
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, June 5, 1990                   TAG: 9006050440
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-6   EDITION: METRO 
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BIBLE STUDIES: JOB FOR CHURCH, FAMILY

IN RESPONSE to your editorial May 22, I would imagine you received numerous letters that are "pro-Bible." This letter is not "pro-Bible," and should not be taken as "anti-Bible" either.

It seems to me the same people that want Bible studies to be part of the school might be the same people who argue:

We don't want "values education" because we're afraid that the values being taught might conflict with our perceived values. That's the job of the family and church.

We don't want "family life" because we're afraid that the materials presented might be in conflict with what family life means to us. That's the job of the family and the church.

But now we are led to believe that we need to teach Bible studies in school. Isn't that a job for the church and family too?

But we need to consider "community feelings," they argue. What was the "community feeling" about desegregation in the 1950s and '60s?

Yes, we do need the courts to remind us about things like Bible studies once in a while. G.S. LEVEL BLACKSBURG

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