Monthly Archives January 2008

Should the Bible be taught in school?

Teach Satanism in schools?!! What an odd thought, but, yes, the Bible should be taught in schools. It already is, of course, as it is difficult to teach literature without running into biblical references. The Bible has been the most influential book in the past 2,000 years of Western civilization. How can history be taught [...]

The Bible has some good stuff

The story of creation is a great story. Probably invented over time by early people to answer the philosophical questions, “How did I get here? How did this come into being?” Three thousand years ago the answer that caught on in the Middle East was the notion that a single supreme being created the earth [...]

Is the Bible bad?

Is the Bible bad?
How could anyone say that after it has been called “The Good Book” for so many years? There is much to be said for it but there is also much to be said against it. It is certainly to be respected for the tremendous influence it has had on Western civilization [...]