Where we stand on the issues

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

you're supposed to know the difference

so you believe in jesus but not god?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

so you believe in jesus but not god?

That confuses me as well, one would think the results would be the opposite with more folks believing in their version of god than Jesus??? I found the question perplexing as I believe Jesus was real but not necessarily more than a man while I clearly believe in the Almighty. I ended up voting only for The One.

[GenuineRisk]

I went to public school and we covered world religions in our World Cultures class. It wasn't elective (everyone had to take World Cultures) but I don't recall anyone having issues about it. Maybe because it wasn't taught as a "this is the truth" but as a "this faith is important in this region." Or so I recall. I think it's useful in that I learned that Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, etc. are as diverse as Christianity and, just as Christianity does here, varies in practice according to where the population lives (Pacific Island Islam is very different from Arabic Islam, for example, and Buddhism in Cambodia is a totally different faith from Buddhism in China).

So I think World Religions are a good subject for school, but probably best paired with education on the cultures where those faiths predominate, as people don't worship in a cultural vacuum.

I think you're not seeing a ton of dissent on the poll, Mike, because you cite cultural issues, not foreign policy or economic issues, and I think a lot of the DTers are probably on the same page, or close to it, where cultural issues are concerned. Polls are fun; thanks for posting it!