I was fascinated when I learned that Jesus is a major Islam figure. Not the GOAT for them, but one of their major prophets.
Louisiana lol
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It’s the youngest of the big three and they accept much of the two older religions.
I did have issues with it before school choice became a law in Indiana. I don’t think governments should be allowed to take people’s money and force them into state sponsored schools. It’s an injustice to one’s personal rights and freedoms. Thankfully, more and more states are moving towards school choice, which is an appropriate compromise.
ALL OF my schools from elementary to high school have been closed. It is easy to figure out.
I live in Georgia. When I googled Indiana school closed due to boiler the 2 hits were Roosevelt and Carmel. Let me guess
That's an insane idea. Almost none of the important Western thinkers were ever in danger of being peasants. Even at the beginning, when Christianity was still for outsiders, the big thinkers - bishops, monks, scholars, etc. - were almost always children of the handful of rich early converts, rather than peasants. There is absolutely nothing about the history of Christianity to support the idea that its "basic tenets" somehow helped important Western "big thinkers" get where they were by, I dunno, pulling themselves up by their bootstraps? Or something like that?
How much can the big thinkers accomplish if the rest of us plebs aren’t buying into a religion or ideology? If you could prove to me there is 100% not a God, my behavior would drastically change.
Didn't know Gary Roosevelt High School had closed in 2019 until reading this thread and Googling.
Remember playing basketball against Roosevelt as a high school freshmen. Envied their having a swimming pool.
Have a classy neighbor who is a successful ladies clothing designer and a proud Roosevelt graduate. We have served together on the neighborhood board of directors since it was formed.
My heart is broken at the loss of Roosevelt, Beckman Middle School, and David O Duncan Elementary. I lived across the street from both Roosevelt and David in the Delaney projects which is no more. They totally flatten the projects.
I agree. That’s why you should be for school vouchers following the child. It opens up school choice for middle, working, and poorer classes. Oh, by the way this will disproportionately help minorities more than whites, as well. So make sure you thank your local State GOP member the next time you see them for improving the lives of minorities.
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I live in Indiana, the state gop do not give a damn about minorities. Only a few can benefit from charter schools. What about the majority? They only accept so many.
Just as important is they get to choose which children to expel.
Why would your behavior change if you knew there wasn’t a God?
While I agree it’s hypocritical, I think as parents your number one job it to do what’s best for your kids.
Exactly. And whom to admit. We’d get kids all the time that were kicked out of private schools.
Why would you assume that? Lots of people throughout history have lacked belief in God or gods, and they've behaved much like everyone else. If the only thing keeping you from being immoral is fear of God, then that probably means there's something quite wrong with you.
Really? I heard Trump say something like that too. I try not to be selfish and to be kind and compassionate and help others and it has nothing to do with whether there is a God or not. I do it because it’s the right thing. I don’t need the promise of Heaven or hell to try to be as good a person as possible.
My answer is there is God and we’re all designed in his image is why they behaved that way.
lol..at there being no God, but there is something wrong with me if I don’t behave the way you deem moral.
Then why in the world would your belief in the matter have any effect? I don't think you understand what you're saying here.
Well I agree that there is something wrong with a person if the only reason they try to be a good person is fear of retribution. That’s childlike behavior. You need a punishment or a bribe to behave?
It's like my dog expecting a belly rub and treat for good behavior.
Good boy, snarl, good, good boy, not stealing even ONCE today!
Assuming there was no God, you would just be doing what you deemed the right thing to do. Im fine with that by the way. I was laughing at the notion of someone else judging another person’s “right thing”.
My belief is that we are all born with an innate sense of right and wrong that is programmed by our creator. You don’t have to believe in God to live life by the golden rule
I never said that’s how I act. Also, just so we’re clear you believe in God and you know how you would behave if there wasn’t a God? I personally don’t.
You don’t think his teachings drive why you try to do the right thing? The fact you’re made in his image isn’t part of the reason? I was just trying to admit, I’m not sure how I would act and I do assume most of my goodness comes from God.
That’s the story of the thief on the cross when Jesus was crucified. You don’t get to heaven because of good deeds.
That would mean that atheists have no morals. They would commit more crimes than Christians. Which ISN'T TRUE.
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Arizona State Senator Rick Gray embarrassed himself and the state of Arizona on May 25, 2022 by claiming that forced religion would be the solution to mass shootings. Even a […]
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...how does the raising of upstanding, moral children work without prayers at mealtimes and morality lessons at Sunday school? Quite well, it seems. Far from being dysfunctional, nihilistic and rudderless without the security and rectitude of religion, secular households provide a sound and solid foundation for children, according to Vern Bengston, a USC professor of gerontology and sociology....
nonreligious family life is replete with its own sustaining moral values and enriching ethical precepts. Chief among those: rational problem solving, personal autonomy, independence of thought, avoidance of corporal punishment, a spirit of “questioning everything” and, far above all, empathy.
For secular people, morality is predicated on one simple principle: empathetic reciprocity, widely known as the Golden Rule.
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More children are “growing up godless” than at any other time in our nation's history.
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You seem very concerned 😁. If you’re content and joyful, good for you. My joy comes from my belief in God.
