What’s wrong with this picture:
A Public school teacher; who is a
Public school science teacher; who teaches his
Christian beliefs; to his
public school students; during
public school class time; and
“Freshwater used a science tool known as a high-frequency generator to burn images of a cross on students’ arms in December”
Note: Freshwater taught that carbon dating was unreliable to argue against evolution. I.e. this public school science teacher teaches “Creation science.”
Get this:
Freshwater’s friend Dave Daubenmire defended him.
“With the exception of the cross-burning episode. … I believe John Freshwater is teaching the values of the parents in the Mount Vernon school district,”
Note: this did not happen in the deep south, this story is from Colombus, Ohio.
12 Comments
June 20, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I feel so silly. Here I thought the purpose of being a science teacher was to teach science. Apparently, the real purpose is to teach “the values of the parents”.
June 20, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Evidently, the values of his religion do not include honesty. Well, knock me over with a feather…
June 20, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Slime is as slime does — this guy is leaving a really nasty trail…
June 20, 2008 at 6:42 pm
I used to date a guy who had previously dated a science teacher who believed in creationism and taught it. He was livid (rightfully so). This is IL, northern ‘burb of Chicago. One of the top suburbs, too…and this is what a science teacher is teaching.
Definitely not the deep south here. Blue state (well, in the populated areas…downstate, not so much) with a (mostly) educated populace.
Dumbing down of a country – one teacher, one school at a time.
June 20, 2008 at 7:22 pm
I know that having no children myself (well, human ones, anyway), I’m probably in no position to speak on this subject. Nevertheless, shouldn’t parents be the ones teaching their own children their own values?
And gorn is right. Science teachers should be teaching science, not theology in public schools. Any public school, no matter what the parents want taught.
June 20, 2008 at 7:29 pm
This proves the further decline of the separation of church and state. Public schools are a part of the state.
Another Mission Accomplished.
June 20, 2008 at 7:48 pm
I’m usually not a violent person, but if a teacher burned a cross on my child’s arm I think I’d go postal.
June 20, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Shayne, it wouldn’t have to be a cross to send me postal. Do not touch my kid. That is my responsibility and no one elses. (Of course, I don’t have kids, but the sentiment is the same.
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June 20, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Unbelievable…This is the sickest I have read of late..Postal woulden’t cover what I would of done if a child on mine had that done to them, wouldent kill em but he woulden’t do it to another child….Blessings..Some day’s it seems the population of the planet has gone insane..Today was one of those day’s…
June 20, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Talk about insane!
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/06/20/rep-steve-king-r-ia-to-mcclellan-why-couldnt-you-just-shut-up/
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) to McClellan: Why couldn’t you just shut up?
Party over country!
June 20, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Oh the irony: the ‘Freshwater’ is on Mars: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7465419.stm
Explain that shit to your class, Thomas Aquinas – are you going to march on the JPL in Pasadena and burn it down when they find microbes on Mars? These f***ers want to take it back to the Dark Ages….
June 20, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Hey, no comment….. water found on Mars, microbes next, Thomas Aquainas, burn down the JPL, Dark Ages…. f***ers. All you need to know.