Which religious doctrine to teach?

Senate Bill 278 calls for Bible literacy classes to be taught in Kentucky public schools. Exactly what Bible are they going to teach from? Catholic, Protestant, modern translations, King James? Perhaps Greek Orthodox or the Dead Sea Scrolls? What if you are a Catholic and your children end up being taught by a Baptist?

The Christian texts are different and numerous, and thousands of people have been murdered and tortured over them. The only two religious groups that try to force their theology on everybody else are Muslims and Christians. The Jews do not do this because the Old Testament tells them they are the chosen people. The Old Testament is not a Christian book; it is a religious history of the Jewish people.

Jesus told his disciples to “preach not to the Samaritans or the Gentiles but to the lost lambs of Israel.” Then Paul let the cat out of the bag, and we got a tower of Babel of sects.

Jesus also said, “Pray not loudly in public like the Pharisees but go to your home into a closet and pray.” How far we have fallen.

One county in Kentucky went bankrupt going to the U.S. Supreme Court over this issue. Do we really need to burn up tax dollars for this again?

This story was originally published April 6, 2016 at 6:13 PM with the headline "Which religious doctrine to teach?."