Digital_Ice
23-04-2005, 07:52 PM
enough whining that we are offending christians. what about the athiests (and other faiths)
Students Seek To Ban The Bible
University students have voted to ban the bible because they belive it could offend non-christians.
Stirling University Students' Association (SUSA) have voted to remove up to 6,000 copies of the Gideon Bible from more thatn 2,000 halls of residence rooms.
A Motion to have them withdrawn was passed by15-1 ata a recent meeting of student council. Seven members abstained.
Citing the Scottish Executive's One Scotland Many Cultures campaign, the students said representing one faith was not in the spirit of equality.
Al Wilson, president of the SUSA, said: "The one thing the students have come up with is that they do have a Gideon Bible in their rooms but they feel that's not realy fair on those who practise other faiths."
"It's promoting one faith over others, so we're trying to encourage the university to still retain the Bibles within the buildings themselves, but not necessarily in the rooms."
A former chaplin at the university said it was wrong to withdraw any book from a place of study.
The Rev John Munro, of Kinross Parish Church, said: "I Think there's an agenda here, seemingly politically correct."
"But there's actually a hostility towards faith by those who have none."
this made me laugh...
and it reminded me of the bill hick's quote "by the way... who the fuck, are the Gideons... ever met one... no... etc"
Students Seek To Ban The Bible
University students have voted to ban the bible because they belive it could offend non-christians.
Stirling University Students' Association (SUSA) have voted to remove up to 6,000 copies of the Gideon Bible from more thatn 2,000 halls of residence rooms.
A Motion to have them withdrawn was passed by15-1 ata a recent meeting of student council. Seven members abstained.
Citing the Scottish Executive's One Scotland Many Cultures campaign, the students said representing one faith was not in the spirit of equality.
Al Wilson, president of the SUSA, said: "The one thing the students have come up with is that they do have a Gideon Bible in their rooms but they feel that's not realy fair on those who practise other faiths."
"It's promoting one faith over others, so we're trying to encourage the university to still retain the Bibles within the buildings themselves, but not necessarily in the rooms."
A former chaplin at the university said it was wrong to withdraw any book from a place of study.
The Rev John Munro, of Kinross Parish Church, said: "I Think there's an agenda here, seemingly politically correct."
"But there's actually a hostility towards faith by those who have none."
this made me laugh...
and it reminded me of the bill hick's quote "by the way... who the fuck, are the Gideons... ever met one... no... etc"