Do you teach the Bible in your everyday curriculum?

Question

Umm. Well, our books are A Beka and they have a biblical background and stuff, but my mom and dad don't actually make us get out a Bible and read it. (But '08/'09 school year, I think we're gonna have a reading hour, and I think we're gonna read the Bible.)

Answer 1

For older students who are interested, the option is present.

For younger students, there is too much risk that they will misinterpret the stories as actual history.

Though I think some of the younger students would understand just fine if we were to simply compare the Bible to Greek Mythology, which is something many of them are already learning.

Answer 2

No. We do use A Beka, which is a Christian based curriculum, but we are not religious people.

Answer 3

Not as part of a religious studies program, no.

We have studied and compared/contrasted the scriptures of various faiths.  We have studied the bible in that context.

For our child's religious education, we study the scripture of our own faith.

Answer 4

No.  I don't believe that religion needs to be part of a school lesson, or the reason for homeschooling.  We will cover religions and various traditions, holidays, and practices as things/questions/holidays arise and need to be explained or taught - but it is not part of our curriculum.

I had religion shoved down my throat when I was a child, and resented it for years, to the point of rebelling and learning about other religions, as well as becoming an athiest just to upset the family - until adulthood, and then I became a parent.  I won't do that to my child.

Answer 5

Yes.  I would be doing that with my kids even if we were not homeschooling, so of course I do it during homeschool.

Answer 6

We teach it every so often but we also leave it open for option. Our kids don't mind it and actually like some of the stories in there.

It beats going to a public school where the Gospel of Jesus has been banned but it's okay to teach about homosexuality and sodomy.

Answer 7

Yes, we use the bible daily.

I love DoorPosts books, so we choose a topic and read what the bible has to say about that topic.  That is usually Reading for the day.  We also take spelling words, vocabulary, poetry, etc from the bible.

Answer 8

No. My mom is kind of religious as going to church helps her deal with some rought things our family just went though, but she doesn't push it on me, and I'm not religious. I take interest in different culturesand their religious beliefs and traditions, but I don't study/practice any single religion as if it's the "right' one, or call any one my own. I just take it with culture studies and nothing more, and I don't een do that too often.

Answer 9

Yes Yes Yes!!!! We use Sonlight and it is planned in everyday lessons.

Answer 10

We use the A beka program too.  BUT! My favorite curriculum that uses the bible everyday was the Veritas Press.  The Genesis thu Joshua program was awesome and it used the bible everyday!  I loved it!

Answer 11

Nope, wouldn't make much sense not being Christians :-)

Answer 12

Yes, we do.  Actually, my 10yo insists on it - he loves learning about it.

Answer 13

I learn about the history of Christianity, and the Bible, things along those lines.

I love to learn about Theology! I hope someday, I can get my Ph.D in Theology or Philosophy.

But just because I love Theology, doesn't necessarily mean I believe it's true. I think the Bible (Mainly the Old Testament) is one of the biggest jokes. Especially the creation story. I love to argue with Christians (Especially the Evangelicals) about how the story about creation, and Adam And Eve are so wrong.

But I believe alot of things in the Bible are true. Just not necessarily alot the supernatural things. I still consider myself a Christian/Catholic, but just believe the Bible is flawed, and is not perfect.

A talking snake in the Garden of Eden! C'mon!

Answer 14

No. Religion is very personal, and I don't want to force my children to read the bible and be quizzed on it. My husband and I live our lives as a reflection of our personal beliefs, and I think that they learn much more from that than reading the bible and watching people become hypocrites about what's in there (lying, cursing, cheating) They see us read our bibles and they choose to do the same.

They do all have their own bibles, and read them regularly, and they come up with the most wonderful questions for discussion at the dinner table.

Answer 15

no, we're atheists.

however, after we finish reading Roman and Greek myths we will also cover those bible stories which are appropriate for children and and a part of cultural literacy in Western Civilization.