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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ALso, your friend may have been thoughtless, but she's only out of line in a repressive world where mentioning a friend's lack of religion can be dangerous to the friend's reputation and livelihood, totally apart from one's competence.

It would be wrong and cruel for her to mention a teacher's VD or illegal drug use -- but atheism, despite what some people might think, is not in that category.[/quote]

Thanks to you and the PP.

Previous PP- just want to talk to my union rep for general advice and if there's anything I should know; we are friendly and I trust him.

Re: above, that revealing ones atheism would only be bad in a repressive world (paraphrasing bc on my phone, sorry) I agree I wish it were not something I was concerned about. But I know many of my students are religious and I am worried about their opinion if me changing or them not trusting me. Or telling their parents and parents getting concerned.

I too wish it could simply be this is how I believe, and this is how you believe, and that's fine (and doesn't even belong in school). But I don't feel it's that simple.[/quote]

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