Brilliant? Hardly!!
I guess theists find these two questions "brilliant":
-Why do I have to swear on the Bible in court when the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed outside?
-Why is it our children can't read the Bible in school, but they can in prison?
(note: the capitalization is not mine. I copy/pasted.)
I think these are supposed to provoke thought or something. I came up with this:
First of all, no one has to swear on a bible in court. You take an oath (unless you're in Philly, or the Carolina's), no bible involved. So... that question is stupid.
Second, if you want your children to read a bible in a strictly religious context, send them to a PRIVATE school. I'm pretty sure I haven't heard much to-do about Muslin children not being able to read the Koran or Jewish children not being able to read the Torah. If I thought for a second that teachers could use those books as a teaching tool (much like we read The Odyssey), I would have absolutely no problem with kids reading the bible in a public school. But in-theory and in-practice are two different things.
If I didn't get these things from relatives whom I love very much, I would reply to them much the same as I've replied here.
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Comment by Kris Feenstra on May 15, 2011 at 6:18pm -
In what school can't you read the Bible? When I went to school, you could read whatever you wanted between classes, on lunch break, or during a study period if you had one. You just couldn't read it during a teacher's class because it's completely disrespectful to the teacher conducting the class. I'd wager there are times in prison where you also have to put the Bible down and comply with the regulations and schedule of that institution.
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Comment by Mallory on May 15, 2011 at 6:56pm -
@Kris- Since praying/the bible/mention of god are all basically interchangeable to some theists when it comes to public school, the question is purposefully vague. I think it's supposed to have meant "Why can't our children STUDY the bible during publicly-funded class time, but can read it/study it/pray in prison?" Since it's worded in such a 'simple' way, it makes it seem like it's profound and deep when really it's a stupid question.
@Lara- Yeah. It is a stupid comparison.
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