what happened to free speech

[Taita]

I work with a English Asian, and his view of Islam is far, far removed from a fundamentalist; it's a reluctance to acceot a shift in values that leads to issues.[/QUOTE]

Am I alone in finding expressions such as "English Asian" strange? At what point in time does a person assume the nationality of his/parents' /ancestors' place of birth and no longer requires a secondary descriptor?

[Spacecadet]

Am I alone in finding expressions such as "English Asian" strange? At what point in time does a person assume the nationality of his/parents' /ancestors' place of birth and no longer requires a secondary descriptor?

You are alone, very alone infact.
Find yourself a length or rope, or if heights bother you, a suitable length of hose and quiet country lane some where.

[Doggy Styles]

I spoke with a vicar the other day, who intimated they don't really teach the bible as a factual representation of what actually happened, but more as a guide to morality, of how to behave, to be a good person.

There's also a Church in Holland, I do believe, who teach christianity as not so much a religion, but as a path to being a better person.

Whether one is an athiest or not, religious teachings can be a good thing.

[Old Hack]

Whether one is an athiest or not, religious teachings can be a good thing.

I agree, completely.

The term English Asian is used quite a lot. My colleague describes himself thus. His wife, whom I have had dinner with (with my colleague), thinks of herself as British, despite having the same background. It's how you feel I guess. I don't feel British, so don't call myself it.

[Gibbon]

Whether one is an athiest or not, religious teachings can be a good thing.

(Christ) who for us men and our salvation came down from heaven and
he was made flesh of the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary; and was
made man; He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate and was buried.
And on the third day he rose again according to the scriptures.

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This , the Nicene Creed, is the irreducible core of western Christianity. Which bits are useful for teaching?

[EternalOptimist]

[NotAllThere]

(his , the Nicene Creed, is the irreducible core of western Christianity. Which bits are useful for teaching?

The Nicene creed was a statement of religious beliefs that determined the correct way to speak about God within a Christian context. The axioms of Christianity, if you will. Anything that was taught that was contrary to these core beliefs was automatically heresy.

The creed however is just a statement of fundementals. The teaching part is explaining the outworking of the Christian life from these fundamentals. In the same way that Euclidean geometry is not taught by just stating the axioms.

[speling bee]

(Christ) who for us men and our salvation came down from heaven and
he was made flesh of the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary; and was
made man; He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate and was buried.
And on the third day he rose again according to the scriptures.

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This , the Nicene Creed, is the irreducible core of western Christianity. Which bits are useful for teaching?

Actually I think there is a useful lesson about redemption.

[EternalOptimist]

I think I live my life the same way my brother does, and he is a vicar.

he believes in God, I dont

[cailin maith]

(Christ) who for us men and our salvation came down from heaven and
he was made flesh of the Holy Spirit from the Virgin Mary; and was
made man; He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate and was buried.
And on the third day he rose again according to the scriptures.

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This , the Nicene Creed, is the irreducible core of western Christianity. Which bits are useful for teaching?

I suspect he meant parables... like Mich mentioned about a moral code etc.