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Trough refused to write an essay on making a deal with the Devil.
"I believe you don't write about how to sell your soul to the Devil," she said.
Trough's English class was studying the Washington Irving short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" - a miser who makes a get rich deal with the devil, then later tries to back out of the deal.
Trough says when the teacher told students to write an essay on how they would sell their souls - or what trade they would make with the Devil - she refu
Originally posted by TLomon
The student says it right - God is not allowed in the classrom (and I don't believe it should be), but they allow this?
Originally posted by SaturnFX
Originally posted by TLomon
The student says it right - God is not allowed in the classrom (and I don't believe it should be), but they allow this?
Your absolutely right, this is not acceptable either. This is another attempt by the christians to infiltrate a place of learning with more mythos.
If a kid wants to write freelance about devils and souls and whatnot, then they should be allowed to, however for it to be a specific assignment is not on.
and yes, I do see a religious agenda here.
Originally posted by iamsupermanv2
reply to post by TLomon
There are numerous books that children in school are forced to read that have religious aspects to them.
(I must note that I am not saying this is a bad thing, it's just fact)
This one has the aspect of the Devil in it.
Originally posted by DaMod
Originally posted by SaturnFX
Originally posted by TLomon
The student says it right - God is not allowed in the classrom (and I don't believe it should be), but they allow this?
Your absolutely right, this is not acceptable either. This is another attempt by the christians to infiltrate a place of learning with more mythos.
If a kid wants to write freelance about devils and souls and whatnot, then they should be allowed to, however for it to be a specific assignment is not on.
and yes, I do see a religious agenda here.
That is the funniest thing I've ever heard anyone ever say in my entire life!!!!!!!!
No honest to god christian would ever even bring up the concept of "how to sell your soul to the devil". Where the hell do you get your reasoning skills? I think your extremist atheism mindset blinds your thought process.
In fact I bet you would take a thread on endangered tigers and spin it into a religious conversation. Take that blind zealotry somewhere else. It has no place in intelligent conversation
[edit on 23-2-2010 by DaMod]
Originally posted by TheOneElectric
If the student were interesting in the slightest, he/she would have written about the ethical dilemmas of such a fictional deal.
Originally posted by DaMod
reply to post by SaturnFX
You seemed to insinuate that this teacher was asking these students to write this as a christian ploy. I was laughing at the reasoning....
Something is seriously wrong here. The student says it right - God is not allowed in the classrom (and I don't believe it should be), but they allow this?