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    What is it about Christianity and Western Culture that spawned today's

    Scientific advancements? The largest bulk of scientific advancements weren't spawned in Buddhist, or Hindu countries. The internal combustion engine wasn't developed in the Ottoman Empire, and the Native Americans didn't mass produce Steam Engines. To say it was generally suppressed, maybe even...
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    Is religious studies required for a truly liberal education?

    In a recent poll, the Bible actually ranked number one on the list of books college English/ Literature/ Writing profesors wanted students to have a basic knowledge of. You can't understand Shakespeare, or Herman Melville, or Mark Twain without knowing the stories in the Bible. Less than 8% of...
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    Should a public liberal arts education require a general course of study in

    religion for civic participation? I don't know how you can understand anything politicians talk about without knowing the general outline of the religion to which they so often refer.
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    Were you taught to read as a child from scripture, or a catechism, or from

    secular materials? I mean before you went to school. From your mom or dad.
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    Most teachers quit after less than 5 years of teaching, is this a good or a bad thing?

    Should we do something to keep college graduates, trained to be a teacher teaching
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    Can you expect the schools to teach your children the basics of humanity,...

    ...what art, music is good, philosophy? Politics, Theology, How to appreciate beauty.
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    Does your town have a sports team that is completely uncompetitive?

    We have the Pirates here in Pittsburgh. Their season is already over. If history is an indicator, we may have a few players who will be MLB quality players in 4 years, and we'll probably only keep them for the next 3.
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