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Originally Posted by GA Russell
Christianity is the backbone of Western Civilization. Western Civilization is the result of Christianity meeting the Classical Civilization. IMO to treat Christianity as just one of many religions is to turn our backs on Western Civilization, and I think it is highly improper for an American public school system to do that.
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Actually, Judaism is the backbone of western civilization. Christians tend to forget that Jesus was born a Jew, died a Jew, and preached reform Judaism. It was a century after Jesus' death that christianity was founded. The principles of western civilization are Jewish principles subsequently given a Christian slant by the founders of Christianity. That's why it is usually referred to as Judeo-Christian civilization.