http://afcmin.org/ateam/225/the-word-of-god-in-the-school-of-man Helping plans come together, one post at a time Sun, 03 May 2015 14:00:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.9 http://afcmin.org/ateam/225/the-word-of-god-in-the-school-of-man/comment-page-1#comment-878 Sun, 25 Sep 2005 21:36:00 +0000 http://afcmin.org/ateam/?p=225#comment-878 I agree that it's nearly impossible to avoid offending, if offence is so loosely construed. When teaching the Bible, in a secular school, I have invited students to use their own interpretive faculties. If students are left free to form their own interpretation of scriptures, they can grow to understand that their interpretation need not trespass against anyone else's beliefs, and they need not foist their interpretation on anyone who differs with them. If the entire interpretive enterprise begins with respect, then people are less likely to offend or take offense, I think. But this isn't always easy. In a lawsuit-prone environment, such as a public school, almost any interpretation may be risky.

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