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Many of my readers will remember my post in November about Matthew LaClair, who was told he was going to hell by his Christian teacher.
Where do these people come from
While every citizen is free to pursue the religion of their choice, they aren't free to force their views on other people, especially a captive audience of public school students.
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Follow Up To Hell In The Classroom
Many of my readers will remember my post in November about Matthew LaClair, who was told he was going to hell by his Christian teacher.
Sixteen-year-old junior Matthew LaClair says he was shocked when history teacher David Paszkiewicz, who is also a Baptist preacher in town, spent the first week lecturing students more about Heaven and Hell than the colonies and Constitution. He said Paszkiewicz told students that if they didn't accept Jesus, "you belong in Hell." He also dismissed as unscientific the theories of evolution and the "Big Bang.".Why Homeschool has a follow up post on the story.
Where do these people come from
Greice Coelho, who took Mr. Paszkiewicz’s class and is a member of his youth group, said in a letter to The Observer, the local weekly newspaper, that Matthew was “ignoring the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gives every citizen the freedom of religion.” Some anonymous posters on the town’s electronic bulletin board, Kearnyontheweb.com, called for Matthew’s suspension.
While every citizen is free to pursue the religion of their choice, they aren't free to force their views on other people, especially a captive audience of public school students.
The class started on Sept. 11, and Matthew quickly grew concerned. “The first couple of days I had him, he had already begun discussing his religious point of view,” Matthew, a thin, articulate 16-year-old with braces and a passion for politics and the theater, recalled in an interview. “It wasn’t even just his point of view, it went beyond that to say this is the right way, this is the only way. The way he said it, I wasn’t sure how far he was going to go.”In other words this public school teacher was showing an appalling lack of tolerance for others religious beliefs.
Bloggers around the world have called Matthew courageous. In contrast, the LaClairs said they had been surprised by the vehemence of the opposition that local residents had expressed against Matthew.I am impressed that someone so young had the guts to not only stand up for himself but for future students who may get stuck with this intolerant teacher.
- The Original Focus Of The War Was Not To Free The Slaves, But To Preserve The Union.
EHT has a lovely post Did Lincoln Make a Deal With God? at American Presidents Blog. I am not surprised that the majority of people today think that slavery was the cause of the Civil War (War Between the States or whatever other name you want to call...
- Alasandra's Book Club~the God Delusion By Richard Dawkins
Complete and utter rubbish comes to mind. I read the book in the hopes of understanding atheist better, instead of explaining why atheist believe what they do he spent the majority of the book bashing religion. Any and all religions. The stated goal of...
- Carter Spreads Message Of Religious Tolerance And Compassion
In Southern Baptist Splitsville? Craig Ziemba denounced former President Carter for his message of religious tolerance and compassion. Here is my response. Don’t Criticize and then you won’t be criticized? For others will treat you as you treat them....
- From The Blog World
Mother Crone relates how she is an old soul. I found myself nodding my head in agreement when I was reading her post. It seems that most of my really close friends are older then I am. So sign me up for a pink hat Mother Crone. From the New York Times...
- Things To Ponder
Would You Let Them Scan Your Child? One family said NO, but their child was still scanned. Still, a substitute teacher's mistake proved just how vulnerable children who opt out can be. "They rounded up all the kids in our son's class and they...