Disturbing. Disturbed. Reprise. 0

This is getting stranger.

The principal of the public school where fetus dolls were being distributed (I mentioned it yesterday) has been “placed on administrative leave.”

Though the story does not indicate that she was involved in the fetus dolls, she does seem to have a record of proselytizing on the job. Read the whole thing, especially the last paragraph, which illustrates why this type of conduct can be creepy. (Some of the comments are rather outre, as well.)

If I ask a neighbor or friend or even some random stranger to come to church with me, that’s one thing.

When a boss asks subordinates (whether those subordinates are employees, such as teachers, or charges, such as students) to come to a prayer meeting, that’s a whole nother thing.

The invitation becomes inherently intimidating, because the boss has power over subordinates. Principals have power over teachers and students and lunch room ladies (as teachers have power over students).

When the boss is an employee of the state, that is a whole nother thing squared, because the boss is an agent of the government, so the power of the state is implicitly behind the invitation.

The issue is not religion.

The issue is using power to promote religion.

That is not witnessing for the Lord. That is intimidation.

And it’s kind of creepy.

(There is a picture of one of those fetus dolls at the think.)