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August 28, 2003
Bible Thumpers

Remember I once said I would never talk about my job on my blog?

I lied.

Today we held our annual Open House to welcome students. In my school, we are the only instructional staff. Most of the building consists of district offices and renters.

There is a Christian group that rents space to hold Sunday services in the school auditorium.

Incidentally, it is the same auditorium on whose stage I portrayed Dolly Levi in the musical "Hello, Dolly" my senior year in high school. I remember having to make fast costume changes in what is now the faculty lunch room. Weird.

The Sunday Christian People have taken the liberty of adorning the walls of the school auditorium with banners proclaiming their faith.

Luckily my fantastic assistant discovered these asshat banners before 216 families waltzed through the doors for the welcome assembly.

She called down the hall, "Has anyone seen what's hanging in the auditorium? 'We Are One In Christ'? Um, I don't think so."

I f'n love her.

Obviously these banners would be uncool at a public school meeting. Everyone hemmed and hawed about whether or not we had the authority to remove them.

I marched my ass into the auditorium and ripped the friggin' things right down. They were fastened with velcro. I folded them and placed them on a chair backstage. The Bible Thumpers can find them and hang them back up themselves. Those things have no place in my school.

On that note, here's a picture of one of the high school mascots, which hangs in the hall outside the Physical Education Department office...located in my school.

Posted by Danielle at 06:22 PMComments (2)
Comments

Gumphood
Its like a French Devil. Oh those saucy canadians.
2003-08-28 21:41:28

wen-in-fl
Hmmmm, it looks like my devil grin... Oh the joy... to have your lecherous work immortalized in the halls of a school...
2003-08-28 22:21:34

Posted by at June 23, 2006 06:29 PM

I found your page by searching for Shirley Manson, however I must say: Kudos to you for ripping them down.

I had a similiar, not so similiar instance:

Back in high school, my senior year, we had to choose a song to lip sync to in Drama. I was going to choose "The Reflecting God" by Marilyn Manson, after I heard 5 of the groups were doing christian songs IN school, I then decided to go with "Antichrist Superstar." They did their music, and I went down the hall and prepared: A corset made by me out of nothing but belts, Manson-esc Make-up and a red long sleeve shirt to cover the belts. I even had the lovely contact.

The music started, and when it got to "Prick your finger..." I raised a paper bible I made and ripped it to shreds. I put in BOLD black marker so they saw it read "THE HOLY BIBLE." My christian teacher's jaw fell to the floor. I ripped the red shirt off, and everyone's jaw dropped.

Euphoria.

I flailed around like Manson would on this podium I had with a makeshift Antichrist Lightning Bolt, and...well...just went apeshit.

Even the christians said; "Ok...he deserves an A!"

I then left that school for another a week or so later...but damn it still feels good.

Lovely coincidence with the Devil Mascot, by the way...

If I never speak to you again, enjoy your life, my dear! Enjoy it to the fullest!

Posted by Armand at July 11, 2006 01:41 PM

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