Ohio town split over Bible, teacher's conduct
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (AP) _ Demonstrations on the town square show just how divided people are over the school board's decision to fire a science teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs in the classroom and using a device to burn the image of a cross in students' arms.
John Freshwater, who is battling to save his job at Mount Vernon Middle School, is either a courageous fighter for religious freedom or a public employee who brazenly violated the church-state divide.
"This is going to be a mess," said Dr. Allan Bazzoli, who has written letters to the local newspaper criticizing Freshwater. "Resident against resident, and worse, student against student."
Mount Vernon, a small city in central Ohio surrounded by farmland, is dotted by churches of just about every denomination. The town has a strong evangelical presence, and many in that community have taken up Freshwater's cause.
"You can't drive two blocks here without r
Woman tells dispatcher she set Ohio apartment fire
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Tiani Williams, 24, was charged with aggravated
History-making helicopter now at Ohio museum
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The special-operations Sikorsky MH-53 was used in a daring rescue attempt of U.S. p
Arrest in shooting of Uzbek immigrant in Cleveland
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William J. Neal, 18, of Cleveland, was charged w
Cleveland-area priest resigns amid sex abuse claim
CLEVELAND (AP) _ A priest who was reinstated in 2007 after being cleared of sexually abusing a minor has resigned amid a new allegation of sexual misconduct, the Cleveland Catholic Diocese has announc
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CLEVELAND (AP) _ A priest who was reinstated in 2007 after being cleared of sexually abusing a minor has resigned amid a new allegation of sexual misconduct, the Cleveland Catholic Diocese has announc
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