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How come there are no comparative religion courses?
Besides the points that jar brought up, there is the problem that a comparative religion class would have to treat all religions equally, and that is sure to raise objections from the religious right.
There was a recent problem in some state (Texas?) recently where they did attempt to bring in a "religious studies class", but it was pretty thinly disguised evangelical Christian based "religious studies".
"Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism -- biblical literalism -- is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true." -- Katha Pollitt
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