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DavidDvorkin

(19,486 posts) Sun Mar 31, 2024, 02:42 PM Mar 31

What a teacher in hiding can tell us about our failure to tackle intolerance

Blasphemy is not just about defending the dignity of the divine but also about protecting sources of secular power.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/31/batley-school-what-teacher-in-hiding-can-tell-us-about-our-failure-to-tackle-intolerance

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What a teacher in hiding can tell us about our failure to tackle intolerance (Original Post) DavidDvorkin Mar 31 OP

No need for a religious studies class. Instead, teach the paranormal aspects Karadeniz Mar 31 #1

Karadeniz

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1. No need for a religious studies class. Instead, teach the paranormal aspects

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Sun Mar 31, 2024, 03:02 PM

Mar 31

of human capabilities, beginning with findings presented in Your Eternal Self and progressing to more specific investigations. There are all sorts of videos on NDEs and what afterlife is like...John Cleese hosted an interesting panel. I find psychic investigations and reincarnation videos fascinating.
These conclusions can then be compared to religious tenets.

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