My daughter came to us on the first day of school telling us that one of her teachers had a cross and a Bible quote on the wall. I didn’t want to get my daughter into trouble by letting the principal know about it myself since they would attach my name to it and she might face retaliation. So I wrote to the FFRF, sent them a picture my daughter drew of the cross and the Bible quote (no phones in class, so she couldn’t get a photo).

Not only were they responsive quickly when I contacted them, within a few weeks, they sent an email to the school superintendent with all the relevant legal information as to why this teacher needs to take the cross and Bible quote down and without identifying who reported her.

I’m not a member due to some financial issues right now, but as soon as those clear up, I am going to join. They do good work.

Consider joining yourself: https://ffrf.org/

  • PandanticEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I mean, Jesus said some things that go along with what we teach in our SEL curriculum, so having a scripture quote regarding the treatmeant of other humans doesn’t seem awful to me. It could be argued that Dr MLK Jr was also a religious leader, so is having quotes from him appropriate or not?

    Also, damn with all the downvotes - I was just asking where this person was coming from. I wasn’t saying they were wrong, but I’m also not someone who would make a big deal about religious iconography which was not particularly intrusive, so I was trying to see where they were drawing the line.

    • Girru00@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I kinda get you, but people dont typically say “Dr MLK Jr the great christian, who was also an activist” in favour of “Dr MLK Jr the great activist, who was also Christian.” One defines him, from the context of society that is, more than the other. Instead of splitting hairs though, we have 8 Billion people alive today, and untold historical figures, im sure the curriculum wont suffer if posters about Jesus, Buddha or Mother Theresa aren’t on the wall.

      Also, hope you dont take the downvotes personally. People are telling you they dont agree with your viewpoint here, not judging your overall character by a single thought.

      • PandanticEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        I’m not saying I would promote the use of religious iconography, I’m saying I don’t find all religious iconography objectionable. Also, many of my co-workers have personally chosen items on their walls, and if they had a Jesus quote that doesn’t necessarily promote Christianity, I wouldn’t find it objectionable.

        I don’t take the downvotes personally, but the problem I have is I did not express my viewpoint. I asked a question, and I think some people made an assumption about my intentions. That’s a bit frustrating.