[CALIBK12] Religious books

[Barbara Duffy]

It is important to balance the collection here.  I am purchasing the
major books from the major religions - A Bible, The Tibetan Book of the
Dead, The Tao, a Buddhist book - forgot the exact name.  Will look for
native american spiritual books if there are any ...  And self help
books like The Secret, The Four Agreements, etc.  Again, provide the
information, just be sure to balance it.
 
Barbara

>>> <RichardGuy at aol.com> 03/03/08 5:34 PM >>>


I checked Booklist online and found this:

Strobel, Lee. The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the
Toughest Objections to Christianity. 2000 
Reviewed in Booklist, October 1, 2000. Page 307

Booklist is always my first choice for reviews.  If it is reviewed
there, it is recommended.    I can't fathom why one would have to rely
on donations to buy in the 200s.  I never did.  We are not forbidden
discussions of religion, we are only asked for balance.

Do you buy "Christian fiction"?

RMoore (sig below)


In a message dated 3/3/08 5:11:44 PM, dabogardus at earthlink.net writes:


We are awfully bold about other topics and make no apologies. Why would
we be timid about this most important topic? As far as ordering the
materials, that might put you in a compromising position of being seen
as trying to proselytize. Many also bring up the issue of separation of
church and state. I was never comfortable of spending state funds on
religious topics unless it was strictly a historical perspective. If
your students are interested, why not find someone to donate a copy? All
of my 200's were donated for that reason. We had many different
religions represented.

David Bogardus
Teacher Specialist-Instructional Materials
Pomona Unified School District


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[mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Daydream Queen
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 3:26 PM
To: CALIBk12
Subject: [CALIBK12] The Case for a Creator...Lee Strobel

What are your thoughts on this email I got from a teacher:
 
 
A teacher writes:
 
i was talking to a kid about a book where an atheist sets out to
disprove religion/ faith ect.. i told him that i saw a dvd of a book
where an editorialist who was an atheist set out to do the same thing
and ended up becoming a believer in a supreme being/ creator based on
scientific probability - he spoke to physicists, geologist, biologist ,
chemists and astronomers. first of all, am i within my rights to talk to
this kid about this? I kept the conversation stricktly based on the
discussions about the book in question. second, i want to know if its
possible to order the books and or dvd's of his series. The author's
name is Lee Strobel and the books in question are :
The Case for a Creator, The Case for Jesus, and The Case for the Real
Jesus.

--
Sarah Bosler, Teacher Librarian
Montclair High School
Chaffey Joint Union High School District
http://mohigh.com



Richard K. Moore, InfoSherpa
Huntington Beach, CA
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