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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (21090)	8/9/2001 11:25:13 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

It is done in many ways-- CW has had several run-ins with teachers: let's see- one told him in class that she didn't know how he can get through each day without Jesus, obviously implying that he lacks something important in his life. Another English teacher in assigning writers for research gave him Henry Miller "since he wasn't religious, he wouldn't have moral objections to it". That one almost had me in the office, but we ended up laughing about it. He was known as the class atheist, and being bright and verbal, he had no problems defending himself. Had he been a different type of child, it could have been more damaging, I think. There are athletic awards given at the athletic banquet every year not necessarily to the highest achiever, but to reward the hardest worker, that kind of thing, and frequently the coach will talk about the winner as a "wonderful Christian who witnesses to his teammates". I can remember CW's best friend, a Moslem, laughing about how he didn't qualify. That's a sad thing to hear. I know I've mentioned how the coaches wore those t-shirts with "Play hard" on them, only they crossed out the L and wrote R over it. It's just ubiquitous here in the Bible Belt. I wish I could say I think it's harmless, but I really don't. I think being outspokenly atheist hurt CW in the eyes of some teachers. Obviously these are personal experiences, but then, it is in the small incident that these problems are revealed. I think the prejudice is inadvertent -- the belief that Christianity is superior, is the Ultimate Truth, is so deeply ingrained, that the faithful really can't accept that there is any serious contender and are actually offended by any criticism. I see it here on SI all the time. Off for the day- have a good one, everyone!