I have seen the question go by – why don’t we allow the bible in school or politics?
I always ask back the following: you are dealing with the general public, a true melting pot of all the people of the United States – due to the theological studies I’ve done and because in order to fully understand the perspective of the individual you would need to be speaking to – how do you decide – which one or what kind?
I mean you may need to understand what their ministry follows or how many ministries there are in any given school or political area – which version of religious texts should be made available then? King James, English Standard, New American, Christian Standard, Irish Catholic, Spanish Roman Catholic etc etc etc should it be inclusive of the dead sea scrolls, the chapters on Mary Magdalene and all interpretations and variations…
Also who’s to decide – should it be Protestant, Methodist, Lutheran, Baptist, Catholic, Jehovah’s or Book of Mormon inclusive and what about the other religious texts, as we do have quite a variety of other cultures in the melting pot of the world and some are amazing and educational – the Torah, Quran, Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Tripitaka, Mahayana Sutras, Tao Te Ching and so many more both older and newer than some of the versions of the bible…
Our forefathers came to this world because there were rigid standards and rules around religion and they did not have the freedom to interpret it in their own way. Their ministries were being limited and persecuted for disagreeing with each other.
Each of these have merit in their teachings of morality and love, each discuss how to provide the ability to lean in to a perfect society and each have merit in their vision of what a perfect moral and true life of good and compassionate love for your community will bring to the greater good and whole of this life.
Instead of bringing the arguments of which texts should be welcome into the schools and politics, re-read the constitution on the separation of church and state and do something radical – bring the Children and People back to the Ministries that are a part of their own communities. Teach these people that are desperate for discipline and rules within the loving arms of the ministries that they hold dear instead of forcing them into place they would rise up against.
We can love our own ministries and learn to love and respect each other by providing a safe and equal place to come together – like the originators of this country intended.