It’s being reported that a family is suing their school district because their daughter’s school bus driver was caught on tape berating their daughter over her religious beliefs as well as ridiculing her to the entire bus.
It occurred because the girl dared to say she didn’t like Barack Obama because of his stance on gay marriage and abortion.
After the girl was dropped off, Zimmer said a bus camera showed Campbell telling the students, “If you can’t believe in tolerance toward one another, you don’t belong here. You belong in a parochial, church school.”
Zimmer also claims the bus driver questioned another student about whether Rachael ever said anything racist to him.
“If she says anything racial to you, I want to know about it, because I am going to eat her alive,” Zimmer said Campbell can be heard saying on the tape. “You’re a smart guy. Rachael is a stupid little bigot.”
Zimmer said Campbell then came back to the girl’s home after all of the children had been let off the bus and brought Rachael and her older sister, who were home alone at the time, onto her empty bus, berating Rachael about her opinions on gay marriage.
When he asked the school district why Campbell wasn’t disciplined, Zimmer said he was told she was working within the scope of her employment.
Just imagine for a second if the bus driver had yelled at the girl for being Muslim or gay or an atheist. You think the school district would’ve backed up the driver then?
June 1, 2010 at 12:40 am
Danny, it isn't atheists per se that we ridicule. It's the ones who seem to have a burning desire to attack Christians and our beliefs at the drop of a hat.
Speaking strictly for myself, I know there are plenty of atheists who don't fall into that category. To find one I only have to talk to my mother, a nonbeliver from the getgo.
June 1, 2010 at 4:04 am
Anon @ 3:48 sez "it is beyond high time that Christians stop turning the other cheek and start ramming it down others throats"
There are so many things wrong with that statement. You don't seem to have a very good grasp of the Gospels or Christianity at all.
June 1, 2010 at 1:39 pm
I'm not sure if the school district wants this thing to drag on, as one earlier poster alleges. Lawyers are not cheap, and there are limits to a districts liability insurance. If this ever went to court, there is a 50/50 chance the family could win quite a bit of money.
School districts overall are quite conservative when it comes to thier image. The berating of a student by a school bus driver over something as mundane as politics doesn't look goog. And the worst thing the district wants is it name being slung through the mud through the viral press (that, of course may be too late). A jury would probably side with the student.
June 1, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Anon's "ramming it down their throats" might have been a bit strong, but there is nothing inconsistent between turning the other cheek and giving reasons for what you believe. I don't think Anon meant to literally stick something down someone's esophagus, but rather strongly defend your position with reasoned argument.
June 1, 2010 at 5:18 pm
Anon @ 11:42 those are two totally different concepts. The Gospels say very clearly to turn the other cheek and forgive not seven times, but seven times seven. They ALSO say, teach to all those willing to listen. And when they refuse, shake the dust off your feet and walk away. And lastly, Our Lord instructs not to throw our pearls before swine.
Meaning, there is NO "ramming it down anyone's throats".
June 2, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Early Riser,
Would you extend your understanding of the gospel teaching to say, the gulags of Stalin, or those Christians who opposed the Nazis? What about the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto? Should they have turned the other cheek? And what would you say about Paul, who vociferously and strenuously defended himself, using not only his considerable communication skills, but his Roman citizenship? Or what about Jesus, who didn't shrink from verbally 'abusing' the Pharisees?
June 10, 2010 at 2:52 am
Sorry, but the girl should ahve kept her mouth shut. All relgous people want to do is discrimanted agaiast everyone who doesn't think exactly like they do. I used to be VERY VERY VERY christain. And they I grew a heart. And you know have soul. I would have punch the little bitch in the face.