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u/moderndaycassiusclay Jun 26 '12
It was mandatory to take a religion class to graduate at the school I went too. What all of my quizzes looked like:
When did God make his covenant with Abraham? He didn't. Because he doesn't exist.
Why did Abraham attempt to sacrifice Isaac? His imaginary friend told him to.
What is God's true name? Doug?
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u/interlocke Jun 26 '12
This. Went to a Catholic high school. Four years of theology, and this is spot on.
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u/ozymandias2 Jun 26 '12
What the hell kind of school do you go to? Report that teacher. Even if it is a religious, private school, the teacher should be held to a standard of teaching higher than that.
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u/Iazo Jun 26 '12
Not all of the internet is in America, you know.
In my country, religious classes are mandatory until/including high-school. The parents or the student get to pick which religious class they want to follow in theory, though in practice, that's very rare. Bleh, 90% Christian population.
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u/SquishyWizard Jun 26 '12
What country? I've been in one with 87% Christian population, everyone was very conservative, etc. but studying religion in schools still wasn't required.. Well, the most of the things they learnt in the literature classes was either Christian Hagiography, or local short stories with Christian overtones, but that can be explained by nothing else being written in there until the end of the 19th century.
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u/ozymandias2 Jun 26 '12
I'm fine with the fact that he is in a religious ed class. My comment is based off the fact that the teacher dismissed his comment out of hand, refused to provide a differing explanation, and quite literally refused to teach. That shit don't fly. The teacher is there to teach and should at tell the student why they are wrong.
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u/icarus_sub_wings Jun 26 '12
I went to a catholic high school for 4 years and never had a single experience like this. Some of the brothers even openly discussed how their views differed from traditional teachings.
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u/Y2JisRAW Jun 26 '12
I know that feel, bro. My teacher handed us worksheets with different religious statements/beliefs and we should mark the ones we believe in. She told us that there's no wrong or right answer. Fast forward a few weeks, she got the worksheet and said it was wrong. WTF?!
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Jun 27 '12
While my parents were still forcing me to go to church, my best friend's mom was teaching the sunday school class. My friend and I would sit in on it in order to avoid listening to the sermon. Her mom was talking about heaven and hell, and what awaits us in hell if we do not believe. Knowing I was an atheist, she kept making purposeful glances at me. She then described how all things of beauty are in heaven, and hell has no beauty. So, I decided to provide her with a bit of logic. I said, "Excuse me, but you're contradicting yourself." She was confused and asked how so. I asked her, "Am I a person?" "Yes." "And do you not consider all people to be god's creation?" "Yes." "And all of god's creation is beautiful, especially humans, for we are made in the image of god, correct?" "Yes." "So, you would consider me beautiful?" "Yes." "Then it would stand to reason that I would go to heaven, since there is no beauty in hell, and all beauty exists in heaven! But how can that be if I don't believe?" At this point she became speechless, and changed the topic.
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u/NAproducer Jun 26 '12
The Baptist church I used to go to said the bible was literal yet they would interpret things in strange ways whenever it served their purpose.
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u/WoollyMittens Jun 26 '12
The right interpretation is that which coincides with the political agenda of those in power. So. Convenient.
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u/scurvebeard Jun 26 '12
What's not to get? They're being consistent. You are free to interpret the bible however you choose, but if you interpret it incorrectly you go to hell. Similarly, you have free will but still only one choice will keep you out of hell. Freedom is a funny thing for most Christians.
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Jun 27 '12
Wow a post on the front page not making fun of islam. Haven't seen one of these in awhile.
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u/Cragnous Jun 26 '12
Yep that was me in first grade. I also told the teacher that i too was the sun of god. I had to change classes the year after. In that othe class, i was the only "christian", everybody else had different religions, that's when i knew for certain that it was all bull****.
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Jun 26 '12
r/atheism is almost the only subreddit allowing rage faces shit to get to the front page.
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u/bristow84 Jun 27 '12
For the most part, my previous religion teachers weren't this bad. However my religion teacher this year (last time I ever have to take Religion, whoo!) was a complete and utter bigot. I think he had a giant ego because of a doctorate in theology. Started acting like an ass after he found out he wouldn't be a part of the next year
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u/Akaforty Jun 26 '12
I see where is your problem. You're taking a religion class.