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I thought about just posting this in the Random Thoughts thread, but, at the risk of further solidifying CS's reputation as anti-Mormon, as well as providing SU with one more platform to bash everything that good, common people hold dear, I thought that it would be good to have a place to post the nuttier side of religious life. Also, one of the many positives of living in the South is that many of the religious nuts I come across are not LDS, so this doesn't fit in the Tent City thread.
Last night, after soccer practice, I was kicking around the ball with my 5th grade daughter, who was telling me about her day. Our school is big on making t-shirts for each classroom. I'm not sure if everyone does this these days, or it is just something from around here. In case you are not familiar, each class will come up with a theme, slogan, design, etc., and have a t-shirt made for everyone in the class. It is a great way to foster class pride, as well as take up almost a full day where the teacher doesn't need to prepare a lesson plan, teach, etc.
So yesterday, her class thought up ideas, sketched them out, and voted on them. Her teacher is Mrs. Miller, and alliteration is always a big thing with these t-shirts, so the winning submission was "Miller's Magicians", with a tuxedo-themed t-shirt (again, we are in the south, so tuxedo t-shirts are standard and accepted). After sweeping the voting in near unanimity, the design was about to be officially ratified when one of the boys in the class rose his hand and told the teacher that magic was against his religion, so if that design was chosen, he would be unable to wear the class shirt. The teacher, instead of helping this student learn a valuable lesson about the consequences of having nutjobs as parents, threw out the winning design, and re-opened the voting. This was also the same kid, by the way, who, when the class read a Percy Jackson book last year, refused to do so on religious grounds, forcing the teacher to come up with another book for him, as well as create separate questions and tests for his book, which was probably a novelization of Veggie Tales or something.
I am certain that next Sunday this kid's mother will stand up in her church, right after the snake-handling, and talk about how her kid stood up for truth, and how everyone respected him for it. But actually, everyone, including my fairly religious daughter, was mad at him for ruining their chosen design (yes, I know it was a tuxedo t-shirt, that is beside the point!) and thinks he is a loon. A good lesson for all of us, I think, when tempted to stand up for what we believe.
P.S. The "Miller's Magicians" design was NOT my daughter's. Just want to make that clear.
P.P.S. I am actually a fan of Veggie Tales, and don't mean to insult it here. In fact, this kid's parents likely think Veggie Tales is too liberal and Satanic, what with its talking cucumbers and emphasis on forgiveness and love and such.
P.P.P.S My daughter also feels that this family are total hypocrites, as the boy in question is very much into Greek gods and mythology. I think she makes a valid point.
Last night, after soccer practice, I was kicking around the ball with my 5th grade daughter, who was telling me about her day. Our school is big on making t-shirts for each classroom. I'm not sure if everyone does this these days, or it is just something from around here. In case you are not familiar, each class will come up with a theme, slogan, design, etc., and have a t-shirt made for everyone in the class. It is a great way to foster class pride, as well as take up almost a full day where the teacher doesn't need to prepare a lesson plan, teach, etc.
So yesterday, her class thought up ideas, sketched them out, and voted on them. Her teacher is Mrs. Miller, and alliteration is always a big thing with these t-shirts, so the winning submission was "Miller's Magicians", with a tuxedo-themed t-shirt (again, we are in the south, so tuxedo t-shirts are standard and accepted). After sweeping the voting in near unanimity, the design was about to be officially ratified when one of the boys in the class rose his hand and told the teacher that magic was against his religion, so if that design was chosen, he would be unable to wear the class shirt. The teacher, instead of helping this student learn a valuable lesson about the consequences of having nutjobs as parents, threw out the winning design, and re-opened the voting. This was also the same kid, by the way, who, when the class read a Percy Jackson book last year, refused to do so on religious grounds, forcing the teacher to come up with another book for him, as well as create separate questions and tests for his book, which was probably a novelization of Veggie Tales or something.
I am certain that next Sunday this kid's mother will stand up in her church, right after the snake-handling, and talk about how her kid stood up for truth, and how everyone respected him for it. But actually, everyone, including my fairly religious daughter, was mad at him for ruining their chosen design (yes, I know it was a tuxedo t-shirt, that is beside the point!) and thinks he is a loon. A good lesson for all of us, I think, when tempted to stand up for what we believe.
P.S. The "Miller's Magicians" design was NOT my daughter's. Just want to make that clear.
P.P.S. I am actually a fan of Veggie Tales, and don't mean to insult it here. In fact, this kid's parents likely think Veggie Tales is too liberal and Satanic, what with its talking cucumbers and emphasis on forgiveness and love and such.
P.P.P.S My daughter also feels that this family are total hypocrites, as the boy in question is very much into Greek gods and mythology. I think she makes a valid point.
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