The Washington Post is slobbering all over an evangelist called Joel Osteen. He’s visiting Washington and thrilling the fans, we’re told.
Well, maybe, but I am told he is also visiting a public elementary school today. Why?
As my informant put it:
Fewer than 20% of these students read at grade level. Fewer than 13% are grade level in science. Just 16% are doing grade-level maths. And the best the school and local government can do is bring in a megapastor who espouses prosperity gospel and anti-evolutionism to read to these poorly-taught students.
Why?
Update
And JT reports new and worse stuff.
a parent returning a library book noticed books stacked up for giveaways in the school library at Amidon-Bowen Elementary. The books were Gifts from the Heart, which says that it is dedicated “To a strong and mighty generation who will develop and use their gifts to inspire others, and be ushered into the greater things of Christ.” The books are reportedly to be given away.
JT has pics of the book; go check them out.
I know also that the ACLU has emailed the school and that the school is, to use their words, “looking into it.” Let’s give them a little extra incentive.
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It is the dream of every lawbreaker to operate in the dark. Please take a moment to assure Mr. Ham that there are lots of eyes watching.
Chancellor Kaya Henderson
1200 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002
Telephone: (202) 442-5885 (202) 442-5885
Fax: (202) 442-5026
To e-mail:
http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/About+DCPS/Contact+Us/Ask+the+Chancellor
Amidon-Bowen Vice Principal Dwayne Ham
401 I St. SW Washington, DC 20024.
Phone: 724-4867 Fax: 724-4868
Drop them a line or give them a tinkle on the phone. They’d love to hear from you.
I tried to call and they said he wasn’t in the building. I asked for his voicemail, but I was told that he did not have one.
E-mailed him. Mentioned that a doing a Christian book give-away in a government building (his school) would be against the Establishment Clause, therefore, un-Constitutional, illegal and: just. plain. wrong.