“We’re not allowed to bring the Bible to school.” That was a quote from tonight’s King of the Hill episode (in syndication on WUXP). It was something about a Kid’s mock court. During the swearing in ceremony they used a Harry Potter’s book instead.
Anyways during my day, kids did bring their Bible to school. Some were quite showy in making sure everyone saw their Bible. Find the biggest Bible you can find and bring it to all your classes. Of course, I never actually saw them reading it. Just carrying it around. Maybe they did. I don’t know. My memory is foggy on that. Not necessarily a slam. Just an observation that some people may have brought their Bible for the wrong reasons.
Me? I never really had time to read the Bible during school. (Maybe that’s the wrong attitude to have). I guess I was too busy studying for my next test. It’s just that if I were to bring a bible, it would be one of those Gideon Bibles which would easily fit inside my backpack. Doesn’t the Bible say don’t be showy about your religion? Pray at home, not in the streets in front of everybody.
Then again there was that weird time in 5th grade when the Gideons did come and gave us all Bibles. They didn’t really just force it into our hands, they just said “Here’s some Bibles. We hope you’ll take one and read it.” That was it. Still makes those ACLU folks cringe.
Then I moved on to Lipscomb, where bringing a Bible to class was not only expected, it was required in Bible class. Some of the Bible classes started with a prayer and song. Tom Seals was good about that. Those Bible classes helped me learn how to actually study it. Never actually studied it before, except to do those 2 minute quizes during Sunday School classes.
Anyways students should be allowed to express themselves religiously by being allowed to read the Bible to oneself in school. I just hope they’re doing it for the right reasons.
Fear Factor. I suspect this show might be on its last legs. I can’t imagine this show lasting longer than 2 seasons. No one really wants see people eating disgusting foods on a weekly basis.