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The Arizona House this week voted to allow high schools to offer a class called “The Bible and Its Influence on Western Culture,” which would focus on how the Old and New Testaments have influenced everything from law to literature. According to the Arizona Republic, five states already provide similar classes: Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina and Oklahoma.
Bible class: Arizona House says OK in high schools ~~~ As parables? Myths? Literal truth?
Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:01 PM EST
Article Source: The L.A. Times
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The Arizona bill's opponents don't dispute that the Bible is a ripe topic for academic study. But some lawmakers predict a constitutional challenge, particularly because the course would not cover other religious texts. In fact, the Arizona House voted down an amendment that would have allowed schools to explore the Book of Mormon's role in Western culture.
What about the differences between Christian sects? The Quran? The Vedas old oldest sacred texts? Theravada, Mahayana, Tibetan texts of Buddhism, the Sutras? Maybe a study of Midrash and cabala? Zoroastrianism? etc
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#1 - Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:08 PM ESTAZ's maniacal legislative majority seems to be a source of unlimited moronic machinations ?
There - I feel better now.
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