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| Robert Tyler |
Recently, concerned
parents came to us with a story that is all too common. Their child
attends Margarita Middle School in Temecula, CA, and his teacher had given
students a reading assignment assignment: read a nonfiction book for 30 minutes
to an hour, and then bring the book into class. This student had
read the Bible and, as per the assignment, brought it to school and placed it
on his desk.
As the teacher came by –
stamping the other students’ assignments as approved – he stopped at his desk.
He told the boy that the Bible was not a nonfiction book, and the
student responded, “Honestly, I believe
it is.”The teacher then turned to the class and asked, in a demeaning fashion, how many of the students believed that the Bible is nonfiction. All but two kids raised their hands. Instead of humiliating our client, it was the teacher that was humiliated! Undeterred, the teacher responded that he thought the Bible is a work of fiction. Right then, class ended, and the matter was left unresolved.
We will be sending a
letter to the school in order to protect the rights of this student. This is an example of the growing hostility
towards Christianity that is being displayed in our public classrooms, and we
believe we must take a stand! We believe that the actions of this
teacher violate the Establishment Clause, which requires the State to remain
neutral on issues of religion.
At Advocates, one of the
main goals of our ministry is to protect our children from the persecution and
hostility that they are facing in schools more and more as a result of their
faith. We are actively looking for more cases such as this one where school
officials express hostility toward Christianity. If you hear of any kind of
violation of a teacher’s or student’s religious liberties, please contact us at
(888) 588-6888 or through our
website at www.faith-freedom.com.
God bless you,
Robert Tyler
General Counsel
Robert Tyler
General Counsel
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