Child's choice of religious subjects in public school c

[Jim Maule]

"Mark S. Scarberry" <mscarber at PEPPERDINE.EDU> writes

> C.S. Lewis called this shared moral tradition "the Tao."  He gives examples of the
> remarkable moral convergence of different traditions in the appendix to his book,
> The Abolition of Man.

Many thanks.

So, now is "Taoism" a religion? If so, will books arising therefrom be
banned?

Ah, I get it. The Abolition of Man. Take away all discussion of shared
values that reflect religious underpinnings, and what will happen?
Hmmm.

Well, I *still* remain unconvinced that there is any basis for the
little kid's selection of a story to have been treated any
differently than those of his classmates. The teacher ought to be
privately cautioned (I wouldn't go beyond that because it is
understandable that the teacher was confused. Think of how confused
this list gets!) But I don't think the child has a $40,000,000
lawsuit, either.




Jim Maule
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