Originally Posted by Action Jackson (Post 34279550)

Oh come on. If you(as a teacher) tell a kid about the birth of Christ and they will believe it is true. You are an adult and a teacher and they are young and impressionable so why would they doubt it?

You go to a church and a grown up man in full tribal dress stands in front of you telling you the story of Jesus and asking you to sing songs in his honour. Why would any kid think for a moment that what they are being told is untrue?

The fact they get chocolate as well is incidental. The story of Jesus(they are told this is the "true meaning") is already ingrained.

Kids should be given both sides of the story but they aren't. They are given one side and that's all.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 34279557)

The birth is true and even if people believe he wasn't the Son of God, he was still a great man that changed the world, actually the 'chocolate thing' proves they weren't given either side, seeing as none of them knew quite why they were receiving it, obviously you could point to the fact that they were being interviewed on the radio, although that shouldn't detract from the fact that the reason why they were being interviewed was due to polls conducted by one of the Sunday rags

Originally Posted by Action Jackson (Post 34279560)

Lure them in with chocolate then attack them with religious doctrine.

Originally Posted by peanutkp (Post 34279561)

I thought eggs represented the stone of the tomb he was in. If I'm wrong then blame my teachers. I thought that was true right up to this day, and I'm 35.

Originally Posted by Mr Angry (Post 34279562)

Gene Wilder was way better than Johnny Depp!!

Originally Posted by Action Jackson (Post 34279560)

Lure them in with chocolate then attack them with religious doctrine.


I do believe there was man called Jesus and I do believe he had a great following and probably claimed to be the son of god(and that many of his followers believed him).

I don't believe he was the son of god or that he was resurrected after his death.

Charles Manson had a massive following also.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 34279568)

Stunning post, you are comparing a man that said love you neighbour to an individual that said murder your neighbour but still I guess you knew that when you typed it :td:

Originally Posted by Incognitas (Post 34279535)

Sigh..I'm invisible again...I've already stated that ID is being taught as part of RS and is presented as an introductory topic for year 7 in the first term.:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Action Jackson (Post 34279571)

How many people have died in the name of Jesus and God?

Far fewer than what died at the hands of Manson.


And it wasn't a direct comparison as well you know. I was making a point.

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 34279575)

Its ok in RE as long as its presented as what people think rather than truth

Originally Posted by Action Jackson (Post 34279506)

Show me an illustrated bible where Adam and Eve are not shown as Caucasian.

Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 34279580)

Did he teach anything other than peace, I don't think he could have made the point clearer, the fact that people have used his name as a perverted excuse for war, is hardly his fault, they would have just found another excuse and what of the people that actually died in his name, do you really think that they were all brain washed? More likely they were men of real faith who knew that even if they recanted their faith, they would still most likely have been put to death anyway

Originally Posted by Stuart C (Post 34279872)

Pretty sure that the original bibles weren't illustrated in colour. Therefore any illustrations they had would have probably been line drawings.

Illustrated bibles contain someone's interpretation of what the bible says. Therefore, they may have changed Adam and Eve to white. In fact, IIRC, the bible doesn't directly describe their appearance at all.

Originally Posted by Incognitas (Post 34279747)

Which is how it is presented.RS isn't just about Christianity either...it's concerned with showing and explaining all religions and as such is about 'faith' rather than indoctrination.

Remember folks you do have the right to remove your son or daughter from RS if you choose to.I've only come across two cases where this happened in over 30 years.In one of these the child had removed herself from the lesson with the support of her family.Very enterprising of her as she gained two free periods.