Educating someone as to your (or other) religions is entirely different than proseletyzing.
--Beth, Pseudo usenet cop Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 7:58 PM Subject: Religious Freedom Part II > Let's change the religious practice of Mrs. Smith slightly. > > She's a rather quiet woman who is quite happy to just do her job and teach > the children. She never discusses her religion on school grounds. > > But, she does wear a small pin every day on her lapel. This pin is a common > symbol of her religion. > > She also keeps a copy of her religious book in the top drawer of her desk. > She never takes it out of the desk while students are in the room. She only > reads it while eating lunch in private. But students are able to see the > book when she opens the drawer at times when they are standing near the > desk. > > One day, Michael Dinowitz's son (sorry Mike, I don't know the names of your > kids), asks Mrs. Smith what the pin on her lapel is for, what it means. > > Note, please, that I have been very careful not to label Mrs. Smith as a > member of any particular religion. For the purpose of this question, her > religion, whether it be any of the Big Three monotheists, wiccan, Satanism > or secular humanism, is irrelevant. What matters only, are the facts as I've > presented them. > > Here are the questions: > > 1) Can Mrs. Smith wear a religious symbol on her lapel while in the > classroom with students present? > > 2) Can Mrs. Smith keep a copy of her religious book in her desk? > > 3) How should Mrs. Smith answer little Mike Jr.'s question? > > H. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
