A cool article mentioned in period 3

Earlier this week, The Pew center, the country's most prominent think tank dedicated to looking at the role of religion in American life, issued an attention-grabbing report based on their recent surveys.

As an English teacher who feels it's valuable to study texts, I think that we can diplomatically agree that regardless of "how well" any group knows religion, (its own or anyone else's) that more knowledge of religious texts, of their traditions, and of the role our constitution gives to religion in public life is always better. We can also probably agree that a "high score" of only 60-some percent knowledge hardly shows a very strong grasp of these ideas by even the "most informed" groups they surveyed.

Studying religious texts is about really looking at what these texts say; faith by definition, may not allow of proof, but more understanding of these texts that are so important to so many people can only help us better understand the roots of all belief, including the cultureal values they reflect.
Keep reading--curiosity is good.
Pax, P

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