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Originally Posted by melena29
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Originally Posted by Bettybb
I thought we had freedom of speech in this country.
What is really going on here?
It looks like some kids, probably pumped up by their parents, decided to try and shove their particular religion down this teacher's throat.
A bible has no place in the classroom, just like a q'uoran has no place in a classroom, or any other religious book. Open the door for one, you get them all. Our Founding Father were certainly smart when they established the concept of separation of church and state.
The teacher seems to have had an extremely childish reaction, and lashed out. What she should have done was to explain to the kids the greatness of our Constitution that allows for freedom of religion and for the separation of church and state.
I would suspect this is exactly the reaction the religious zealots wanted to provoke, so they could get rid of a teacher whose beliefs did not mirror their own.
It would be interesting to know if this teacher is a humanist, or a wiccan, or Jewish, or Hindu or Buddist, or whatever.
I would not be in the least surprised if this does not end up in a lawsuit with the teacher claiming her religous freedom and free speech rights were violated.
Why cannot people just let other people live their lives without interference?
You're splitting hairs here. Freedom of speech does not come into play with this incident. Professional behavior and responsibility however, do. What teacher would denigrate her students in such a way? A really, really bad one at best; a danger to our children that must be excised at worst.
What is really going on here, you ask? At first sight, and by the woman's sirname, the logical assumption is that she is probably a muslim. Muslims have made it no secret that they despise us and aspire to destroy us, it is their religious conviction to do so. If all took was a bible on her desk to incite her, my assumption is probably correct, as a reasonable person would have explained to the child that the book had no place in the classroom, and would have respectfully requested it not be brought in again. In this case, I'd say the reaction of the school district was pretty mild.
We cannot allow our enemies to kill us with our own kindness, or box us in with our own laws, for if we do, then our laws are utterly useless. Perhaps that is what they set out to prove? Rhetorical question.
No, I think she needs to be fired and her teaching certificate revoked. The parents should be screaming bloody murder and demanding their children be removed from her classroom if she remains employed in the district.
The only thing I agree with is that the teacher should not have talked about her job on Facebook. To me, that is a punishable offense.
However, Bettybb is right on the mark. I can see that you are a christian, and are threatened by another religion. It is that viewpoint that has led to the deaths of MILLIONS and MILLIONS of people since religion was invented (yes, religion was invented by man, not God). Your judgement (matthew 1:1 "judge not lest ye be judged) of other people's ideals are frightening to me. I have muslim friends, and I can assure you, they aren't terrorists. As long as you are going to generalize other religions ONLY because it doesn't fit your faith, I think ALL christians a dumb, ignorant, hypocrites!! See? I can do it too! It doesn't make it true about all christians though, right? I know plenty of good christians that actually don't hate muslims and other religions, and they don't JUDGE me for having differing opinions!! Image that!!
So Melena, am I going to hell or what? I am being serious here, when I pray tonight, I will to ask God to rid you of the judgement and hate that has allowed to eat away at the beautiful, pure soul that you have. I will pray that He enlightens you, so you will have the same ability to love thy neighbor, because that is all God really wants. He lives in ALL of us, experiencing our loves, our passions, even our fears and sorrows. All of us are connected by God, and to the universe and every being that resides with us within this vast cosmos. The earth is nothing but a tiny rock in a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam of one of TRILLIONS of planets like our own.
http://imgur.com/I3zKB.jpg
How truly insignificant our wars, religions, and way of life are when looking at that pic, taken by Voyager 1 many years ago. Looking at the universe as a whole should show people that their posturing has no place on this planet.