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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:46 AM Original message |
Bible reading requirement at Boca schools sparks debate (Fl Duh...... |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. Did they specify which version? |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 11:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
48. Many fundies (that don't read the bibile) |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
61. Oh Brother... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:38 PM Response to Reply #61 |
80. I'm sure many DU'ers |
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MASSAFRA (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. What American literature |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. You know all that American Literature that deals with |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:30 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. AP exams do ask this |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
37. Bull.. A person does not need to read the Bible to understand |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 09:35 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I don't consider it bull |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #38 |
59. I agree that it's important, but reading Genesis is not the best way. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:07 PM Response to Reply #59 |
64. I state in this thread that I think reading only Genesis is bogus |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:20 PM Response to Reply #37 |
70. I agree and as an Atheist this scares the shit out of me. Theo Fascism |
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jwcomer (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 03:08 PM Response to Reply #70 |
77. Not even for a wedding? |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 12:37 AM Response to Reply #77 |
119. not extreme in the least n/t |
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BornLeft (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 07:05 PM Response to Reply #77 |
137. No, extreme |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 02:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
76. Poe? Maybe not. But you'd be lost in Moby Dick without it. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
81. Poe |
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BornLeft (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 07:16 PM Response to Reply #81 |
138. I like Pho. :) n/t |
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manic expression (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 07:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
139. Hmm... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
27. "Mein Kampf." (NT) |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:10 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. This was required reading for me in my AP history class |
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SemperEadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
43. when did the bible become American literature? |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
62. Good question! |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
113. Shakespeare? |
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Adrian Luca (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. I can't really see the problem here |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. You are being facetious, correct? |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Nonfacetiously, I think it's OK |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The problem here as with all right wing agendas is, |
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Adrian Luca (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:49 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Wicca...the ancient 55 year-old religion |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
71. I hate to tell you but all Religion is Mythology. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
73. wiccan, pagan, it predates christianity |
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Adrian Luca (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:53 PM Response to Reply #73 |
102. Typical ignorance |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:37 PM Response to Reply #102 |
111. should i say "typical" know-it-all? |
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Adrian Luca (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 08:56 AM Response to Reply #111 |
126. I know you are, but what am I? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 09:19 AM Response to Reply #126 |
127. Wicca isn't an ancient religion |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
82. Genesis |
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jukes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Jim Lane |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 03:14 AM Response to Reply #25 |
121. As I said, I'm an agnostic |
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Adrian Luca (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. You're kidding...right? |
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jukes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
28. i don't think an entire summer |
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LibInternationalist (861 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:16 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. oh please, an entire summer? |
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rayofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 11:50 AM Response to Reply #30 |
129. I'm with you... |
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meti57b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. I recall in high school, we had a class in Greek and Roman mythology.... |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:22 AM Response to Reply #33 |
45. I agree. Add "Christian mythology" to Greek and Roman... |
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ballcap1776 (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
90. Exactly! |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You don't need the old testament to understand "The Grapes of Wrath" |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Actually, I disagree with this |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
35. Grapes of Wrath and the Bible |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #35 |
41. It was the only REQUIRED reading. Other assignments were optional. |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. No Kidding... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:00 PM Response to Reply #41 |
86. Poe |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
57. Grapes of Wrath is based on the Biblical story of Exodus |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
58. Incidentally, here in OKlahoma the book was Verboten as well |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
84. "You sure don't need the old testament |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. This is a violation. |
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jukes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. post #4 reex |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
53. Okay, I'll take those off my reading list... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
9. This doesn't even make sense from a literature POV |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
88. I'd say Genesis, Exodus |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:42 PM Response to Reply #88 |
97. Ha! Very much an agreement Xemasab |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 07:35 AM Response to Reply #88 |
124. Of course, for Shakespeare, you'll want the Bible HE read: |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 12:06 PM Response to Reply #124 |
130. King James Bible |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
13. The Bible selections are the ONLY required reading. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. BB -- I'm on your side! |
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DrRang (415 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Lost allusions |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I also think this is why Shakespeare should be studied |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
63. If they're going to study Midsummer's Night Dream then they need to |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Johnaries, I'm a Pagan, actually a Celtic/Feri Pagan |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 02:28 PM Response to Reply #65 |
74. I could tell by your avatar. My ex was also. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:39 PM Response to Reply #74 |
96. Thank you for the "belatement"! |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 11:39 PM Response to Reply #96 |
115. She called herself a "kitchen witch". |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 06:58 AM Response to Reply #115 |
122. ha! Yeah, and Yule is another one |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 11:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
117. See post #110 |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
51. Hahahaha |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:13 PM Response to Reply #51 |
68. God, I need a nap |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:15 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. It's too late for that, I hope. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 06:59 AM Response to Reply #69 |
123. It is! My SPAZZINESS IS THERE FOR ALL TO SEE! |
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GOPFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
14. Here's the key: |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Again, I agree |
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trapper914 (796 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. From the same story |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
104. I caught that too, and I agree with you |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:45 AM Response to Original message |
18. Fine - let 'em read it |
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bdot (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. We never had summer reading. |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:33 AM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Perhaps, Bdot, if you had done some reading ... |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:10 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. In my day, we didn't have Summer Reading, either. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:35 PM Response to Reply #34 |
92. LOL!!! |
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pissed_American (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
26. Type-O... |
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ballcap1776 (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
93. Allusion in literature, from Websters |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:54 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. I could be wrong, professor, |
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pissed_American (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 08:49 AM Response to Reply #94 |
125. You are correct |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 11:30 AM Response to Reply #125 |
128. I thought that's what you meant |
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femmecahors (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
31. Unfortunately . . . |
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Bridget Burke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:14 AM Response to Reply #31 |
44. I went to Public School & took Catechism classes on Saturday. |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
72. Catholics aren't taught to study the Bible |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:45 PM Response to Reply #72 |
98. I had CCD and taught it, and we did indeed study the Bible |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:55 PM Response to Reply #72 |
103. Let me be one more person to verify this ... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 09:50 PM Response to Reply #103 |
107. I was raised Catholic, and definitely was encouraged to study the bible |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 07:04 PM Response to Reply #107 |
136. I think it's outside influence. |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 06:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
134. same for the study of any European literature |
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ovidsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
32. Only ONE required reading assignment? Genesis? |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:01 AM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Totally, it's got tons of churches, a part of downtown is called |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
36. The assignment is part of a long list of required stuff to come later. |
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demo dutch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
39. Here we go, in a place like Boca it'll be a matter of time before the |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
46. Never read the Bible, but always aced my American Lit classes |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 11:19 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. And I've read the bible several times, which is to a large part the |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
67. I've passed lit tests without reading the actual text we were studying |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:16 PM Response to Reply #67 |
105. It's the EXCUSE for the assignment |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 09:48 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. I can see your point, and one certainly doesn't have to READ the bible |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #106 |
110. In America, I think it's very difficult to be unfamiliar |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:46 PM Response to Reply #110 |
114. You're definitely right that knowledge of greek myths etc. is less common |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 11:52 PM Response to Reply #114 |
116. Lol! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 12:14 AM Response to Reply #116 |
118. yep, you hit the nail on the head |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #114 |
135. student at a Christian college formed a group to work at coffee houses |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
89. You obviously have SOME understanding |
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getmeouttahere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
49. I can't believe what I'm hearing.... |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
50. assignment will prepare students for much of American literature |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:56 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Nonsense... |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:12 PM Response to Reply #55 |
66. Uncle Tom's Cabin |
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MrPrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #66 |
91. You walked Right Into that one! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #91 |
95. the idea that slavery is un-christian is one of the main themes of UTC |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:43 PM Response to Reply #91 |
112. Mickey Spillane |
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oneold1-4u (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
54. A basic study of Koran |
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sleipnir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
56. If they are going to study literature they should read all the Bible. |
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CarefullyLiberal (182 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
60. That's ridiculous and bigoted |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
75. I don't have a problem with this. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:48 PM Response to Reply #75 |
99. Definitely -- all of the Judeo-Christian allegory |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
78. American Gothic Literature stems from Puritanical backlash. Is this how |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
79. Not A Bad Idea If Done Right |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:49 PM Response to Reply #79 |
100. I think it was Carolina (Chapel Hill to all of the non-NCers) n/t |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
83. Are they trying to bore the kids to death? |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:50 PM Response to Reply #83 |
101. And Person X begat Person Y who begat Person B who begat |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 12:09 PM Response to Reply #101 |
131. actually it can be fun |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
85. I received more bang for my buck by studying the Greek and Roman pagan |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
87. I'm very much in favor of this |
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barackmyworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
108. I am FAR from a fundie or xtian at all and I agree |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 12:10 PM Response to Reply #108 |
132. Anybody find the text of the reading list |
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SlipperySlope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 06:32 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. I would like to see it too... |
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jayctravis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
109. The Bible is certainly literature. |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
120. The Greatest Story Ever Sold, people still buying into it. n/t |
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