Excellent article, tf80..........the INtolerance of those who so zealously preach tolerance is a serious dichotomy in their argument, and not to mention terribly hypocritical. It's so wrong that it's okay to discuss Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, even Wicca and Vampirism in schools, but Christianity is harshly excluded.
This is because of the nature of Christ. God in human form. That's a lot harder for people to accept than a vague image of a God that's "somewhere" or "everywhere", but not able to be seen, which is what all other religions use. Christ is harder to accept intellectually, and even emotionally, because He was a physical entity, an individual; God come to Earth. That's a much more powerful image, for that reason.
My minister tried to start a local movement, a couple years ago, to force the issue of Christianity in schools. He simply asked students to take bibles with them to school and carry them around. Not to preach or anything, but just to have them visible. A small wave was made, but nothing significant.
If this idea became a national thing, I think it would make a serious dent in the anti-Christian movement in schools. Imagine if prayer meetings were held in the front halls of schools in spite of court orders, students handed out Christian tracts and openly had bible readings and studies in the cafeteria. Something would have to change, or all those kids would be going to jail for their beliefs. I guess that would make them martyrs, in a sense.
This sort of thing, open defiance of the law and authority, worked for the blacks in the 50s and 60s. Why not the Christians today?
