The founders of the United States of America were mainly comprised of theists. The library of Congress is filled with documents generated as a result of the efforts of our founding fathers and these documents support a specific worldview. Namely, that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is in charge of the universe, and in particular, of America's formation and destiny. Wicca, Islam, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Scientology, various pagan religious manifestations and many more, are all practiced unimpeded in this nation, but none had any impact on, or factored into the thinking of our founding fathers or their writings.
For this bus driver to promote healthy ideas of morality that are in opposition to the current trend toward political correctness may alarm some of the less mature among us, but to those who remember a saner time, her defiance of the devil's minion is rather reassuring.
Look, either you believe that parents should be in charge of the moral education of their children or that the state should be in charge. Apparently, you believe the state should be in charge, as long as they are teaching ideas and facts that you like. Leaving issues of freedom aside, even here on FR, devout, Christian people cannot agree on a worldview!
I'd rather parents be in charge of their children. I happily support parents sending their children to religious schools or homeschooling. Sometimes people having this freedom results in their teaching their children things I disagree with. I am secure enough in my beliefs to not feel threatened by that. Ultimately, greater freedom is better for parents, children and families.
And though I may be "less mature" than the Old Cracker I am old enough to remember (just barely) a saner time.
However, my point was that using elementary school-aged children to get your message out about Mel Gibson's latest pronouncement on embryonic stem cell research or the fact that you pattern your life after Glenda from the Wizard of Oz is just flat out wrong in my book.
You want to get a message to me, fine, but don't use my kid to do it. There are other ways and venues in which to do this. Make use of them.
I do not know Mrs. Mayor but she sounds like a fine person and I would be happy knowing my child was in her care while riding on her bus.
But, if I think my child needs to know about Mel Gibson's opinions on embryonic stem cell research at the tender age of 8, then I'll have that discussion. I'm the parent here, not Mrs. Mayor, so that's my responsibility. Mrs. Mayor's responsibility, as far as my child is concerned, is to provide s safe trip to and from school.