{"id":44,"date":"2014-07-07T16:22:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T16:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/humour\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2014-07-07T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T16:24:06","slug":"who-broke-the-walls-of-jericho","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/humour\/who-broke-the-walls-of-jericho\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Broke the Walls of Jericho?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During British colonization of <a href=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/guyana\/\" target=\"_blank\">Guyana<\/a>, it was compulsory that religious education be a part of the school curriculum; but the Guyanese never liked to do this. They would report that they are teaching the bible to the students, but in practice, never did.<\/p>\n<p>One day, the British sent an official to check. The official asked the headteacher what was the position on religious education in his school.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very strict in implementing religious education in all our classes, sir, and all the syllabuses have been covered thus far&#8221; was the headteacher&#8217;s response.<\/p>\n<p>The official nodded and went off to talk to the students. Arriving at the first class he asked &#8220;In the bible story, can anyone tell me who broke the walls of Jericho&#8221;? The class was mute. No one knew the answer.<\/p>\n<p>The official went from class to class, asking the same question, but no student was able to answer.<\/p>\n<p>The official returned a but frustrated to the headteacher and said &#8220;Sir, I asked the entire school &#8216;who broke the walls of Jericho&#8217; and no one could answer me&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The headteacher, looking a bit alarmed responded. &#8220;Sir, I will call an assembly right now and make sure that whoever did this is found and flogged right away!&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During British colonization of Guyana, it was compulsory that religious education be a part of the school curriculum; but the Guyanese never liked to do this. 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