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...relatives; they thank God for Bobby's new glasses. For 45 minutes, their teacher, Joel Allen, 28, leads the students through Bible study. "Who made you?" he asks. "God made me. Job 33:4, "the children answer. During the course of the 6½hour day at the Bridgeport Baptist Academy, the students, ages four to 18, are drilled in the basics and the Bible. Says Allen: "We don't consider it a job working here. We consider it a ministry...
...independence of that ministry was resoundingly upheld last week. In a strong, unambiguous decision, a Michigan judge reaffirmed the First Amendment guarantee of separation of church and state by exempting private Christian schools from state supervision of their curriculum and teachers. Ministers, teachers and parents of the Bridgeport Baptist Academy and the Sheridan Road Christian School, both near Saginaw, had charged that attempts by the state's board of education to supervise curriculum and teacher qualifications violated their religious freedom. Judge Ray Hotchkiss agreed, ruling that the board, by imposing its secular standards of education on religious schooling, "interfered...
...States generally require that teachers be college graduates with a certain number of education credits and practice-teaching hours. In contrast, teachers at the Bridgeport Baptist Academy must be "born again," regard teaching as a spiritual calling and live by biblical standards. They must have some college training, preferably at a Christian institution, but a bachelor's degree is not essential. Nonetheless, some teachers at these schools are highly qualified by any secular standard: Allen, for instance, not only has a teaching degree but a master's in divinity, both from Christian colleges...
DIED. Lawrence Hoyt, 81, entrepreneurial book merchandiser who pushed bestsellers more than good writers, turning a chain of department store penny-a-day rental libraries he co-founded in 1932 into Waldenbooks, the nation's largest chain of booksellers with 800 splashy, look-alike retail outlets; in Bridgeport, Conn...
...Connecticut, a middle-aged Jewish lawyer spoke up during a discussion of the Middle East between Democratic Senatorial Candidate Toby Moffett and 200 students and faculty members of the University of Bridgeport. In a shaky but deep voice, he called out, "I believe there has been genocide committed in the name of Israel, a country I have defended in every way imaginable all my life. As an American I think we should cut off the arms and monetary benefits." The audience first listened in hushed silence, then burst into applause as the lawyer strode out of the room...