Religion in public schools has been a reoccurring issue for many years, whether it's Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, or any other belief. I chose to read a web article about it because it is something that is considered "taboo" to inquire about at school. Most religious based web articles or books are typically bias towards the authors beliefs. The website I found made it clear that they are unbiased. The site reads:
"There are millions of religious web sites on the Internet. Almost all promote a single viewpoint -- that of the webmaster or of the sponsoring denomination. This web site is different. Our goal is to help religious people understand the great diversity of beliefs and practices within Christianity today, and down through history.The article talked about different aspects of Christianity, such as different denominations or "versions" of Christianity. Surprisingly the website didn't talk about religion in public schools, even though it was listed as such in a Google search (www.google.com) That goes to show how reliable web pages are. After some searching on the site I did find some in a way, bias thoughts/statements. It discussed "Religious Tolerance" in general, not in schools. The slightly opinionated part talked about how if everyone was religiously tolerant, the world would be a better place. The Author says:This web site has a lot more material on Christianity than on any other religion. That is because of the importance of Christianity and the political power of organized para-church groups."
"We feel that the world would be a much better place in which to live if everyone were religiously tolerant. Civil unrest, mass murder, and genocide would be greatly reduced." It isn't really biased, just more opinionated."
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Copyright © 1998 to 2008 by Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Last updated 2008-AUG-05
Author: Bruce A Robinson
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