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In reply to the discussion: French police make arrests after teacher beheaded in Paris suburb [View all]Blues Heron
(5,926 posts)7. It's France - a secular state
You can't cater to every last random whim of the religious people. They need to learn how to conduct themselves in civil society i.e. don't start slaughterin' in His name.
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Kid's 18 years old. Most likely would neither have the depth nor intellect to think of advancing his
onetexan
Oct 2020
#8
Anybody should be able to say anything - I believe in freedom of speech - but not in a classroom.
Chemisse
Oct 2020
#28
How many American teachers were beheaded recently for teaching evolution or the Big Bang theory?
Jose Garcia
Oct 2020
#26
exactly. Either the learn to live with others freedoms or leave and find an island somewhere.
mdbl
Oct 2020
#50
So your takeaway is that teachers who offend fundamentalists should be fired? Really?
Dial H For Hero
Oct 2020
#24
Actually yes. I can't talk about what a POS Trump is in my classroom, so basically the same thing.
Chemisse
Oct 2020
#33
So teaching separatiion of church and state in a civics class should get a teacher fired?
Dial H For Hero
Oct 2020
#35
So you think teachers should pander to students who have sexist or homophobic beliefs?
Withywindle
Oct 2020
#61
This is veering awfully close to blaming rape victims because of the way they were dressed
Jose Garcia
Oct 2020
#25
I see your point. I just have strong beliefs that teachers should respect student feelings.
Chemisse
Oct 2020
#32
And if the student believes in flat earth or 6,000 year old earth u skip science? nt
EX500rider
Oct 2020
#56
What if the student believes that women shouldn't be teaching and shouldn't show their faces?
Withywindle
Oct 2020
#60
If they're that extreme, then France should think about kicking them the hell out.
rockfordfile
Oct 2020
#31
If he's not supposed to be depicted, how the fuck would they know what he looks like?
snort
Oct 2020
#19
Proper vetting of these people would have likely found that out long ago too.
oldsoftie
Oct 2020
#68