[lbo-talk] Signs of the Times

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Thu Sep 17 08:46:09 PDT 2009


Doug Henwood wrote:
>
> On Sep 16, 2009, at 3:39 PM, wrobert at uci.edu wrote:
>
>> at this point, the average
>> protestant where I'm from knows very little about the Bible
>
> I was stunned when I taught English at UVa way back in 1979 that I - a
> lapsed Catholic - knew the bible better than any of the Proddies in my
> classes. Even a cliche like "the sun also rises" was lost on them.

Yep, I've noticed this with my students too. Many self-professed devout Christians have surpisingly limited knowledge of what's actually in the Bible. This brings to mind one of my favorite Colbert bits: a Southern politician introduced legislation to post the 10 Commandments in government buildings, so Colbert asks him to name the commandments. The douche nozzle can't do it.

Miles



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