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Punished for Refusing to Disrespect Jesus

A student at Florida Atlantic University was suspended from class this month for declining to write the name of Jesus on a piece of paper and step on it. by WAYNE LAUGESEN 03/27/2013 BOCA RATON, Fla. — Ryan Rotella refused to step on Jesus. The Florida Atlantic University junior’s act of reverence resulted in suspension from his college class and a barrage of attention he neither sought nor anticipated. “The story illustrates the degree to which traditional Christian beliefs are held in contempt in the secular academy [of higher education],” said Patrick McNamara, director of communications for the New York-based Catholic League. Rotella was in a March 4 lecture in his intercultural communication class when instructor Deandre Poole told students to each write “Jesus” on paper and then step on it. Rotella set his paper on a surface and told Poole he was offended by the request. “Anytime you stomp on something, it shows that you believe that something has no value,” Rotella e...