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This issue is one of the funnest ones to drop on my unsuspecting American Heritage students. I like to play Devil's Advocate from time to time to show two sides of an issue when students can't fathom anybody believing an opposing viewpoint. I mention the case where prayers at school events were outlawed, and ask how many disagree with that decision. Most hands go up-- we're at BYU, after all. Then I mention that two families were plaintiffs in the case; one of them was Catholic (I ask again how many disagree, and one or two hands go down). Then I tell them that the other one was Mormon. I ask again, about half the class drops out, suddenly very uncertain of the ground they stand on. I then explain the nature of the prayers-- among other things, that they asked that Mormons, Catholics, et cetera would have their eyes opened so they could escape eternal damnation. I ask one last time, and one or two brave souls will still keep their hand in the air.
A wonderful demonstration of the fact that there are two sides to every argument, and an answer that seems obvious to one party and not to the other is, in all likelihood, not so obvious.
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Over/Under on Tex's willingness to answer this question directly? I say no way in hell (that place we don't have).
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06-28-2007, 02:13 AM | #116 |
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FWIW, I remember back in the mid-nineties when we were living in Utah there was big to-do about one of the SLC high schools singing church songs / hymns in one of their programs and a Jewish girl at the school felt left out / ostracized because of it.
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