Ya know somethin WarMachine? You make a lot of sense. If everyone were to know a little bit of something about all religions, it would cease to be a problem of "Teaching Johnny about Islam, but not Christianity."Well said.Very well said. Personally, my sophmore early US history teacher didn't give a d**n about what he said. He voiced his opinion the first day of class when he said,"You people are in high school, you should be able to handle what I say in here without running to mommy." He'd been giving that speech for 15 years. So anyway......Erm...oh yea, we discussed the war and how religion came in to play and such, without having to worry about some religious extremist group coming in and complaining. It was interesting.He showed us how religion played into Early US History, and I was not so surprised to find that Catholicism and Christianity had a great deal of influence in the forging of this great nation. I find it rather stupid that teachers are worried about teaching their lessons...So the entire point of this thing is...SUCK IT UP!

Originally Posted by WarMachine

There were plenty of interesting oppourtunities in my highschool to talk about religion but our teachers were always hush on the subject for fear of being sued or fired. Nobody has to offend everyone else, but we shouldn't be going crazy sugar coating everything. Quality education and it's pervasiveness in society will one day make things better, just like dan quayle says, "the future holds a better tomorrow"

Though there's a lot of political correctness BS where I live, I've not heard of teachers fearing for their jobs when addressing this issue.

Originally Posted by C/1Lt Henderson

He showed us how religion played into Early US History, and I was not so surprised to find that Catholicism and Christianity had a great deal of influence in the forging of this great nation.

Like when the pilgrims landed on Fraggle Rock?

Originally Posted by C/1Lt Henderson

,"You people are in high school, you should be able to handle what I say in here without running to mommy."

I hope he was also able to handle criticism of his views without resorting to punishments

Erm, I was thinking more along the lines of the forcefull conversion of Native Americans to Christianity...And the Spanish forcing of the Native Americans to Catholicism...but sure...And he didnt get any criticism...He only got thanks for being such an understanding teacher...Most other teachers would have simply avoided the issue, but he was confident enough in us to trust us with handling it.We felt trusted, therefore, we didnt let him down.

People stay out of talking about things like this in schools in fear of offending people. Perfect example, in my district we used to call christmas break our winter vacation. Some sensitive parents felt that christmas wasn't fair to those who weren't christian and the district calls it winter break. I have no idea why that's a big deal, no one cared. But it's an example of the little things that are done that can seriously question the intellect and maturity that people have in this country these days.

And the tolerance.