Separation of church and state!

[sabotabby]

Education Act
R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER E.2

Duties of teacher

264. (1) It is the duty of a teacher and a temporary teacher,

[...]

religion and morals

(c) to inculcate by precept and example respect for religion and the principles of Judaeo-Christian morality and the highest regard for truth, justice, loyalty, love of country, humanity, benevolence, sobriety, industry, frugality, purity, temperance and all other virtues;

Besides everything else that is wrong with the above paragraph, "Judaeo-Christian" is one of those terms that should not exist.

Comments

[frippy.livejournal.com]

I dunno if this is related but, back in 1993, I got a summer job working as a student aide at the school superintendent's office in California. Included in my human resources packet, along with tax forms, was a loyalty oath.

[sabotabby]

Did you say it?

I don't know how anyone thinks they're going to command loyalty by forcing someone to swear an oath on the threat of unemployment.

[frippy.livejournal.com]

I did sign it because I was 15 and needed a summer job and working in an office beat fast food. Basically it was agreeing that I was not currently or recently in any plots to overthrow the government.

[sonjaaa.livejournal.com]

I kinda like the term Abrahamic, which is broader in scope.

[sabotabby]

Yes, but that's a term that actually makes sense.

[rantipole6.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'm qualified to teach sobriety, frugality, or purity to anyone.

[sabotabby]

I'm pretty good with living within my means. The other two, not so much, though I won't come to class drunk.

[seaya.livejournal.com]

Yeah fuck-a-Judeo-Christian. That shit don't exist.

Also, we aren't required to agree to that kind of thing down ehre. Huzzah. Something we do right.

[sabotabby]

Yeah, but I think there's probably more scrutiny on a practical, day-to-day level. Though that's changing too.

[seaya.livejournal.com]

Well basically, if we show up intoxicated in a way that impairs our job, only then are we tested. And can't pose for porn. Also, bad words are restricted in school.

But we don't take a loyalty or morality oath. The U.S. pledge of allegiance is not mandatory.

That's what I meant.

[esizzle.livejournal.com]

i'm surprised ppl still use phrases like this in 1990
the highest regard for truth, justice, loyalty, love of country, humanity, benevolence, sobriety, industry, frugality, purity, temperance and all other virtues;

when i first read i thought it's some legistlation from the 1800's.

Well.... looks like you have ur work cut out for you! first step is to get this act changed

[begundan.livejournal.com]

>>first step is to get this act changed
I would claim that that would be an unwise use of sabotabby's powers.
I doubt they had any legislation concerning teachers here in the 1800's: public education is a relatively new thing.

[sabotabby]

sabotabby has no power.

When I'm a highly paid OSSTF bureaucrat, though, that law better watch its ass.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

I've often wondered if the people who use that term regularly actually understand anything about either religion.


Oh, and I'm taking this icon, too :-D

[sabotabby]

I think only Dominionist types use that term. They want to say "Christian" (and by Christian, they mean a Certain Type of Christian, obviously), but they don't want to appear anti-Israel.

The icon's by missandrony. It's pretty awesome.

Anglican Communion + British Commonwealth = Loyalty Oath

[canonfire.livejournal.com]

I signed a loyalty oath to teach once. It was for my first job out of university teaching Latin at a little Reformed school. Never again. I felt terribly guilty. I had to really deconstruct that statement to make it palatable.

Re: Anglican Communion + British Commonwealth = Loyalty Oath

[sabotabby]

I consider any coerced oath to be invalid anyway.

[bike4fish.livejournal.com]

Now, Islam acknowledges its Jewish and Christian antecedents.

So it must mean sharia is the way to go.

[sabotabby]

If they make me uphold Judeo-Christian values, I may need to make my classroom uphold sharia law.

[bike4fish.livejournal.com]

I am a firm believer in malicious compliance.

"I only did what you told me to do. What's your problem?"

[springheel-jack.livejournal.com]

phil collins sings

oh just say the word
jew-jew-judeo!
oh oh

[sabotabby]

*sings along*

[ironed_orchid]

Besides everything else that is being wrong with the above paragraph...

You made a mistake. I fixed it.

[sabotabby]

Thank you!

[mistersmearcase.livejournal.com]

Buddho-Satanistic.

Zoroastrio-Presbyterean.

Oh don't mind me, I'm just meaninglessly squishing religions together.

[sabotabby]

I think there might be a Buddho-Satanist among my Facebook friends. Or maybe she's just a Satanist. I've been afraid to ask.

[bike4fish.livejournal.com]

When confronted with a form with a slot for religion somewhere in my undergraduate career, I blithely entered "Zen-Druid".

The Fremen in Dune were Zensunni, if I remember correctly.

[brownbetty]

Um, hi, I don't remember how I got here, but do you have an icon policy? Because your icon on this post is awesome, and I'd like to know if I can use it, or create a similar one with the same text.

[sabotabby]

You'd have to ask the creator of the icon, missandrony. But I think it's up for grabs.