I was expelled from Sunday School. The interchange happened like this:
Teacher: And when God parted the waters and Moses led the People of Israel across the Red Sea...
Me: (Hand up)
Teacher: Yes wiz?
Me: How do we know that? I mean, how do we know that God parted the waters and all these people walked across on dry land?
Teacher: Well, because it's in the Bible. We're reading it right now!
Me: Yes, but how do we know the Bible is true?
Teacher: Well, because God wrote it!
Me: Well, if I wanted to write a book that I wanted people to pay attention to, wouldn't it be a good idea to say that God wrote my book as well? Just 'cause I say it's from God doesn't mean it is.
Teacher: [silence, then an attempt to move back to the story for the rest of the class]
And when it was all over, the teacher and pastor were talking to my parents. The rest as they say is history.
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Since Allah has given me a brain, it would seem like a sin not to use it.
I was expelled from Sunday School. The interchange happened like this:
Teacher: And when God parted the waters and Moses led the People of Israel across the Red Sea...
Me: (Hand up)
Teacher: Yes wiz?
Me: How do we know that? I mean, how do we know that God parted the waters and all these people walked across on dry land?
Teacher: Well, because it's in the Bible. We're reading it right now!
Me: Yes, but how do we know the Bible is true?
Teacher: Well, because God wrote it!
Me: Well, if I wanted to write a book that I wanted people to pay attention to, wouldn't it be a good idea to say that God wrote my book as well? Just 'cause I say it's from God doesn't mean it is.
Teacher: [silence, then an attempt to move back to the story for the rest of the class]
And when it was all over, the teacher and pastor were talking to my parents. The rest as they say is history.
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Since Allah has given me a brain, it would seem like a sin not to use it.