no religious instruction?politywonkDecember 20 2009, 15:37:15 UTC
this is a wonderful gift to the community. i applaud the congregation for its generosity.
i would humbly, as a forner uu religious educator, make two little suggestions:
1) at 6th and 7th grade, they are de facto discriminating agst boys, who tend to be ready for it only in 8th and 9th grades.
2) the curriculum is religiously based, using both the uu principles and somed basic verses of the hebrew and christian scriptures as explanatory materials for personal moral decisions. it is designed for the congregation to use either or both or neither, but the underlying themes of personal self-care and stewardship of potential partners comes through clearly. an obedience-based christian, a muslim or a hindu would not find this religiously neutral.
that said, i wish more congregations would follow this lead. in this week and month of lights, you are letting your light so shine before others...
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i would humbly, as a forner uu religious educator, make two little suggestions:
1) at 6th and 7th grade, they are de facto discriminating agst boys, who tend to be ready for it only in 8th and 9th grades.
2) the curriculum is religiously based, using both the uu principles and somed basic verses of the hebrew and christian scriptures as explanatory materials for personal moral decisions. it is designed for the congregation to use either or both or neither, but the underlying themes of personal self-care and stewardship of potential partners comes through clearly. an obedience-based christian, a muslim or a hindu would not find this religiously neutral.
that said, i wish more congregations would follow this lead. in this week and month of lights, you are letting your light so shine before others...
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