Friday, December 20, 2013

5th Grader Told He Can't Take Part in Speech Contest Because His Essay Mentions the Harm Caused by Religion

5th grader Zachary Golob-Drake was supposed to deliver a speech to his fellow 4th and 5th grade classmates yesterday morning. It wasn't just any speech. It was a speech that was chosen to be the best in his class and Thursday morning was his chance to win a spot as one of the representatives to the regional 4-H Tropicana Public Speech contest.

MORE: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/12/13/5th-grader-told-he-cant-take-part-in-speech-contest-because-his-essay-mentions-the-harm-caused-by-religion/

Update...

Censored Florida lad Zachary Golob-Drake delivers his 'inappropriate' speech -- and wins a gold medal
http://freethinker.co.uk/2013/12/18/censored-florida-lad-zachary-golob-drake-gets-to-deliver-his-inappropriate-speech-and-wins-a-gold-medal/