https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/04/the-cincinnati-bible-wars-when-the-bible-was-removed-from-schools/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:45:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/04/the-cincinnati-bible-wars-when-the-bible-was-removed-from-schools/#comment-80887 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:17:43 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9154#comment-80887 Part of the problem with the ‘Christian Right’ is its desire for a form of theocracy.
Prayers and bibles per se in public schools need not lead to the problems that the ‘Christian Right’ inflicts on humanity – it’s how those (so called) ‘prayers’ and bibles are used that matters. (I write this having just taken a service at a local Church of England [public] School – and, as always, I did my best to make sure that all the staff and children present had no reason to feel in any way threatened or disrespected. Of course, there is no good reason to threaten or disrespect anyone – to do such a thing would be hypocritical for anybody seeking to be a ‘true’ Christian, although we fail to avoid hypocrisy at times, of course.)

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/04/the-cincinnati-bible-wars-when-the-bible-was-removed-from-schools/#comment-80891 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:17:43 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9154#comment-80891 I’m writing a historical research paper to trace the long trajectory of the language of the Christian Right in influencing the so-called “exportation of homophobia to Africa” which in my opinion needs to be fully questioned and examined. What exactly are they exporting and how big is its impact on LGBT rights in Africa? Is the international media sensationalizing this issue too much? Francis Schaeffer, this man Schaeffer, the “father” of the Christian Right informs my thesis. Prayer and the Bible in Public schools come up as major points in this lecture of his that i’m using.

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/04/the-cincinnati-bible-wars-when-the-bible-was-removed-from-schools/#comment-80886 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:17:43 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9154#comment-80886 If I am not mistaken, The Puritans who actually first settled in the new country looked upon the KJV as being corrupt and they preferred the Geneva Bible. As long as their is a sizeable group within Christianity who believes that America is now God’s chosen land and that God holds them responsible for the decisions and the actions of the entire nation we are gonna have this problem.
I don’t see anywhere in the New Testament where God deals with a nation only with His people.
David

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/04/the-cincinnati-bible-wars-when-the-bible-was-removed-from-schools/#comment-80894 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:17:43 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9154#comment-80894 Agreed, Jayhuck!
(The Fischers of this world are as wide of the mark as can possibly be envisaged.)

]]> https://wthrockmorton.com/2011/05/04/the-cincinnati-bible-wars-when-the-bible-was-removed-from-schools/#comment-80889 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:17:43 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/?p=9154#comment-80889 Amen Judge Welch.

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