Re: CITR and the Koran

Thank you for backing it up, that's really all I wanted from you.
I have not researched this issue deeply, but I have read about it in
newspapers(given, they aren't always a wonderful source of information), and
they've all said that the students are reading the Koran.
My point was/is, that people generally accept Christianity without a second
thought. Catholicism(which is more or less the same thing), Judaism, those
religions are seen as the "right" ones. You know, their holidays are marked
on calenders and you're asked whether you celebrate christmas or hanukkah,
never thinking that maybe you're neither christian or jewish. And because of
the fact that Christianity is the most widely believed and accepted
religion(in America at least), I don't think there would have been as much
controversy over this issue if a book about the Bible had been selected
versus a book about the Koran. Yes, maybe the ACLU or similar groups may
have stepped in if the Bible had been chosen, but there wouldn't have been
as many people against it.
This may not be about religion, but, as you said, the public is taking it
that way. And all I'm talking about is the public's response to it. This
isn't about whether or not I think the book is acceptable or whatnot, this
is about how people are taking it.
I'm beginning to agree with you that this is getting too drawn out, so since
it's obvious we're not going to agree, shall we just stop with the
discussion?

>From: "adam lescalleet" <adam@sebcoe.org>
>Reply-To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
>To: <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
>Subject: Re: CITR and the Koran
>Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:00:39 -0500
>
>so much for my last post being my last post on the subject. =)
>
>for one, you are comparing apple to oranges. do you even know what they
>are
>reading, and why? they aren't reading the koran. they're reading a book
>that translates short passages from it, and has *unbiased* commentary on
>those passages.
>secondly, your "argument" is based on the fact that christianity is the
>most
>widely accepted religion, so that would make it "ok" to read. who is
>talking about religion? if you didn't know, public universities aren't
>allowed to promote any religion. the reason i feel all this is stupid is
>because the book isn't to be read for religious purposes, yet people are
>getting upset and claiming it is. it is to be read as an insight into
>"current events".
>thirdly, in the discussions that the freshman went to, the instructors made
>it a point to mute out any personal promotion of the religion itself, and
>any debate over whose is right and wrong.
>
>my point here is, is that given the settings that this event is taking
>place, *anything* that has religious connotation would bring
>uproar...*especially* if they had to read the document that a religion is
>based on, i.e. the christian bible.
>
>there, i've backed up my claim. what was yours again?
>
>-adam.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "m e g h a n" <bedroomdancing@hotmail.com>
>To: <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
>Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 4:26 PM
>Subject: Re: CITR and the Koran
>
>
>If those are your feelings fine. You may not agree with me but at least I
>can back up what I say.
>
>
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