About 30 miles north of Newark there is a town called Mount Vernon. There is a middle school teacher named Freshwater who is in the news for not removing his Bible from his desk after his principal told him to.
This has been going on for about a week and the devil is pulling out all the stops. Since this 1st broke the liberal media in Columbus has said things like (I am paraphrasing):
- He has "branded" kids with a cross on their arms as part of a "healing" service.
- He was really a bad teacher anyway and needed to go
- He is linked with other radical conservatives who pray and protest things that are against the mainstream worldview
While others on christian radio say:
- Freshwater was teacher of the year last year, so how bad could he be?
- He is only being singled out due to his standing up for what is right.
- He has already complied with the schools request to remove scripture verses from his room
- The school board cannot back down due to pressure from outsiders, like the ACLU
What do I think?
I think this is another example of how the devil is using liberal organizations to chip away at the Christian worldview. I don't know all of the details, I am sure there are half truths and exaggerations to make this poor guy look bad. I thank God he is taking a stand for what is right. The news is reporting that several hundred students in that school are bringing their Bibles to school as a show of support. The TV video showed many kids with homemade tee shirts with crosses and slogans of support.
I think we need to pray for strength and support for Freshwater. God knows his heart and his motives. Once again, due to the controversy people have had to take a stand, and it looks like people in small rural town in Ohio have taken a stand for what is right.
We all need to take a stand and pray that God will give us the courage to do what is right if we are ever faced with a situation like this.
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