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 \nHer boss was a young married man whose wife had just givenbirth to a baby,and Tanya wasfilling in for her until she was readyto come back to work—which was supposed to be just about timeschool would start in September.Recently her boss had beenurging her to attend a seminar on \"Dynamic Life\"which he saidwould sharpen her skills and help her find her way in life.She hadagreed to attend a Saturday evening orientation meeting—noobligations and it was free.  \nNow it was Saturday and she found herself in aisle seat in thefront row of a small auditorium.There were about 200 otheryoung people present—all a bit older than she.The speakerswere persuasive.They were young,energetic,enthusiastic—almost on fire with excitement about the program they wereespousing.Yes it would cost money.Yes it would take time.Butthe rewards were \"out of this world!\"And,as members developedthrough the specialized training,they would rise in rank or statuswithin the program.Why one could soon be teaching and recruit-ing others!It sounded too good to be true—at 16 to be associat-ed with these vibrant young people in a program that wouldenhance life and give direction for successful living.It wasannounced that the time for joining was now,when a special intro-ductory rate was available.  \nThe speakers,joined by other smiling young men and women,began to move through the audience with membership forms.Tanya began to mentally calculate the costs.She had planned tobuy clothes for school.There would be textbooks.She wanted tocontribute something to her parents out of her eamings.She  \ncontinued on page 2  \n# Sacred History in aSecular Classroom\n\nby Robert M.Price,professor of Biblical Criticism atthe Center for Inquiry  \nSomeone please explain to me how our educational expertshave decided on the contradictory rules that we shall teach mul-ticulturalism and that we shall avoid like the plague any teachingabout religion.You want little Janey to understand little Fatima'sculture so she won't share the American bias against Arabs?Good idea!But good luck explaining Arab culture if you leave outIslaml Yes,multiculturalism is what we need all right,and there-fore we also desperately need public schools to teach the worldreligions in a purely impartia and descriptive way,simply as partof our cultural heritage.Don't be afraid!Madalyn Murray O'Hairwon't haunt you!It would certainly breach the cherished wall ofseparation between church and state if public school teacherswere to indoctrinate students in their religion,as they did when Iwas a kid in Mississippi,but to teach about religion,about reli-gions,yours,mine,and ours,is no such violation.To the con-trary,such teaching,long overdue,will help foster the respectfulpluralism that necessitates and guarantees our separation ofchurch and state.The more clearly everyone sees how reli-giously diverse we are,the less likely any fanatics will ever besuccessful in imposing their own faith on others.So should weteach the Bible in public schools,as some have recently sug-gested?You bet!But should we teach the Bible as history assome also suggest?That's a different story.Here's why.  \nEverything I've just said about increased knowledge of eachother's religions militates strongly for public instruction in the Bibleas narrative,i.e.teaching the content of Bible stories.And this isnothing new.\"Bible as Literature\"is a familiar ","cbCaidfI3Hp5kiIP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidfI3Hp5kiIP","pdf",2730052,11,"English","# I Choose, I Am inCharge\n# Sacred History in a Secular Classroom\n## Family Matters'Goals:","[{\"question\":\"Who is the main character and what is her situation at the start?\",\"answer\":\"The main character is Tanya, a 16-year-old high school student working a summer job and learning business-related language and concepts through her daily work.\"},{\"question\":\"What prompts Tanya to consider the “Dynamic Life” program?\",\"answer\":\"Her boss urges her to attend a seminar on “Dynamic Life,” saying it will sharpen her skills and help her find her way in life.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Tanya respond to the membership pitch during the orientation?\",\"answer\":\"Tanya initially calculates the costs and doubts she can afford the time and money, but after listening to arguments from others, she moves toward joining and prepares to enter the program.\"}]","I Choose, I Am inCharge | PDF",1790687847,17]