Sentences with phrase «teach bible stories»
However, the government insist that nurseries will still be able to teach bible stories to children.
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Use the bible for what it was intended, moral stories of how people should act, although current societal norms would certainly preclude stoning and other current justice and civil rights departures from the rigid teachings / interpretations of the bible.
But I do not take what the bible says word for word just more as a guide book / story book that teaches the good and bad.
Teaching children a bible story as actual fact, instead of a religious representation, is just as ludicrious.
The bible practically teaches the 2nd law of thermodynamics in the «fall of man» story.
Are you teaching them that the bible story of creation is not accurate?
The kind, loving god that is taught in school is not portrayed in the bible, neither are the stories of the fall of satan.
If 100 years ago America had built an amusement park on public grounds and paid for its operation with tax dollars called «Bible Land» that featured all the bible stories and exemplified Christs teachings we could say that amusement park was founded on Christian principles, It is a Christian amusement park.
However, the Association of Christian Teachers has described the move as a step too far, speaking on Premier's «News Hour», Chief Executive of ACT, Clive Ireson said: «from a Christian point of view they're aren't nurseries; of very many of them that would be teaching it as a scientific fact during their science curriculam, they'll be teaching it during their RE curriculam areas and those bible stories like creationism need to be taught during that time».
While I'll agree that much of the bible is stories and fables (Catholics don't typically view much of the old testament as hard fact, but as a way for God to teach mankind right from wrong and ways to live), even some atheists follow the teachings of Christ.
That most religions» «bibles» have similar anecdotal stories in them to try to teach lessons and that some have been twisted in more modern translations to say things they didn't say before?
The Prodigal Son's Brother is not normally focused on, in most bible teachings, but his part in this story can teach your children about forgiveness as well as being glad for others in the family.
This resource is a great way for you introduce a bible story into your teaching.
A problem could arise with biblical literalists, but one could address that by suggesting that some fictional stories have great value in teaching some lesson or illuminating some aspect of the «human (or other sentient being) condition», and also address actual historical events in the translation of the bible — or one could be more abbrassive and ask «do you believe deaf people can't be saved» (see one of Paul's letters, and the history of the Catholic Church)-- oh, you don't — so when you said you were a literalist, you were speaking figuratively?»