Buying Votes From God
November 1st 2006 03:47
The Federal Liberal Party, with their boasts of taking Australia toward a trillion dollar economy, seem to think they can buy anything. Votes, acquiescence for terrible policies, jingoistic fervour and now, the ultimate in chutzpah, buying votes from the Almighty. Where on Earth do these lunatics get off?
It seems it takes $90 million dollars to push a religious barrow that already has someone's paws on the handles. Having been a High School teacher, religious instruction is either present or optional in State Schools, or at least has the capability to have it already. You just gotta ask. It's a secular country, by and large religious instruction in schools (and I've seen it like this) is unwanted anyway. Preaching to the unconverted might not work in this instance.
Independent schools are generally Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim or None Of The Above, so we're hoping, we really are, that this money doesn't further enhance the divide between Private and Public schools. Most Independent schools don't need the money, but they get it. This would have to be the last straw if Kings or Trinity benefit from this.
Interestingly, John Howard wants everyone to speak English, but I once taught in a predominantly Muslim school and I know that there is a prerequisite for reading the Koran: You have to read it in Arabic. Most kids don't speak the Arabic of the Koran, they speak a modern version, so you'll have to give them classes (When? Lunchtime? After school?) to bring them up to speed.
Maybe the money could fund classes in Ancient Greek and Ancient Hebrew so people can read the scriptures of the Bible in the language they were written. What about tailoring the whole exercise to Hindu students, or Buddhists? You'd have to teach Sanskrit to the Hindus then! Shinto adherants might need to brush up on their Japanese and what about catering to the Satanists who wear black eyeliner and listen to Marilyn Manson. It's only fair, you can't play favourites.
Funnily enough a relative of mine was once the Minister at the Anglican Church in John Howard's electorate on the North Shore. The scoundrel only turned up, from memory, once. When he won an election. Of course, he had TV camera crews in tow and they had to be ushered out to restore the sanctity of the service.
John Howard is a man who only believes in God when it suits him. He'd probably be happy in Hell anyway. A man who answers to no one has no God. He shouldn't pretend, it's vulgar. At least Bob Hawke was an avowed athiest. That's honesty for you.
Cheers
Michael.
It seems it takes $90 million dollars to push a religious barrow that already has someone's paws on the handles. Having been a High School teacher, religious instruction is either present or optional in State Schools, or at least has the capability to have it already. You just gotta ask. It's a secular country, by and large religious instruction in schools (and I've seen it like this) is unwanted anyway. Preaching to the unconverted might not work in this instance.
Independent schools are generally Catholic, Christian, Jewish, Muslim or None Of The Above, so we're hoping, we really are, that this money doesn't further enhance the divide between Private and Public schools. Most Independent schools don't need the money, but they get it. This would have to be the last straw if Kings or Trinity benefit from this.
Interestingly, John Howard wants everyone to speak English, but I once taught in a predominantly Muslim school and I know that there is a prerequisite for reading the Koran: You have to read it in Arabic. Most kids don't speak the Arabic of the Koran, they speak a modern version, so you'll have to give them classes (When? Lunchtime? After school?) to bring them up to speed.
Maybe the money could fund classes in Ancient Greek and Ancient Hebrew so people can read the scriptures of the Bible in the language they were written. What about tailoring the whole exercise to Hindu students, or Buddhists? You'd have to teach Sanskrit to the Hindus then! Shinto adherants might need to brush up on their Japanese and what about catering to the Satanists who wear black eyeliner and listen to Marilyn Manson. It's only fair, you can't play favourites.
Funnily enough a relative of mine was once the Minister at the Anglican Church in John Howard's electorate on the North Shore. The scoundrel only turned up, from memory, once. When he won an election. Of course, he had TV camera crews in tow and they had to be ushered out to restore the sanctity of the service.
John Howard is a man who only believes in God when it suits him. He'd probably be happy in Hell anyway. A man who answers to no one has no God. He shouldn't pretend, it's vulgar. At least Bob Hawke was an avowed athiest. That's honesty for you.
Cheers
Michael.
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