I'm for studying of Bible in schools as long as any conditions that allows it to have bible classes incudes Koran and other 'controversial' religions such as Wikka as well.
Scientologists should send their goon squad to schools so students can get take part in Tom Cruise Week. He's not crazy...He's passionately eccentric! And learning about Ron Hubbard would help our scientific institutions. What do we have to lose?
I went to a private military and baptist boarding school (figure that one out), then a private, baptist university. I am neither private nor baptist. Nor is my family. I'm agnostic, actually, but that's for another thread. Anyway: I could have rather easily majored in arguing with Bible-beating religious nuts, if such a major was offered. My experience at the university in particular was that it was far more interested in Christianity than anything else. That's what I get for going there. They gave me money. Lots of it. I can't fault them. I made the choice. I wouldn't have a problem with mythology/theology courses offered in public schools. Comparative mythology/theology would be of particular interest, and would make good sense. To me, at any rate. All that aside, it needs to be an elective, and NOT a required course. This is more of an ideal to me as something that makes sense if Texas schools weren't so horrible to begin with. Our law-makers have bigger worries re: laws and schooling alike than to be bickering about this at the state level. The whole world is fcking insane.
There seems to be confusion among some posters as to what the article meant by the class possibly being mandatory . It means that the schools would be required to offer the class if 15 or more students signed up - not that students would be required to take it.
