Teacher In Trouble For Ripping Bible

Liudmilla · Post by **Liudmilla** » Tue 14 September 2004 1:15 am

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/educati ... etail.html

How sad.....the level we have stooped too.

Milla

Justin Kissel · Post by **Justin Kissel** » Tue 14 September 2004 7:56 am

My Protestant pastor once ripped pages out of the Bible in a service. He said something to the effect that we might as well do the same thing every time we sin. He was right.

gphadraig · Post by **gphadraig** » Tue 14 September 2004 9:55 am

Having read the article and officialdom's 'explanation' it occurs to me that in seeking to tackle the issue of censorship the teacher chose to demonstrate the point in a singularly unfortunate way. Too often today the strategy of 'shocking' us is used without regard for how that effect may be achieved. Truly today nothing is sacred. The Jesuit maxim, 'the end justifies the means' appears cover any offence or violation of that which is sacred..............

brendan · Post by **brendan** » Thu 16 September 2004 1:51 am

gphadraig wrote:
Having read the article and officialdom's 'explanation' it occurs to me that in seeking to tackle the issue of censorship the teacher chose to demonstrate the point in a singularly unfortunate way. Too often today the strategy of 'shocking' us is used without regard for how that effect may be achieved. Truly today nothing is sacred. The Jesuit maxim, 'the end justifies the means' appears cover any offence or violation of that which is sacred..............

I wonder if he would have torn pages from the Koran or Talmud?

I wouldn't ever intentionally damage a copy of the Scriptures even for a demonstration or to make a point. I would have been offended by such a demonstration.

gphadraig · Post by **gphadraig** » Thu 16 September 2004 5:14 pm

I agree

brendan · Post by **brendan** » Fri 17 September 2004 4:10 am

gphadraig wrote:
I agree

I think if someone deliberately defaced the Scriptures in front of me, I might have to knock him out.

Justin Kissel · Post by **Justin Kissel** » Fri 17 September 2004 12:38 pm

That's interesting, in light of what the Protestant minister I mentioned said (and which I agree with)...