Why do Christian schools have religious themed math books?

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From: Deuteros
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:02

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I feel that Christian schools using math books intertwined with Christianity
might not be the right choice for Christian schools. Even if the text is
rewritten to be more consistent with the teachings of Christ, there is still
some concern. In fact, if we turn to the New Testament, we learn that the
Lord actually saw little need for subjects such as math:

1. When Jesus was in the temple and demanded that the money changers cease
their questionable activities, did he use pre-calculus in his assessment of
the goings-on? No! God told him what to do and he did it.

2. When Jesus needed to multiply the loaves and fish to feed the crowds, did
he calculate a derivative to determine how much food was needed? Heck no!
Jesus used his fingers and toes to count heads.

3. When Jesus was giving advice about taxes, did he use the sine and cosine
of the angle between the floor and the wall to determine what people should
do? No, he did not. Jesus used his own common sense, coupled with a healthy
fear of Caesar.

As you can see from just these three examples, Christians do not need
calculus, nor even its predecessor, pre-calculus. If you are really a
Christian school you will not teach math at all.

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