Category: Education
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Row erupts over a pig’s ‘penis’ at a Michigan school
Back in 2010 all hell broke loose at an Oklahoma Catholic Church—St. Charles Borromeo—over a crucifix that many claimed was obscene. Now something similar has occurred in Michigan where a schoolgirl, aged 11, was traumatised after being accused by an art teacher of drawing a pig with ‘boy parts’. JUST when I a thought I’d…
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Catholic Church snooper found a photo of a teacher kissing her girlfriend. She’s now out of a job
All Souls Catholic School in Englewood, Colorado, found Maggie Barton, inset above, ‘unfit’ to teach kids for leading a lifestyle contrary Catholic teaching. THE photo that got Barton, 32, sacked was kept secret and never posted on social media for fear of repercussions. But she underestimated the lengths the RCC will go to to stick…
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Why is worship in schools still mandatory when religious belief among the young in the UK is plummeting?
Images via Pexels LUDICROUS as it may seem, each pupil attending a community, foundation or voluntary school in England is required to take part in an act of collective worship each school day. This, despite the fact that more than 50 percent of young people—the baby boomers, the millennials and generation Z—are all turning away…
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Acclaimed novel prompted Florida teacher to start a campaign against ‘objectionable’ school books
Screenshot of Vicki Baggett via Facebook/Studio 850 When meddling Vicki Baggett, an English teacher at Northview High School in Florida, began whining about the acclaimed The Perks of Being a Wallflower, little did she realise there would be a blowback that includes allegations that she’s a racist who opposes interracial marriage for biblical reasons. Last…
Barry Duke, the Angry Atheist 