I see some very serious problems with our Pastor being an employee in the local school and to make matters worse one of the elders or for better and more precise words , a person with alot of clout both in our church and the school , decided to favor the school over whats right and honest (teacher bullying) well since then I see them both as bigots hiding behind a very powerful union and the all mighty dollar , and more or less cowards with no cooth morals or principals other than what benefits them (understandable , afterall we all have to eat ) .
How did his being a pastor factor into this specific issue?
Obviously as a parent neither no longer have much respect from me , infact they are at least as pathetic as I may be to some people , and to think I actually looked at them a bit like heros because of how considerate they were . Should any religious leaders be involved in public schools because obviously there seems to be a conflict of interest here and bullying is only one senario of what potential problems can occur with superiors both in our religious congregations and schools or Perhaps I don't see the beneficial side to this and my situation is just an uncommon occurance and circumstancial . Please share .
No, I don't think there should be a blanket ban on pastors. All else being equal, I've got no more problem with the "president" of one of the local "god clubs" being a teacher than the president of the local Rotary Club being one. However, he does have a job to do with the school and a duty to make sure his extracurricular activities don't negatively effect his ability to do that job.
Also, there are a number of religions and denominations where many or all of the adult members are considered priests, so if you had a blanket ban on all clergy, this would have the same effect as decreeing that members of these religions can't work for schools at all.
If a religious leader is well-versed and trained in a subject other than their religion, then what would be so problematic about them teaching that subject?
Nothing, as long as they stick to teaching and not proselytizing.
So what if there is a possibility that they will attempt to share their religious faith? Everyone has their flaws, and in all honesty I'd prefer that it was a guy trying to convert my kid then some person who wanted to rape my kid (if I had kids that is).
I would hope that in most school boards, those aren't the only options. :areyoucra
Actually, I would hope that in most school boards, neither of those teachers are options.
If a school only gave me the options of the rapist or the proselytizer as my child's teacher, I'd transfer my child to another school, figure out some way to pay for a private school, or move to another school district.
IMO, a good teacher is one who's primarily concerned with educating children. Someone who's more concerned with converting his students than educating them in is a bad teacher. I think that reason alone is enough to conclude that a proselytizing teacher is a situation that needs to be dealt with.
Edit: do you apply this principle in other areas? For instance, say you found out your child's teacher was a neo-nazi who taught the class that Jews were evil; would your reaction be "oh, well... as long as he's not getting raped"?
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