Re: Government Funded Channel Teaches Bible

On Jul 22, 11:25=A0am, c...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Cary Kittrell) wrote:
> In article
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> The_Carpathia <writing...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
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> > So, to all those that think government funded entities cannot teach
> > about Scripture, there is a PBS do***entary coming out November....
>
>
>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/orl-exodus2108jul21,0...
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> > The do***entary will suggest that the Bible's stories are not true;
> > however, they will be teaching about those Bible stories.
>
> > So, I must ask....is PBS violation a suggested "separation of church
> > and state," being a government funded entity that is teaching about
> > Scripture (even expressing an opinion on interpretation) with federal
> > funding?
>
> They aren't teaching religion.
>
> They're broadcsting about science, just as NOVA has done for years and
ye=
ars.
>
> In this case the science involved isn't even very new; I've
> been hearing this stuff for archaeologists and historians
> and Biblical scholars for years. =A0If you had gone through
> a Biblical studies with a slightly...less blinkered perspective, you
> would have been exposed to it too.
>
> Many of these scholars, incidentally, Jews and Christians --
> not everyone has a faith which demands that every story
> in the Bible or the Pentateuch be literally true.
>
> -- cary

Exactly.  You didn't read my post, apparently.  This government paid
channel is pu****ng a PARTICULAR interpretation of Scripture.  Is this
a violation of the "separation of church and state?"  If not...why
not?

Further, if taking a particular view is not establishment, why would
there be a requirement for teachers to teach it from all sides?  If
they must do so, PBS is wrong here, too...right?

Kenneth Clifton
christiansuperhero.com