Atheists & Agnostics

LostOne4Ever

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8. Before my time

Mon Apr 29, 2013, 04:48 PM

Apr 2013

But I do remember having a "moment of silence," and a mandatory baccalaureate ceremony. Not to mention a biology teacher who had some comic clippings about prayer being taken out of school and made it clear he though it should be brought back.

OH, and a junior high English/speech teacher/ coach who told us there are no atheists in foxholes, that guns dont kill people, people kill people, and that if girl doesn't want to get pregnant should doesn't have to let the guys in (he had a student leave the room and told her to knock but not to come in unless we told her to "come in" to demonstrate).

HOWEVER, that last part was in response to this assembly we had were the presenter pretty much blamed all teen pregnancies on the guys. Also, the Jr. High teacher also encouraged us to disagree with him and present our own opinions, so he was not that bad. The biology teacher, on the other had, was not as accepting of dissenting opinions.

Honestly I liked the jr. high teacher quite a lot, I just disagree with his views =P

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Does anyone else remember prayer in school? [View all] BillStein Apr 2013 OP

Too long ago to say for sure. nt rrneck Apr 2013 #1

Yuck BillStein Apr 2013 #3

Thankfully no. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #2

I never had a problem with teachers BillStein Apr 2013 #4

That's pretty funny Warpy Apr 2013 #6

Well, as Lenny Bruce said, Mr.Bill Apr 2013 #10

Bwaaaahaha progressoid Apr 2013 #22

What I never got... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #16

I remember an hour of babble study twice a week Warpy Apr 2013 #5

We still pledge two flags every morning "under God" mbperrin Apr 2013 #7

Before my time LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #8

When I was in high school in the mid-Eighties Rob H. Apr 2013 #9

Pretty certain they were moments of silence ... Auggie Apr 2013 #11

As I am only 30, TxDemChem Apr 2013 #12

Only when I went to a christian school for a few years... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #13

I remember. Curmudgeoness Apr 2013 #14

I remember... rexcat Apr 2013 #15

i always hated that bedtime prayer.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #17

We had a stubborn, older teacher who continued group prayer into the late sixties. Jokerman Apr 2013 #18

That was before my time. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #19

Oh, yes. frogmarch Apr 2013 #20

Yes, I remember them well. RebelOne Apr 2013 #21

Just before games. progressoid Apr 2013 #23

That was always weird Capt. Obvious Apr 2013 #28

One of the Jr High coaches was also the head of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. progressoid Apr 2013 #29

I was wondering if other people shared my experience BillStein Apr 2013 #24

I got flak from my classmates Capt. Obvious Apr 2013 #27

Only while in Catholic school. JNelson6563 Apr 2013 #25

Same Capt. Obvious Apr 2013 #26

Yes, I also remember getting 'rewards' for learning Bible verses in public school. sinkingfeeling May 2013 #30

Not inside any public school sakabatou May 2013 #31

We had a very mean teacher in the 3rd grade... cynatnite May 2013 #32

We had a moment of silence in homeroom. Manifestor_of_Light May 2013 #33

Yes . . . Anymouse May 2013 #34