Look at the title of this post once again? Doesn't it sound stupid? I mean, at school, you can get your phone, iPod, etc. confiscated. But... the Bible?
This morning I brought my Bible to school to show it to Yasmin. We couldn't stop reading it. In English class we sat there reading and underlining interesting things we could find. Yes, I know, class isn't the right time to read something like that... But it's so interesting!!!
No one takes Computers seriously. So Yasmin and I continued reading. Mr Woodbridge asked us what the book was called. He took it and looked at the cover. His face: priceless!
"The Holy Bible," he said. "That's weird. Is it your new 'thing'? First, India, then the Bible?"
(Wow... Just because we make fun of the accent so much doesn't mean we are into "India"... Seriously!)
So he casually walked away with a strange look on his face...
As we continued, Mrs L, our computer teacher, appeared behind us. She took the book. The thought "hit" us and we couldn't stop laughing. We got our Bible confiscated!
After class, to avoid further problems, we rushed outside, hoping that Mrs L gave it to Mr Woodbridge. No. It was worse than that. At lunch we came back to the computer room to see if the Bible was still there. Miss D was standing at the entrance and asked us, "What do you, girls, want?" Not thinking how strange it might sound, I answered, "The Bible." We told her how it got confiscated. Honestly, I would rather get my phone confiscated. At least, it's understandable!
Of course, the Bible wasn't there, so Yasmin and I went to reception. We asked if we can talk to Mrs L. When she came out she told us that she is going to give the book to M Perron, our discipline advisor.
Shouting things like "She worships the devil!", "She's going to burn it!", "My Bible!!!" etc., we ran to the discipline office. We asked M Peron if he has the book.
"The B i b l e...?"
"I would be afraid to confiscate that," said Steve, standing nearby.
So Sonyasmin went back to reception to find Mrs Lemale casually walking outside. We followed her back to the office.
The three of them, M Peron, M B and Mrs L, were in the office for about 20 minutes. They were talking and flipping through the pages of the Bible... I think they just couldn't get over the fact that it was just a Bible with no hidden messages or notes in it! Steve walked by and saw us standing by the wall and said, "I've been working in this school for 10 years and this is the first time they confiscated a Bible."
"We're good Christian girls," we said. (Meh... Kind of hard to explain this inside joke...)
Finally, Mrs L walked out of the office. We knocked on the door and went inside.
"On page 1000something," said M Peron, "it says 'do not disrespect authority.'"
Wow... They used a quote from the Bible against us... Coooool.... *slow clap*
After going back and forth to the office and to class we finally got it back.
The moral of the story: don't read the Bible in class. Telling everyone the story of how you got it confiscated is very embarassing...
This morning I brought my Bible to school to show it to Yasmin. We couldn't stop reading it. In English class we sat there reading and underlining interesting things we could find. Yes, I know, class isn't the right time to read something like that... But it's so interesting!!!
No one takes Computers seriously. So Yasmin and I continued reading. Mr Woodbridge asked us what the book was called. He took it and looked at the cover. His face: priceless!
"The Holy Bible," he said. "That's weird. Is it your new 'thing'? First, India, then the Bible?"
(Wow... Just because we make fun of the accent so much doesn't mean we are into "India"... Seriously!)
So he casually walked away with a strange look on his face...
As we continued, Mrs L, our computer teacher, appeared behind us. She took the book. The thought "hit" us and we couldn't stop laughing. We got our Bible confiscated!
After class, to avoid further problems, we rushed outside, hoping that Mrs L gave it to Mr Woodbridge. No. It was worse than that. At lunch we came back to the computer room to see if the Bible was still there. Miss D was standing at the entrance and asked us, "What do you, girls, want?" Not thinking how strange it might sound, I answered, "The Bible." We told her how it got confiscated. Honestly, I would rather get my phone confiscated. At least, it's understandable!
Of course, the Bible wasn't there, so Yasmin and I went to reception. We asked if we can talk to Mrs L. When she came out she told us that she is going to give the book to M Perron, our discipline advisor.
Shouting things like "She worships the devil!", "She's going to burn it!", "My Bible!!!" etc., we ran to the discipline office. We asked M Peron if he has the book.
"The B i b l e...?"
"I would be afraid to confiscate that," said Steve, standing nearby.
So Sonyasmin went back to reception to find Mrs Lemale casually walking outside. We followed her back to the office.
The three of them, M Peron, M B and Mrs L, were in the office for about 20 minutes. They were talking and flipping through the pages of the Bible... I think they just couldn't get over the fact that it was just a Bible with no hidden messages or notes in it! Steve walked by and saw us standing by the wall and said, "I've been working in this school for 10 years and this is the first time they confiscated a Bible."
"We're good Christian girls," we said. (Meh... Kind of hard to explain this inside joke...)
Finally, Mrs L walked out of the office. We knocked on the door and went inside.
"On page 1000something," said M Peron, "it says 'do not disrespect authority.'"
Wow... They used a quote from the Bible against us... Coooool.... *slow clap*
After going back and forth to the office and to class we finally got it back.
The moral of the story: don't read the Bible in class. Telling everyone the story of how you got it confiscated is very embarassing...
