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And for once its for something I didnt do! Wooooot I did it! I finally got someone to hate me without being a idiot! /Ballons and confetti fall from the sky.

Im taking a class to make up credits I lost back in my freshmen, or is it man?, year and with the holidays rolling around she decided that everyone, all 120 students who show up in her class all day, was christian and had a christmas party all week with jesus's nailed to cross's on the walls and nativity scenes everywhere the eye can see thinking, "yep this be a gewd ider".

Well this friday came and while everyone else was eating her food and drinks, I was working. She came up to me and asked "Dont you want to celebrate the birth of your savior" ...Now this is were anyone who saw the topic about how my mother got PO'ed at me not wanting to celebrate christmas would say I would have been a douche, but in my defense youv'e never been to one of my familys get togethers...hell....on...earth. So I just shake my head and keep working. I was hoping she would just go buuuut... "Dont you believe that jesus died for your sins" and again just shook my head. And thats when she took it even more overboard.Your just a child and dont know any better"...
(blind anger filled rage! FIREBALL FIREBALL FIREBALL!)

I had a similar situation with teachers in my high school, in that I was barred from leading the school in the pledge of allegiance over the intercom system because I passed over the "under God" passage. Teachers really should know better than to let their personal judgments affect the way they treat students, though, especially in a public school setting (not sure if yours was, though).

How are things like this possible? I hear some of the craziest stories here on Gaia that I almost want to doubt actually happened o.O I'm not calling you a liar or anyhting, but it just sounds unbelievable. A teacher isn't allowed to preach any religion =/
She can state what her religion is if someone asks, etc. but she can't just say "Jesus died for our sins; so we must celebrate!"
She can't just act as if her religious belief is better than anyone else's religious belief or lack of religious belief... =/
If that happened to me, I'd tell her that she isn't allowed to do that, and that she could be reported... If she was being a b***h then I'd report her a** as much as I'd have to to get the rights that are SUPPOSED to be enforced in school. Unless you go to a private catholic school or something, schools (public ones) are federally funded and should serve a purpose of EDUCATING only and should remain secular. School is a government institution. Has she ever heard of the Establishment Clause?
I would go apeshit crazy if I didn't get the rights that I know I SHOULD have X_x

I admire Gandhi, you know?

Absolutely unacceptable (unless you attend a Christian school) I think that you should make an appointment with your favorite guidance counselor or administrator and calmly explain the situation and how it was inappropriate that the teacher was preaching and singling you out for being a non-believer and you would like an apology. If they shrug you off then you should simply tell them that you are going to write up a complaint and send it to the school board.
I had someone (A Catholic) in my world history class that refused to do a project on human origins by evolution. With the help of her parents she got an alternative assignment on the basis that the assignment was against her religious values. School officials where I live (Tampa) do not like being mixed up with religious conflict I am sure yours are the same. Good Luck! smile

Tell me about it. My next door neighbor always pokes her head out of her door when I am outside and asks in this quavering voice "Are you ready to beg for forgiveness before our Lord now?"

The thing about the ACLU is that they rarely even need very good lawyers. They're pretty much always on the right side. One the reasons why I give money to them every year.

Or, you know, you could have enjoyed the time off and eaten some free food... There is such a thing as 'looking for trouble.' I think you do it.