MILAN - A proposal that will be discussed. "The reading of the Bible in schools is an initiative which I support as a minister, as a believer and as an Italian citizen." This was written by Education Minister Maria Stella Gelmini on the Catholic magazine "Famiglia Cristiana". 
THE PROPOSAL - "The school - explains the Gelmini - To educate children but also must be responsible citizens and adults aware of their rights and their duties. This set of values \u200b\u200band teachings in the western world, is the Christian tradition. " For the minister Gelmini, "it is important that our children, in the body of knowledge that the school must provide them, are likely to encounter a text that immediately led to the birth of civilization in which we live and who speaks to the hearts and minds of all. " Moreover, he recalls, "the West was built on the teachings of Christianity and it is impossible to understand without this presence, to study its history, understand the philosophy, learn the art and culture "nor can we 'talk and discuss in a profitable manner with other cultures." "At a time in history that requires the broader effort to defeat the hate, we must - concluded Gelmini - to ensure that our young people are aware of their identity in order to compare with one another and grow and live in mutual respect ' . The letter from the Minister Gelmini "blesses" the launching of the pocket bible of the publishing group San Paolo, which is attached to this week and distributed by the Christian Family in bookstores Thursday, September 16, parishes, airports, railway stations, in motorway service stations, supermarkets and large electronics chains. The objective of the initiative: distribute one million copies of the sacred text in Italy. by Corriere della Sera
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