Ethics vs Scripture: NSW Australia

Ten Network's '7 PM Project' bring Kitty Flannigan's views on the teaching of ethics to Aussie school children - resisted feverishly by religious beneficiaries.

"Ethics should not be offered as an alternative to the Bible" - Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen -- Circa 2010

"If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple."
- Jesus (Luke 14:26)

"I have wiped out many nations, devastating their fortress walls and towers. Their cities are now deserted; their streets are in silent ruin. There are no survivors to even tell what happened. I thought, 'Surely they will have reverence for me now! Surely they will listen to my warnings, so I won't need to strike again.' But no; however much I punish them, they continue their evil practices from dawn till dusk and dusk till dawn." So now the LORD says: "Be patient; the time is coming soon when I will stand up and accuse these evil nations. For it is my decision to gather together the kingdoms of the earth and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them. All the earth will be devoured by the fire of my jealousy. "On that day I will purify the lips of all people, so that everyone will be able to worship the LORD together. My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia will come to present their offerings."

- God (Zephaniah 3:6-10 NLT)

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[rotcafarg]

@orangepicklesquink Why does there have to be a compromise at all? Although an aussie I live in the USA - the most religious of western democracies. There's not a snowball's chance in hell that scripture would ever be taught in a public school here. Why should it be taught in public schools in Australia? If people want their kids to have religious teachings take them to their church or temple or whatever. Religion should be a private matter and not something for schools to get involved in.

[rotcafarg]

Yay Australia. As an aussie living in the USA I can tell you the chances of this level of irreverence for religion appearing on a peak hour tv show in the USA are close to zero. Someone would be mightily offended if they did and heads would roll.

[ryanaross212]

I like that

[jessisawesome7]

I think Ethics should be apart of the curriculum for any school rather than an alternative for religious education.

[artyfarty3]

Kitty - YOU ARE AWESOME !!! very touchy subject , but You went for it and made it HILARIOUS !!! well done ! :)

[axolotl5]

It's ironic that I feel like saying "thank god for ethics classes". Now we can finally dump "Special" Religious Education ;)

[graceadeline1990]

As a teacher I don't think that scripture should be taught in schools. A lot of parents are also under the wrong assumption about scripture, so here are some facts.

A) It is not taught by a qualified teacher but by a member of a church.

B) Yor child does not have to attend such classes, by law the school should provide other supervised activities for children whose parents have elected them not to attend.

& C) They really push the Christian values onto students

[baloon671]

if you say that ethics come hand in hand with religion then clearly you have never read huckleberry finn. or have ever heard of slavery.

[RyunSharp]

God is a fucking stalker.

[RyunSharp]

RELIGION WILL NOT MAKE YOUR CHILDREN MORALLY DECENT!

[Velvetroomdj]

When can our Fox News here in U. S. be like this and make a mock out of religion???!

[soseg]

religion is for the stupid.

/thread