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Family files suit over teacher's religious lessons (Christian text that preached creationism)
The Associated Press ^
| March 20, 2005
| Associated Press
Posted on 03/20/2005 8:43:29 AM PST by Former Military Chick
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Teacher admitted it was wrong, why did she not stand up for what she did, oh yeah she wants her job.
To: Former Military Chick
I have never heard about a Christian "odor." Does anyone know what this refers to, if anything?
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posted on
03/20/2005 8:46:23 AM PST
by
Theodore R.
(Will the GOP fiddle while Terri churns?)
To: Former Military Chick
"God's word tells us about a kind of odor only Christians have."Oh geeze!
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posted on
03/20/2005 8:48:03 AM PST
by
elbucko
(A Feral Republican)
To: Former Military Chick
Of course, if she passed out condoms, that would be okay.
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posted on
03/20/2005 8:49:01 AM PST
by
mlc9852
To: mlc9852
Or if she had just said "Mother Nature" instead of God, it would have been acceptable.
My question is this: Who was financially harmed?
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posted on
03/20/2005 8:52:13 AM PST
by
TommyDale
To: Former Military Chick
Really, if this teacher wanted to teach about Jesus she should have taught at a Christian school! Creationism?
I personally believe that if a Christian town wants Christianity taught in THEIR school district, that's fine. But there was no vote, no school board meeting, and this teacher acted at her own discretion. I also think if a Jewish town wants Hebrew as a second language taught, that's Kosher too.
But creationism?! Come on!
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posted on
03/20/2005 8:54:23 AM PST
by
LauraleeBraswell
( CONSERVATIVE FIRST-Republican second.)
To: Theodore R.
I think it referst to 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 that reads:
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life.
Not a very bright teacher who takes a metaphorical statement and teaches it as truth.
Then, there's the "odor of sanctity," I suppose, but I have never smelled it on any of the Christians I know.
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posted on
03/20/2005 9:17:01 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Former Military Chick
![](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/12/images/031205_armpit.jpg)
"Nope. Still Jewish.
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posted on
03/20/2005 9:27:05 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Former Military Chick
![](http://www.wojr.com/webjournal/armpit.jpg)
"You can smell they're saved!"
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posted on
03/20/2005 9:30:29 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Former Military Chick
![](http://www.duke.edu/~gmy/mm/stationery/Image%20-%20Smell%20my%20Hand.JPG)
"See, I told you I was saved!"
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posted on
03/20/2005 9:35:08 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Former Military Chick
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posted on
03/20/2005 9:45:43 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Former Military Chick
Wife was principal at small rural school. At the yearly thanksgiving community dinner held in the school gym in the evening; she had retired post master say grace. It hit the fan, calls were made to school district and superintendent called and told her what do you think you are doing? Will never occur again or you will be removed and never teach again.
Asking a teacher to throw 8 years of college and 15 years of a teaching career away is unreasonable; would you? Look in the mirror and ask you, yourself why you haven't done anything to stop this to occur in our society. Then look at your neighbors and fellow citizens and ask them the same question.
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posted on
03/20/2005 9:55:58 AM PST
by
Eska
To: Former Military Chick
Will reconstruction never end? Please stop moving to the south.
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posted on
03/20/2005 10:12:24 AM PST
by
DixieOklahoma
(Since 2004: Real American Voters=1 Dead Democrats=0)
To: Former Military Chick
To my knowledge, creationists agree that animals (and people), over time, adapt to their environments with regard to coloration. Am I wrong?
To: followerofchrist
I'm not sure what you mean by this
"To my knowledge, creationists agree that animals (and people), over time, adapt to their environments with regard to coloration. Am I wrong?"
To my knowledge it may be true that crationists agree on that, but the idea itself is incorrect.
1.Eskimos are clearly darker than Icelanders. Pigmys living in dark forests are often darker than neighbors living in sunnier areas. 2. You may have meant to say species, rather than "people" or "animals" otherwise we'd be back to the old Russian Lysenkoism. Species adapt and evolve. Individuals don't.
To: Former Military Chick
Creationists have no understanding of the matter of right and wrong. This is the reason why rules are needed.
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posted on
03/20/2005 12:33:31 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(Rules are for the guidence of wise men, and the blind obedience of fools.)
To: Oztrich Boy
Isn't that a tad inflammatory?
To: From many - one.
Principal's response
The suit says that when the parents complained to Principal Deborah Anderson, she asked, "What's the problem? Don't you and your family go to church?"
Anderson also told the parents she didn't understand their objections, because Ashlee earned perfect scores on the assignments, the lawsuit said. As I said "no understanding"
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posted on
03/20/2005 1:52:46 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(Rules are for the guidence of wise men, and the blind obedience of fools.)
To: Oztrich Boy
You've made your point.
It's inflammatory, but only because it's correct.
To: Former Military Chick
The courts forgot a long time ago that the 1st ammendment only applies to congress, not the various state and local governments.
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posted on
03/20/2005 6:19:52 PM PST
by
No Longer Free State
(The last thing Reuters wants is a free and unfettered Iraqi press)
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