tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post1978493133196296990..comments2023-08-29T09:09:11.378-05:00Comments on Interested: Poll on religion finds ignoranceInterestedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11815695119406091177noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post-27985957737770214382010-10-02T11:16:30.050-05:002010-10-02T11:16:30.050-05:00My wife took the test and whats funny is, she got ...My wife took the test and whats funny is, she got the same two wrong as I did.Rick bhttp://www.coffeehouse-journal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post-13563809350444016462010-10-01T12:43:41.247-05:002010-10-01T12:43:41.247-05:00Here is why I missed it, I listen to tons of talk ...Here is why I missed it, I listen to tons of talk radio, I listen to both sides, The Libs, and the conservative side. Some times it gets confusing trying to figure out if they are saying, this is being taught as fact or if they are trying get get this pushed through to be a law. So like I said, I knew at one time they could read the Bible as a book to be viewed simply as literature. I just thought it was since changed.Rick bhttp://www.coffeehouse-journal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post-42377486937571397382010-10-01T12:31:42.028-05:002010-10-01T12:31:42.028-05:00It is interesting that you missed the one about th...It is interesting that you missed the one about the teacher reading the bible. I was a teacher and then later a librarian. I used many stories from the bible in my classes. Some are interesting examples of 1st century writing. Even my principal told me I couldn't do it so I had to get the info to let her know it is acceptable. What is not acceptable is to teach a particular religion or lead a class in prayer or bible study. Using it as literature is perfectly okay. So don't fell bad about that one, most of the country thinks the same way.Interestedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815695119406091177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post-88174124231744533532010-10-01T12:18:56.054-05:002010-10-01T12:18:56.054-05:00Well one question was about the supreme court, It ...Well one question was about the supreme court, It said something like, can teachers read from the Bible in school, yes or no. I said no, it was yes. I knew at one time they were allowed, But I thought from everything I have heard that it changed. <br /><br />The other one was about which religions teaches nirvana. I know very little about that, out of the 3 choices I knew the one that it was not, so the other 2 were 50/50 guess.Rick bhttp://www.coffeehouse-journal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post-82074072223021773332010-10-01T11:42:29.801-05:002010-10-01T11:42:29.801-05:00Rick I'm surprised you missed 2. You do a lot ...Rick I'm surprised you missed 2. You do a lot more study and reading than most christians. My born-again daughter couldn't answer 8 of the questions. She has a college degree but she reads nothing except the bible and then only the parts that her preacher uses in his sermons.Interestedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815695119406091177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post-53757514854942550442010-10-01T11:20:13.988-05:002010-10-01T11:20:13.988-05:00I took the 15 question quiz and got 2 wrong.I took the 15 question quiz and got 2 wrong.rickbeaudin@gmail.comhttp://www.coffeehouse-journal.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post-30364489750421895282010-10-01T08:39:47.485-05:002010-10-01T08:39:47.485-05:00I remember reading some research on the Public vs ...I remember reading some research on the Public vs Christian school when I was still teaching. As I recall the study showed that the first years (through 6th grade) showed a marked difference. Then in middle and high school the gap was closed. I think, if I remember correctly, the weakness in the Christian schools was in science and math in the later grades. I will look for the study, I may still have it.Interestedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815695119406091177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post-22739968904127924942010-09-30T22:14:11.691-05:002010-09-30T22:14:11.691-05:00Here is something that provides an interesting con...Here is something that provides an interesting contrast to both the poll and my previous comment:<br /><br />I have been a teacher at both a public school and a Christian school. My sister taught at a public school and 2 different Montessori schools (she currently owns a Montessori school). My youngest brother attended both public and Christian high schools. And I have met many kids who were attending public schools, others who were attending Christian schools, and still others who were being home-schooled. So, based on all of this, I have found that kids in Christian schools are generally smarter than kids in public schools, and the academic level of Christian schools generally surpasses that of public schools. And, IMO, those who are home-schooled (most of who are in Christian families) seem to be generally smarter than both.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146601338956701881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686734313558720143.post-21227857456557216752010-09-30T21:58:37.845-05:002010-09-30T21:58:37.845-05:00Actually, I am not surprised at this poll. Many Ch...Actually, I am not surprised at this poll. Many Christians in the West today are largely biblically illiterate. I attended a Christian university (as well as a State university and a Community College), and I assumed that all the students there had read the Bible several times through, likely in different versions/translations, as I had. I was shocked to find out that most of them (who had come from Christian homes) had never even read the entire Bible! <br /><br />It also seems to me that most Western Christians don't generally study other religions. Apparently, they don't seem to have much interest in doing so. Not only that, but many Western Christians seem to be uninterested in studying (at a deeper level) Christian theology, and they are usually not at all interested in apologetics. It has been my experience that too many Christians seem interested only in feel-good stories, 'Christian' entertainment, miracles and healings. Their theological and doctrinal study seems too often to be very 'surface-level,' IMO. Contemporary Christian music, which is played on Christian radio stations, reflects this 'surface level' theology. Joel Osteen, who has the largest church in the U.S., reflects this as well, since he is (IMO) much more of a motivational speaker than he is a preacher...and his knowledge of other religions is extremely limited, as evidenced in his interview on Larry King Live, for instance.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146601338956701881noreply@blogger.com