Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 22:12:41 +1000
From: jdalhsim-AT-netspace.net.au (Janet Dalgliesh)
Subject: Re: Re: LARGE Book / Bible puppet


>I agree with Joe that it should not just a Bible.  I can think of many
>possibilities for a book for classroom teachers.  (In the public schools we
>could not use a Bible.)

That's about the saddest thing I've ever heard!  Don't get me wrong, I'm
actually (blush) not a ministering Christian - I'm not sure what I am - but
the notion that *any* book with such cultural significance can be banned by
a school system is astonishing!

Do US public schools not study comparative religion at all?  Is the Koran
or the Talmud equally prohibited?  What about Buddhism or Tao?  How do you
teach kids about the role of spirituality in indigenous peoples (native
Americans, Kooris, etc)?

You've got me wondering now - I've always assumed that Australian schools
have access to all kinds of religious literature, but perhaps not -
something for me to find out!

But meanwhile, back to puppetry......

What's happening about the puppetry chat channel, guys?  I've managed to
navigate my way to IRC servers outside Australia (yay!), and I can't wait
to meet y'all online.  Let's make a time and place.....

Cheers,  Janet

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Janet Dalgliesh and Hugh Simpson

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"I hear and I forget
I see and I remember
I do and I understand
....in the doing is the learning"

                Confucius




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