Bible in the Schools

There's an article in TIME magazine about why we should allow non-preachy Bible study in our schools. Their reasoning is that the Bible and Christianity are major forces in the world therefore we should study them. I believe that's not enough to warrant such a viewpoint. High school is about preparing those young adults for the future and giving them limited instruction just isn't enough. Its not that I'm opposed to learning about the Bible in a historical perspective, its just that given the short time of high school and the state of the world right now, I believe that giving a class based on the religious text of only one of the world's major religions is a mistake. We should be expanding minds in high school to give them a taste of the wide world so they can make their own decisions, not furthering our own beliefs.

There is also the issue that Bible study in our schools doesn't do justice to the millions of non-Christians in the country. Therefore, its better, if you're going to have a class about religious text then should learn about all the different texts, the ways they've been used for good and bad over the millennium, the ways in which people change them and the different viewpoints that people learn from them and use them. In this way, we can give our young minds the proper tools to make decisions for themselves.

Signed,

Open Minds