry Falwell has a post in which he says "...secularists and civil libertarians...want to purge Christianity from the public square..."
Who does? I've never read or heard anyone say that. "Secularists" and "civil libertarians" oppose the government expression of religion, but any individual can be as religious as he or she wants in public.
This is just demogoguery - red meat for people who don't think or read for themselves.
As an aside, I personally like the notion that religion should be taught in public schools - as history and literature. Of course, more than Christianity will need to be taught (and by teachers capable of refraining from pushing their personal beliefs). A scholarly analysis of religion is needed if people are actually going to make intelligent choices about religion and politics.
Of course, that won't fly, because people like Falwell only want their personal religion taught.
Who does? I've never read or heard anyone say that. "Secularists" and "civil libertarians" oppose the government expression of religion, but any individual can be as religious as he or she wants in public.
This is just demogoguery - red meat for people who don't think or read for themselves.
As an aside, I personally like the notion that religion should be taught in public schools - as history and literature. Of course, more than Christianity will need to be taught (and by teachers capable of refraining from pushing their personal beliefs). A scholarly analysis of religion is needed if people are actually going to make intelligent choices about religion and politics.
Of course, that won't fly, because people like Falwell only want their personal religion taught.
