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Originally Posted by pinkie
Mooseman3000, All teachers disclose themselves personality to their classes. It would be weird if they didn't. There is a big difference in saying "You should do this" and "I do this." Again, the article isn't perfectly clear on that point.
But to compare a group, which teaches hate, to a group that teaches love, is about as ridiculous as you can get. Bad comparison.
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See, I disagree. That's my point. I am
just as offended by white supremacists as I am by Jehovah's witnesses showing up at my door.
You may not be, but
I am.
Would you rather I make the analogy to a Muslim teacher? What if they were teaching their beliefs in a math class? They'd be out on the street in a minute. So now it's a question of racism in and of itself - the Christian Coalition in Omaha wouldn't tolerate a Muslim teacher teaching Islam, but they support a Christian teacher teaching Christianity. This leads me to believe that Christians and the KKK aren't actually so different. Neither group is tolerant of people who aren't like them.
That doesn't stand for all Christians, of course; it's just to make a point.
As far as the article not being clear on whether he's discussing his own beliefs or trying to teach others, I agree with that. It
sounds like he's teaching it, but there's no definite proof of that. However, even assuming that he never
once tried to "enlighten" anyone (which I don't believe, given the quotes in the article), the very fact that students
repeatedly complained about it, and the fact that he called it a "stand for God" indicates that it went too far. He was on his own personal crusade. That's not OK.
Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against Christianity, but my point stands that it is absolutely unacceptable to teach it in a secular school. You can teach ABOUT the religion, sure... but even that would be in a history class. This guy was a math teacher.