Comments on: Preaching what they don’t know http://bligbi.com/2007/03/17/preaching-what-they-dont-know/ The ramblings of a non-apologetic militant atheist mom doing time in the lonestar state on atheism, religion, feminism, politics and current events. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:32:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Saint Gasoline » Blog Archive » The Problem of Ignorance http://bligbi.com/2007/03/17/preaching-what-they-dont-know/#comment-957 Saint Gasoline » Blog Archive » The Problem of Ignorance Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:36:53 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/03/17/preaching-what-they-dont-know/#comment-957 [...] that would otherwise provoke a lot of doubt. As Bligbi points out in a recent blog entry, a great number of Americans are woefully ignorant of the content of the Bible. The post mentions a book by Stephen Prothero, Religious Literacy, which shows that many Christians [...] [...] that would otherwise provoke a lot of doubt. As Bligbi points out in a recent blog entry, a great number of Americans are woefully ignorant of the content of the Bible. The post mentions a book by Stephen Prothero, Religious Literacy, which shows that many Christians [...]

]]> By: Saint Gasoline » Archive » Coincidence? http://bligbi.com/2007/03/17/preaching-what-they-dont-know/#comment-625 Saint Gasoline » Archive » Coincidence? Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:16:02 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/03/17/preaching-what-they-dont-know/#comment-625 [...] that would otherwise provoke a lot of doubt. As Bligbi points out in a recent blog entry, a great number of Americans are woefully ignorant of the content of the Bible. The post mentions a book by Stephen Prothero, Religious Literacy, which shows that many [...] [...] that would otherwise provoke a lot of doubt. As Bligbi points out in a recent blog entry, a great number of Americans are woefully ignorant of the content of the Bible. The post mentions a book by Stephen Prothero, Religious Literacy, which shows that many [...]

]]> By: The Exterminator http://bligbi.com/2007/03/17/preaching-what-they-dont-know/#comment-488 The Exterminator Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:35:00 +0000 http://bligbi.com/2007/03/17/preaching-what-they-dont-know/#comment-488 I agree with you wholeheartedly. On the surface, Prothero's suggestion looks reasonable. However, does he also recommend a special Western-culture course in Greek/Roman mythology, the History of Drama, or World Music? No, of course not! Because regardless of what devious language he uses, his agenda is ramming the bible down the throats of public school children. And I'm really sick and tired of religious types talking about what great literature the bible is. Yes, there are some beautiful passages in various books. But there's also plenty of inartistic crap. Could anyone read the dry-as-the-desert rulebooks Leviticus and Deuteronomy, and not be bored out of his or her mind? The first book of Chronicles is loaded with uninteresting lists. The gospel of Luke? At least half of the minor prophets? Most of the non-Pauline epistles? Yawn. I agree with you wholeheartedly.

On the surface, Prothero’s suggestion looks reasonable. However, does he also recommend a special Western-culture course in Greek/Roman mythology, the History of Drama, or World Music? No, of course not! Because regardless of what devious language he uses, his agenda is ramming the bible down the throats of public school children.

And I’m really sick and tired of religious types talking about what great literature the bible is. Yes, there are some beautiful passages in various books. But there’s also plenty of inartistic crap. Could anyone read the dry-as-the-desert rulebooks Leviticus and Deuteronomy, and not be bored out of his or her mind? The first book of Chronicles is loaded with uninteresting lists. The gospel of Luke? At least half of the minor prophets? Most of the non-Pauline epistles? Yawn.

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