do they teach christians to ignore education or does it just come naturally for them?
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Living in an extremely religious country I'm afraid I have to agree with you. \nThe most educated and knowledgeable people I know are atheists, agnostics, secular humanists.\nI don't think it's a coincidence.
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Excellent question and I think the answer is that they are teaching their children what they were taught.\n\nWe have to break this vicious cycle. I was raised in a far right religious home where being prejudice was the norm. Sad, but true. It took me years to break that from my mind and sometimes I still struggle with it.
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The vast majority of Christians blindly follow the leadership of the church they attend. Subjects taught in bible study and from the pulpit are carefully constructed so as to leave no unanswered questions. Some life long Christians will even deny the stories to which you refer.\n\nIt is astonishing some of the hoops people will jump through to explain away these stories in the bible. It is ridiculous.
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And conservative Christians don't?
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well, im sure they have some classes taught on it, how well it is allowed to be taught with the religious right butting in who knows, also the kids are pretty stupid these days they dont learn much of anything they are taught.
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People are not learning about their religion because they are away from God.
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Children don't learn.  It is taught to them.\n\nCoach
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They do understand the word, but they need to know the reason behind it.  They learn by doing and by asking the most irritating question:  "why?"  \n\nSometimes they choose to test your limits by ignoring your answer.  Will you follow through on your discipline methods?  What happens when I'm told no but do it anyway?  These are all learning times for children.  They are learning that there are consequences for their actions.  \n\nMany times children are not misbehaving, but are using the situation to learn.
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Intellectual surrender. Good phrase! I (as you may gather) am a member of the second group. I feel that some people cling to the Word or God and the word of God only idea because they are lazy. If everything I need to know is already written down and needs no interpretations then I don't have to think for myself. It gives them an out and makes the spiritual life a no brainer with no work required.\nIt's just "here are the rules, go live by the rules" They have no need to pray or listen to God speak to them. They never have to wonder about anything. They never have to do any of the work of being human. Like cattle. Just follow the rules and then die. Easy instructions.\nThis is why I belong to a church that values education and thought.
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They sound like a Christian to me.  I've never met one who follows the teachings of Christ. Intead they follow the politics of their "religion" usually to the compleat exclusion of the teachings of Christ.
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Unfortunately, a lot of people who claim to be Christians are pretty stupid.  A lot of them don't know what they believe, let alone why they should believe it.  This is, in part, a product of the culture in which we live.  The pluralism and relativism that dominate much of American thinking tend to preclude intelligence.  Despite the increasing focus on academic credentials in our society, it is still highly anti-intellectual.  Whatever lip service is given to critical thinking skills in schools, I've heard very little of it in the class room.  So... in essence, I would say that, because there are a lot of stupid people in the world and because Christians are people, there are a lot of stupid Christians.\n\n...or is this question sarcastic and you're just being a narrow-minded bigot who doesn't know a thing about Christianity?
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I guess that depends upon 'Ignored by who?"\n\nThere are people who ignore all religious figures, there are people who ignore selectively, there are people who ignore none.\n\nMost people go through life with just the information they need, not extra and they don't want the extra either.  So, that being the case, all people ignore some religious ideas and people.  It is the same reason most people in the world ignore Martin Van Buren.  It isn't necessary knowledge at this moment.
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There is MUCH private interpretation, because people don't wait on God to give them revelation of what the scripture means. God told us not to lean to our understanding. A lot of people think they know what the Bible means because they've got education, but God doesn't care how much schooling. Remember the aposltles and prophets didn't go to "seminary" school.....they were taught by Jesus. Christians shouldn't even be cursing people out, because that's not Christ-like....yes they are hypocrites.
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No, those are fanatics of christianity.  Christianity is supposed to teach tolerance and acceptance.  A true christian is not supposed to such a thing.  Those people are also close minded morons.  Ignoring them is the best way to handle them.
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Educated people, religious or not, typically read widely and evaluate information based on its merits.\n\nIndoctrinated people, religious or not, typically read what is prescribed by their organization and evaluate new information based on whether it fits with their preconceived notions.\n\nThere are both educated and indoctrinated people of all faiths, and of no faith.\n\nI know for example, that citing the Bible to a Muslim or an Atheist is fruitless, just as quoting the Qr'an to a Christian makes no sense at all.  There are just as many boneheaded evolutionists as creationists, and the reason the debate continues is that 80% of the people are talking past one another and ignoring what the other side has to say, because everyone is already convinced they are right.\n\nAn educated person will recognize that just because he has identified something as truee by either logic or faith, it doesn't mean that anyone else has or will, but that's no reason not to attempt to reason things out.\n\nAn indoctrinated person decides that something is tru and anyone who doesn't agree with him is a moron who can only be defeated by bogging the enemy down in quotations and anecdotes that support his pet viewpoint.
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Motivation and education. \n\nSome people want the Bible to endorse their views or their behaviors and so they cut and paste a verse here or there like they are some kind of fortune cookie sayings, and then force them to mean what the Bible really doesn't. \n\nPastors and seminary professors help people get the context or the point an author is making, which they learn by lifelong study. But average people would likely come to similar interpretations if they would just read a whole context of a passage, and the whole portion of the Bible where it is found. \n\nThere will always be differences in opinion regarding minor doctrines, just because there is not crystal clarity 2000 years after the fact, but no Christians should be interpreting the primary doctrines of the faith differently, or they cease to be genuine Christians. \n\nFor example, the Bible teaches that Jesus is God incarnate. That is not disputed by any Christian. Only the cults would deny what the Bible teaches in this matter because they have an agenda or some additional writings which they allow to trump the Bible's authority. \n\nThe Bible teaches that we are to baptize converted people. How do you baptize, where, when, etc, is the kind of thing Christians can differ on and still be brothers and sisters in Christ.
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Depending on where you live, religion might be a choice or enforced. I agree to a point with what you are saying but, if people were to simply filter out and use ONLY the morality, spirituality and common sense religion CAN teach one, then I say teach away. Unfortunately the belief in the intangable is rampant even in this modern day and age.