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John Freshwater, Gay Bashing Science Teacher, Burned Crosses into His Students' Arms - True Crime Report
I would rant about how fucked up this story and this guy is. But with each passing line, it becomes clearly apparent.
Thoughts USMB?
John Freshwater would make the perfect middle school science instructor -- if he was teaching at the Mean Jesus Apocalyptic Church of the Damned. But he works for a middle school in Mount Vernon, Ohio, which apparently doesn't appreciation his brand of Christianity...
​The science teacher doesn't believe in evolution, for example. And he doesn't really believe in science if it runs contrary to scripture. He teaches his kids that science is bogus due to research that hints there may be a gene that produces homosexuality.
"Science is wrong," Freshwater told his students, "because the Bible states that homosexuality is a sin, and so anyone who is gay chooses to be gay and is therefore a sinner."
He also teaches creationism, and has handed out surveys asking students how important religion is to them.
But his biggest sin -- at least in the eyes of parents -- is burning crosses into the kids' arms. He's admitted to burning the kids, but claims it wasn't a religious statement, just an experiment he's conducted for 21 years. He also initially denied handing out religious surveys until he was presented copies of them.
But it seems the school district is having a hard time firing him. Ohio law entitles him to a hearing on his termination, and that's been dragging on for 15 months. He's been suspended without pay, but students are still showing up to school with T-shirts that read "I support Mr. Freshwater -- God."
I would rant about how fucked up this story and this guy is. But with each passing line, it becomes clearly apparent.
Thoughts USMB?