Student dressed as Jesus earns atheist scholarship

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6. I don't know if he was being a dick

as much as trying to make a point.

Some of the really sacrilegious depictions of Jesus bother me and make me sad, but I understand freedom of speech and of religion, and honestly, this kid's dress up didn't seem that disrespectful to me.

I'm not an atheist, but I can see where the kid is coming from. I posted this on the other thread - what is horrible to me about it is he said his science teacher said that we come from "Adam and Eve."

And when he tells the principal about it, the principal basically lets it go and tries to defend it.

Even with the recent bill that passed in Tennessee, the teacher can't advocate a particular religion like that.

Flat out unconstitutional.

He also said that teachers led students in prayer - "Last year, a teacher leading the class in prayer openly criticized my brother for refusing to bow his head."