In The Middle Of The Monster's Journal (original) (raw)

In The Middle Of The Monster's Journal

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| | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | 2003.10.24 09.16 Religion and Humanities ConferenceUVSC had it's Religion and Humanities Conference yesterday. I really enjoyed the presentations I saw. The first two were from the "First Amendment Foundation" or something like that. These folks argue that the traditional division between notions of separation of church and state were often not in keeping with the actual historical evolution of such first amendment protections. Further, it was argued that it might be in some violation of the first amendment to restrict the free speech say, of children in school, who express religious feelings in the classroom. I think it is interesting but a little worrisome, but these guys are not fundies who want to teach anti-evolution in the class. Rather, they want to promote the study of religion in schools, from a point of view of illuminating the context that scientific, historical, and economic ideas are found in. Where there isn't general consensus (and there is a great deal of consensus) one should explain that, and the boundaries of religious ideas into these areas is permeable. I thought it made sense, but I was nervous about of the presentations on the "dangers" of secularization, though, I think that the speakers pov was not the way that portrayal sounds. These folks want to allow religion to be the issue that it really is, not preach religion. And secularization is a problem when we secularize what is inherently religious (elimination religion from history and science, since it has a real role).There are more pictures behind the cut.( Click for more images Collapse ) | | | | | | |

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