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Originally Posted by nguirado
Exactly how would Jesus Camp be relevant to broader American history? Should we mention all of the other thousands of religious retreats (marriage, etc.) that occur every day in America? Why not?
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Now you are the one being deliberately obtuse-- that was a data point-- an illustration that what one person could conciser a positive others would conciser a negative. Before one can teach the "positives" and "negatives" of Christian influence on American society,
first you must determine what "positive" and "negative" are. For instance, there are many people who would conciser California's Prop 8 (which very much is relevant to broader American history, and is largely based on Christian beliefs) a
good thing, and some conciser to be a
bad thing.
Rest assured that people wanting the teaching of (what they perceive to be) positives of Christian influence on society and the downplaying of (what they perceive to be) negative characterizations of Christianity aren't doing so because they want a neutral, objective education--
they want it because they want Christianity to be taught and perceived to be true, and the one right way. It isn't separable from the theology of the people pushing for it.