The Educator & the Preacher

Once upon a time, an educator moved to the small Southern town of Serepta and immediately sought out the local Baptist Church. He volunteered and was made welcome. After telling the preacher he was something of an expert in gardening, the preacher told the educator to assist the deacon in charge of the flower beds. The operative word here was assist, not undermine, but sometimes things get lost in translation from Devinity-Speak to Education-Speak.

After a short time, the preacher asked the educator to step down. Most people told of how the educator's actions in the flower garden were his downfall, but the educator himself called it simply a personality conflict with the preacher. 

Insert Bible verse here: If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. NIV

So is this what the educator did? Not quite. He recruited the disgruntled song leader (he'd been upset since he was told he couldn't lead the congregation in the stirring strains of There'll Be a Hot Time in Heaven Tonight), and together they plotted to go to the BBB - that's Baptist Bigshot Board to the uninitiated. 

Then the demonic duo called the Serepta SomeTimes to ensure ace reporter Barnie Dewinzeksioski was on hand for the next BBB meeting where the two issued a statement and posed for glamour shots. Alas for the educator and the song leader, the BBB saw the men for what they were. Sometimes even the BBB gets it right.

How did logical and moral citizens view the educator? Just how do you view this viper? 

(Note: SS being around 112 years old may have accidentally reversed the role of the educator and the preacher.)

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