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--Tell me about Literature--
bubble sunglasses:
--- Quote from: Voltman on June 22, 2008, 08:38:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: Eriny on June 13, 2008, 02:18:45 am ---How does it go against your religious beliefs exactly?
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Well, one of the books that we are planning to study involves largely on a character who is gay. I don't feel right going through and studying the strong feelings of this character. I don't want to know how these kind of people think. It would make me extremely guilty to study this. Perhaps I should just bring a note from home to not study this. But apparently there seems to be an end-of-year exam on this, so it is probably best if I just move classes.
We will also be doing some poetry, which I dislike. Hopefully, English gives a better alternative.
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What is your religion?
Voltman:
??? This is not the right thread to be talking about religion.
Voltman:
--- Quote from: Rietie on June 22, 2008, 10:33:54 pm ---English and Literature are about reading broadly and reading things you don't like.
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I disagree.
--- Quote from: Rietie on June 22, 2008, 10:33:54 pm ---I think it's a bit weak-minded to drop a subject just because you don't agree with what a text discusses.
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I disagree. From my perspective, I see studying 'wrongs' such as homosexuality as one of the many acts that will lead to the roads of Hell. It is wrong that people must study certain things when doing Literature. They should change the study designs or at least give out options to make it right for many such as the religious conscious people.
How far would you go for Literature? Does spending an eternity or slightly less in Hell seem like a good sacrifice?
NOTE: The things I typed up above can be classified as Literature. It is not specific to a certain type of religion. There are many books that imply the same thing. Literature can sometimes be broad.
It is also not the only reason for why I am planning to drop Literature.
Other reasons for dropping Literature:
-I dislike Poetry. There is no passion in me towards it whatsoever.
-My current ranking of my Literature class is somewhere in the middle (not good) whereas if I moved into one of the English classes, it would be somewhere in the top 3 or lower (closer to 1).
-I am planning to do English next year; Literature is different to English. So, there is no point in me doing Literature this year, I'd only be waisting time in learning something that I won't use.
Nick:
--- Quote from: Voltman on June 25, 2008, 06:34:58 pm ---I disagree. From my perspective, I see studying 'wrongs' such as homosexuality as one of the many acts that will lead to the roads of Hell. It is wrong that people must study certain things when doing Literature. They should change the study designs or at least give out options to make it right for many such as the religious conscious people.
How far would you go for Literature? Does spending an eternity or slightly less in Hell seem like a good sacrifice?
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Could you please elaborate on your reference to "hell"? I don't think any sane religion would advocate that studying a novel with a homosexual character will send you on the road to hell?
Voltman:
Hell: the place of eternal punishment for the wicked after death, presided over by Satan.
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