> I found some aspects of your reply interesting. It is surprising to read of > these aggressive methods of 'spreading the good Lord's word'; for a moment, I > thought you live in Southern Baptist country. > > I don't see why being gifted a copy of the Bible represented such a major > theological defeat; it's a book. > > Depending on which edition it is, and their quality and readability differs > wildly, it's quite a readable book, and a lot of English writing is > unintellligle without some knowledge of it. I have a King James version with > me, which I use all the time. Having said that, I loathe the Old Testament, > and use certain very specific bits in it only; Kings, of course, Genesis, > Exodus, parts of Samuel. There are parts of the New Testament which are > constant companions, especially in particularly difficult moments.
I agree and being presented a book is something I welcome. That said the tenacity and the way they thrust the book at you is what is unwelcome. Also, an unwillingness to critically discuss the contents or religion in general also points to the true intent of presenting the book. A book or ideas in general presented by a closed mind is sometimes hard to accept at face value. >At the end of the day, it boils down to the rule of law again. I wish it wouldn't come to that though. I once asked my science professor in the US (each year would have a separate area of science and in 7th it was biology) about evolution and he pretty much said he couldn't answer the question at the risk of losing his job. There is a fine line between guaranteeing the freedom for one and impinging on the freedom of others. Here my freedom to ask my teacher questions on something I found interesting and get answers and his freedom to help his students pursue their interests. Kiran
