I continued pondering how some religions are accepted when my Christian beliefs are often scoffed at.
One of the last assignments my son had in literature was analyzing a poem. I like to know what he's studying, so I went online to read the poem. In an effort to understand what I was reading, I Googled the author's name to learn about her. The author was influenced by Zen Buddhism, so I did some research on that as well. I found a classroom lesson from a school in New Jersey with these interesting words: "The end product will be a multimedia presentation showcasing these materials and displaying the students' knowledge of Zen principles."
Wow! I remember when my son wrote a poem in first grade about his friend, Jesus, and was admonished by his teacher.
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