Today, I received another death threat for teaching evolution in college. I'm a geology teacher. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a student set me on fire while I was lecturing my class about proper lab safety. FML
Today, we were discussing evolution at the super-religious school I'm forced to attend. I mentioned homo sapiens, and my teacher mockingly replied, "You actually believe in homo sapiens? Hahahah!" The whole class started laughing. No, not at the teacher; at me. FML
Today, a parent of one of the students I teach called me to complain that I was teaching her child "lies" and "fairytales". I was teaching them about the Holocaust. FML
Today, I received a death threat from some nutball accusing me of being part of some big government conspiracy called "Haarp." According to this psycho, I'm responsible for causing the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. I'm just a small-time weatherman. FML
Today, I had environmental science class. My teacher doesn't believe humans are affecting climate change or that we should protect endangered species. He slants class discussions so now all my classmates agree with him. FML
Today, my professor snapped and told me that I know nothing, that everything I've ever learned is wrong, and that all of my former teachers should be shot. FML
Today, I got paper thrown at me because I didn't agree with my classmate's conspiracy theory that Brian Griffin's death was planned by the illuminati. FML
Today, I was sitting in social studies and someone threw a note at me. It said "Go fuck yourself, everyone hates you, just die." FML
Today, I was once again berated by an idiotic parent. I’ve been called a filthy liberal, a groomer, and had my job threatened several times. All of this because I was teaching second graders about pronouns. You know, the part of English grammar that replaces a noun. Nothing political at all. FML
Today, I was teaching and a boy sitting in front kept laughing and smiling, even after I asked him to cut it out. I got so annoyed that I jokingly said I'd knock his teeth out, and asked him to leave the class. The kid went to the principal and told him I intended to hurt him. I'm a college professor. FML
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dohdohdoh 13
Seriously sucks to be you. Teach them not to breed to keep our gene pool healthy. UP the bum no babies class!!!
shayshayshazam 14
Whoever sent it is clearly still in ape-form
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dhooks111490 8
Don't worry it's just another ignorant, uneducated, bigoted religious zealot. Keep teaching. Hopefully you can prevent our youth from becoming the type of person that threatens teachers for encouraging students to expand their mind beyond what the church says.
Ugi 27
The problem is that this may be an ignorant, uneducated, bigoted religious zealot with a gun. Sadly, none of those character traits make them any less dangerous. Quite the reverse, in fact.
joethebiden 8
'Mericuh, y'all.
Ugi 27
I would not have believed this possible in a modern civilised country. Death threats must be illegal and you should get on to the police ASAP. Don't handle the letter too much and they may be able to gather some useful information from it.
NotAlwaysRight 11
I'm Christian and I found that evolution and science strengthened my belief. Anyone who threatenes someone's life or insults them for a different opinion is not showing good moral behaviour...Christian or not.
AH1Zviper 15
Can you believe that 70% of the US population doesn't believe in Evolution? Like this guy. We might as well call our selves the United States of jesus christ.
Knightchaser27 25
Who or what are your sources for this information?
AH1Zviper 15
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0077.xls
outoftown 27
At one of the recent US Republican presidential primary debates, the moderator asked who of the nine-some contenders believed in evolution. None claimed to, including the current Republican nominee. Want evidence? See the C-SPAN archives for the vid.
Calingaladha 21
Some people just seem to take science for granite.
darkenedone 27
Biology has no place in geology class!
NotAlwaysRight 11
Actually some of the basic principles of geology are related to evolution and biology. Charles Lyell for example used Darwin's research and theories to develop his own in his book "Principles of Geology"
NotAlwaysRight 11
Sorry the book was "The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man"
zakkcarter 7
He doesnt teach evolution. He teaches geology. Nowhere does it say he teaches evolution. The death threats say he teaches evolution. Sending death threats to somebody for doing their job is messed up. Its even more stupid because they sent it to a geology teacher. Geology has nothing to do with religion.
doodlecloud 27
*sigh* I've already said this but I'll repeat it just for you. Geology = study of rocks INCLUDING how they have formed and changed over MILLIONS OF YEARS. It's not quite evolution, no, but it IS against creationist beliefs.
perdix 31
People just can't stand it to hear that you believe that rocks are descended from monkeys!
Urpoppy 21
It's surprising that this world hasn't imploded on itself from sheer stupidity. Oh, I think that's what's happening now. I just hope it doesn't completely crash and burn in my lifetime.