Britain has become a nation of religious illiterates

[JimC]

I thought you meant it was turning into the Southern U.S. You know, a bunch of illiterates handing snakes around in church.

Can we encourage that practice in all churches?

Australian Taipans would be a good, safe choice for beginners...

[mistermack]

I thought you meant it was turning into the Southern U.S. You know, a bunch of illiterates handing snakes around in church.

I thought that that was the hillybillies in the Appalachians who did that. Has it spread south? Praise the Lord.

[mistermack]

I thought you meant it was turning into the Southern U.S. You know, a bunch of illiterates handing snakes around in church.

Can we encourage that practice in all churches?

Australian Taipans would be a good, safe choice for beginners...

People are probably immune to all that now. If you can take botox, you can take anything.

[Mysturji]

So the head of religion and ethics claims that the problem with lack of religious education is that kids don't get jokes from a 34 year old Monty Python movie? That's the best example he can give? We need religious eduction otherwise generations to come might not be able to laugh along with mocking it? Eh?

I think that's absolutely the best possible example that anyone could give that "lack of religious education" is a "problem".
Cheer up, Brian.

[Mysturji]

If it is necessary to learn history teach it in fucking history alongside all the other mythologies you need to know about for context. You don't get a seperate class to teach about greco-roman mythology which is much more interesting why should the abrahamic mythology get its own spot?