Talk in Class Turns to God, Setting Off Public Debate on Rights - New York Times
Learning about religion got a little too personal in the otherwise obscure town of Kearny, New Jersey, where a history teacher has attracted national scrutiny for preaching the Word to his captive teenage audience. However, Preacher Dave did not reckon on the fact that one his students owned a video cam and put it to good use taping the teacher on eight separate occasions. The Preacher Teacher explained, among other historical truths, that evolution is a myth, Noah's ark a historical fact, and anyone who does not accept Jesus as Lord and Savior is bound for hell, including a number of students in the class but most particularly the Muslim girl. The one thing more shocking than this gross violation of the First Amendment was the number of people in a 21st century American town who believed that preaching the Gospel in a state-funded, non-religious, public school was perfectly appropriate. Clearly, these people have been blessed with "history" teachers like Preacher Dave. Praise be, it looks as though he will be teaching at Kearny's high school for a long time to come.