Comments on: Emmanuel College - Lying for Jesus http://www.cloudsoup.com/weblog/2004/06/21/emmanuel-college-lying-for-jesus/ no soup, no clouds Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:16:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Simon http://www.cloudsoup.com/weblog/2004/06/21/emmanuel-college-lying-for-jesus/#comment-426 Simon Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:50:04 +0000 2135580312#comment-426 As another ex-student of Emmanuel College, I can confirm that the teachers are petty, short sighted and totalitarian in their self-righteousness. To me it seems that in their determination to promote evangelism they have forgotten the core values of Christianity itself. The turnaround in their attitudes to me was unbelievable after word got out that I am Wiccan. I do not see this as a coincidence. I was lectured frequently by various teachers to "change my ways" and to "stop distracting the students from their studies with all of my nonsense" on pain of expulsion. I suffered major anxiety throughout my attendance there and suffered the effects of that school for years afterwards. It is my firm belief that the school should be taken under government control to prevent any more students being damaged by this torturous and medieval institution. As another ex-student of Emmanuel College, I can confirm that the teachers are petty, short sighted and totalitarian in their self-righteousness. To me it seems that in their determination to promote evangelism they have forgotten the core values of Christianity itself.
The turnaround in their attitudes to me was unbelievable after word got out that I am Wiccan. I do not see this as a coincidence. I was lectured frequently by various teachers to “change my ways” and to “stop distracting the students from their studies with all of my nonsense” on pain of expulsion. I suffered major anxiety throughout my attendance there and suffered the effects of that school for years afterwards.
It is my firm belief that the school should be taken under government control to prevent any more students being damaged by this torturous and medieval institution.

]]> By: Alan Browne http://www.cloudsoup.com/weblog/2004/06/21/emmanuel-college-lying-for-jesus/#comment-284 Alan Browne Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:48:19 +0000 2135580312#comment-284 I find it incomprehensible that the British Government not only allows schools like this to exist but actually funds them from the public purse. Religion is too deeply embedded in our national school system to allow it to be taught as simply a historical subject but to have a school teaching that the Earth is 6000 years old beggars belief. I find it incomprehensible that the British Government not only allows schools like this to exist but actually funds them from the public purse. Religion is too deeply embedded in our national school system to allow it to be taught as simply a historical subject but to have a school teaching that the Earth is 6000 years old beggars belief.

]]> By: Marc Draco http://www.cloudsoup.com/weblog/2004/06/21/emmanuel-college-lying-for-jesus/#comment-10 Marc Draco Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 2135580312#comment-10 We're not forgetting you. We We're not forgetting you. We will have this resolved. www.marcdraco.co.uk www.cruelschools.co.uk We’re not forgetting you. We We’re not forgetting you. We will have this resolved.

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]]> By: James Johnston http://www.cloudsoup.com/weblog/2004/06/21/emmanuel-college-lying-for-jesus/#comment-28 James Johnston Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 2135580312#comment-28 Exstudent of emmanuel, i can Exstudent of emmanuel, i can honestly say, that this doent effect the sciences, but every single moment you spend in that building, the daily bible readings called "the thought for the day" to teachers stopping me in the corridor asking what i learned from that assembly, and me having to give the answer jesus died for our sins for fear of punishment, a school, where opinions are crushed, they told my parents to stop me reading any phillip pullman, dan brown or harry potter books, told her to throw away any CDs i had of rock music.... endless tales of this Exstudent of emmanuel, i can Exstudent of emmanuel, i can honestly say, that this doent effect the sciences, but every single moment you spend in that building, the daily bible readings called “the thought for the day” to teachers stopping me in the corridor asking what i learned from that assembly, and me having to give the answer jesus died for our sins for fear of punishment, a school, where opinions are crushed, they told my parents to stop me reading any phillip pullman, dan brown or harry potter books, told her to throw away any CDs i had of rock music…. endless tales of this

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cloudsoup.com/weblog/2004/06/21/emmanuel-college-lying-for-jesus/#comment-90 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 2135580312#comment-90 Evolution HAS been proven to Evolution HAS been proven to be nothing but ABSOLUTE bull from the atheist fools. Dawkins is evidence of a fool leading fools to the doldrums of stupidity! Evolution HAS been proven to Evolution HAS been proven to be nothing but ABSOLUTE bull from the atheist fools. Dawkins is evidence of a fool leading fools to the doldrums of stupidity!

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