[aNYCguy]

Suppose you have a public elementary school with one Jewish kid in it, like mine. And suppose all the other kids, and even the teachers, call him "Jew-boy," "Christ-killer," etc. etc. That's speech. Is it protected? Is that Jewish boy's freedom of religion being protected?

What a ridiculous comparison to the facts of this case. This school is offering a comparative mythology class that includes a discussion of creationism. For you to say that is equivalent to singling out a student for anti-Semitic ridicule in class is beyond absurd.

I say again: You are not protected from having your feelings hurt by others' speech. If I were to belong to a religion which denies the existence of mass, I could not sue to prevent physics from being taught in any public forum nationwide. This is tantamount to what you are suggesting.

[dsc]

"What a ridiculous comparison to the facts of this case."

Oh, good grief. You people pride yourself so on your rationality, but not a one of you can put a coherent thought together.

It's not a comparison; it's a demonstration that speech can rise to the level of religious persecution. That done, one can next proceed to ask whether the present case so rises.

"This school is offering a comparative mythology class that includes a discussion of creationism."

No, this school is offering a class within the Religion department that labels ID and Creationism as myths. It is analogous to the Psychology department offering a course titled, "Atheism and Other Perversions."

"For you to say that is equivalent to singling out a student for anti-Semitic ridicule in class is beyond absurd."

It would be, if I has said anything even remotely resembling that.