Kudos to N.C. Sen. Stan Bingham for sponsoring a bill that would bring Bible courses to the list of electives offered in public schools. See the Feb. 28 edition of The Daily Advance.
Students can benefit from a variety of courses, especially those that expose them to the concepts that made our nation strong and prosperous — honesty, hard work, patience, making good use of available resources, taking care of your family, an honest day’s pay for an honest day of labor. Labor and pay are directly related to demand and supply — two key concepts covered in economics classes. Those are non-religious concepts for students to learn in taxpayer-supported school electives.
Proverbs, whether people accept or reject Christianity, and many other books of the Bible provide wisdom young people need and guidelines that will steer them away from life’s most destructive forces. It could also lead them to become productive citizens in a country always seeking the most lofty state of being — self sufficiency.
KESHA WILLIAMS
Elizabeth City
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Won't work, 1st amendment
The government is prohibited from recognizing one religious establishment over another. Read the first amendment to the constitution. So What of the Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Jehovah’s Witness, Mormon, some of the Native Americans that we haven’t killed off yet, how can you teach from the bible only and not the others that are not christian and remain within the civil rights of all the children who attend those schools. Can't be done without teaching it all. What about the rights of atheists, they are citizens too, and have to be afforded the same level of civil rights as all other citizens. I don't want the government or the school system teaching my children their beliefs, nor do I want the government to get the idea that they can just start throwing out the "Bill of Rights" Will you sacrifice any of your inalienable-rights?
Education in this country began with The Bible
and I believe it has been absent far too long. No, I don't believe any child should be forced to take the class (other than by a parent). Nothing better could be happening for our schools. It will serve us well.
The first settlers of this
The first settlers of this great country were educated in other places besides the church. Education gleaned from a religious hand-book belongs exactly where that hand-book is; in the church!
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