Observations and inanities by a second-shift assistant supervisor in the Puppy-Grinding division of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy® (our motto: "Sure it's cruel, but think of the jobs!"), your host, Brent Rasmussen.
Cross-Burning Teacher Fired
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The school board of a small central Ohio community voted Friday to fire a teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs despite staff complaints and burning the image of a cross on students' arms, according to the Associated Press.
The back-pedaling and loud protestations of injured innocence by this wack-job's attorney and friends are certainly amusing.
[link] John Freshwater discussed his creationism beliefs, disregarded evolution and failed to follow the standard curriculum while teaching eighth-grade science at Mount Vernon Middle School, board officials said.
An investigation revealed he continued teaching his beliefs even after he was ordered to stop, the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch reported Saturday.
The investigation found Freshwater said homosexuals are sinners and branded crosses into some students' arms, the board said.
Freshwater's attorney, R. Kelly Hamilton, said his client's rights to practice religion were infringed and he plans to call for a hearing with the school board to fight the dismissal.
Hamilton said the allegations are "fabrications created by a couple of students … Not a single child has ever been harmed."
"Well, except for the whole 'burning a cross in their forearm' thing, yeah. Except for that." continued Freshwater later. "But that was really just, um, a science experiment. Yeah! That's it! That's the ticket!
"You can ask my wife - ah, um, ah... Morgan Fairchild!"
All I can say is that if my kid had come home with anything at all fucking burned into his arm by his teacher, then I would have gladly gone to jail for assault. However, the teacher would have gone to the hospital with multiple injuries and burns made with the same tool that he used to burn my child.
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Eleven years????
According to this article that's how long the administration has been fielding complaints about the teacher in question.
Sheesh.
Of course the fundies in town want the school board ousted: "If the Bible goes, the school board should follow." But it makes me wonder, since God didn't respond to his supporters' requests to guide the School Board, why none of them have interpreted that as a Sign that the decision of the School Board was the correct one?
There's an old saying: "God always answers. You just may not like the answer."
You're just intolerant.
Now, see, Brent, you're just intolerant of this man's religion. Why shouldn't he have the right to burn crosses into the arms of kids in the name of Jeebus?
Sheesh.
Jim Downey
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Who's intolerant now?
Now Jim, why would you want to infringe on Brent's right to practice his religion of kicking the holy shit out of Jesus freaks?
Rob Miles
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