alt.education

On Apr 13, 12:49 pm, Christopher A. Lee wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:44:27 GMT, Preventer of Work
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> wrote:
> >jcon wrote:
> >> Thank you for ruining my day by bringing this to my attention.
> >> For the record, the simple statement "A civics textbook
> >> invokes 'Original Sin'" would have been enough for me.
>
> >> The sad thing is that the textbook authors are too stupid
> >> to even understand the irony of the phrase "lead the
> >> students in voluntary prayer".
>
> >"lead the students in voluntary prayer" - I almost spit laughing when I
> >read that line.
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> >Sounds like this argument for god:
>
> >1) We make you pray.
> >2) It is voluntary.
> >3) Therefore, god exists.
>
> People have short memories.
>
> There was rioting and death in nineteenth century Philadelphia because
> Catholic kids were forced to read from the Protestant Bible and listen
> to Protestant Bible readings.
>
> Those who objected were subjected to the same barrage of bigoted
> falsehoods that those who object today, are.

People also forget that some of the most passionate arguments
for separation of church and state came from Baptists, because
they knew a state religion would be Anglican.

Or that some suggested the new country should have
complete freedom of religion - except for Catholicism.

The Founding Fathers got it right, and these people
keep trying to f&%$ with it.

-jc