I don't get it at all. Religion (and by that I mean Christianity) gets a free pass every time. While the president is being chastised because he would indoctrinate the children when giving a speech, a direct figure of authority who is able to influence his pupils very strongly is allowed to just take the children and expose them to his cult and even making them join. No, I don't think peer pressure and perceived favorability by the coach played any role in the conversions...

Yes, I ask what would happen if it was a mosque or a wiccan coven or a buddhist monastery. Or something more secular, like a nudist organization? Or how about a -shock, awe- labour organization or a political party.

These children are old enough to choose their political affiliation just like they can choose their faith. See, how that works out.

Anyway, the coach's actions are super-fishy and he should be prohibited from teaching again.

by eborujion on 09/09/2009 05:21:55 AM EST