The Public School Where Prayer is Everywhere
A federal lawsuit filed last week in Louisiana contains some of the most startling allegations you will ever see against public school officials accused of unlawfully turning their school into a bastion of Christian belief. In western Louisiana’s Sabine Parish, one family alleges, teachers preach Creationism and mock the theory of evolution, routinely lead their students in Christian prayer, give extra credit for Christian responses to assignments, and actively question or deride the religious beliefs of non-Christian students and parents.
I wrote about the allegations in this case over the weekend for The Daily Beast but return to this story now because it has not yet flowered into the national story it deserves to be. You simply have to read the complaint, and the other court papers, and see the photos, to believe it. This is not a case about a few student-led prayers at graduation or a Christmas display. It is not a case about one odd educator. This is a case that digs down to the foundation of the wall that is supposed to separate church and state.
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Nope. No, no, no.
As someone who spent 13 years going to catholic school followed by an additional 6 years working at one I can honestly say that I want nothing to do with a school with a religious affiliation.
The thought of even a single teacher at a *public school* thumping their bible or spreading creationist lunacy or even praying the odd prayer at my children or anyone’s children makes my blood boil. But a school full of them?
Burn it down. It’s over.
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