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| Topic Started: Jul 12 2009, 04:43 AM (406 Views) | |
| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Jul 12 2009, 04:43 AM Post #1 |
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Young view Bible 'as old fashioned' KNOWLEDGE of the Bible is in decline in Britain, with fewer than one in 20 people able to name all Ten Commandments and youngsters viewing the Christian holy book as "old fashioned", a survey said today. Forty per cent did not know that the tradition of exchanging Christmas presents originated from the story of the Wise Men bringing gifts for the infant Jesus, while 60 per cent could not name anything about the Good Samaritan, the Durham University study found. Youngsters were particularly disillusioned, telling researchers that the Bible was "old fashioned", "irrelevant" and for "Dot Cottons" - a reference to the church-going EastEnders' character, the National Biblical Literacy Survey 2009 showed. "It is the first recognition of something which we all knew in our gut. We knew it was there but we weren't exactly willing to face up to it," said Rev Brian D. Brown, a visiting fellow at St.John's College in Durham University. One respondent to the survey said David and Goliath was the name of a ship while another thought Daniel, who survived being thrown into the lions' den, was "The Lion King". Rev Brown said the survey showed the need to push for greater religious education among young people as knowledge of the Bible among the under-45 age group was in decline. "We have got to recognise that it (the Bible) is the foundation of our society, upon which our whole culture has been based," he said. "To understand it and to live in it you do need an understanding of the Bible." Atheists, however, were not unduly worried about the decline in the Bible's popularity. "It shows really that religion is becoming less important to people," said Pepper Harow, campaigns officer at the British Humanist Association. "The fact that people have little knowledge of the Bible perhaps suggests that it's becoming less and less relevant to people in the 21st century," she said. Despite the lack of enthusiasm about the Bible among the 900 respondents, three-quarters said they owned one and almost a third said it was significant in their lives. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25768344-23109,00.html A question for the Christians among us.  What is youtr take? Do you believe the Bible to be old fashioned? Why/why not? Personally, as an outsider looking in, I don't get it. Is the Bible not [like the Qur'an for Muslims] one of the basises of the religion? Something that has come to my attention though, is that the people in the article aren't necessarily Christian. It's just trying to claim the UK is a culturally Christian country |
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| stupidstuff | Jul 12 2009, 08:03 AM Post #2 |
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Here is a clip of a US congressman who introduced a bill to display the ten commandments at courthouses who when asked to name them managed to think of only three of them - skip to the 5-minute mark if you want to get right to it. Edited by stupidstuff, Jul 12 2009, 08:03 AM.
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| sabre | Jul 12 2009, 10:02 AM Post #3 |
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why dont they just give up in stead of trying to force them selves in through education >.> |
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| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Jul 13 2009, 08:10 AM Post #4 |
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Many would argue it's relevant. Many others would argue it's interesting. Even more would argue it's not the only thing 'pushing itself in'. Just because it's not your bag, doesn't make it any less worth knowing about. |
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| sabre | Jul 13 2009, 10:28 AM Post #5 |
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but ehy does it deserve to be taught in education? |
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| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Jul 13 2009, 12:22 PM Post #6 |
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If it's chosen, then you can't dispute it. Don't act like it's being forced into every school, (though, that does seem to be a typical hyperbole) as in many schools it being more than an elective is illegal. To use a Dawkinsesque argument. Why Drama, why music, why IT, why LOTE? 
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| sabre | Jul 13 2009, 12:58 PM Post #7 |
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wtf is lote IT. because we would all be like my grandmother otherwise drama. lmao dont know music. so the world isnt full of miley cyruses. i think you'll agree thats a valid reason |
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| Sayf Udeen Ismaeel | Jul 13 2009, 01:04 PM Post #8 |
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Languages other than English. Shouldn't it be a choice? It's mandatory in most schools here in certain years.
We can live without it though. WHY IS IT BEING PUSHED INTO SCHOOLING?
I think religion is more deserving of a place than drama. Still. Not everyone it this way inclined. |
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| Bunny | Jul 15 2009, 04:19 AM Post #9 |
A Godless life seems sweeter
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@ the title: correct. But really, it would take someone an aeon to translate the bible into something people can understand. And anyone who could do it either wouldn't want to, or speaks french. |
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| stupidstuff | Jul 16 2009, 09:47 AM Post #10 |
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I consider religion to be a valid topic for schools to spend a great deal of time on - it is a mindset/outlook/philosophy that has been, and still is, of great importance to a considerable percentage of the world's population. Go to school to get an education. I personally prefer drama class but debates about fatih, the morality of consigning more than half of all people who ever lived to Hell, humility, ritual slaughter, prayer, obedience to might, and bigotry masking as religious conviction, to name but a few related sub-issues, are deserving of thought and effort too.
Edited by stupidstuff, Jul 16 2009, 09:48 AM.
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