A reader writes:
I lived in Pulaski County, Kentucky for 20 years and am not at all surprised that they are the subject of a blog entry entitled "Christianism Watch". I married, raised my children and divorced in that county. A beautiful and thriving community nestled a bit outside of the Appalachians, the county seat of Somerset is one of those places where one could image all the grass grows in one direction. But that illusion is quickly shattered when one becomes familiar with the area – it has quite a dark Christianist underbelly.
My daughter, who has Tourettes Syndrome, was unable to progress well in public school and I had little option but to place her in a "Christian" private school – that is until I went to pick her up one day and the staff and several students had her in a bathroom stall trying to "pray the demons out of her".
I taught youth Bible classes and Vacation Bible School at a southern baptist church for years until one of the very devout young men complained that he was now 18 – a man – and it was against scripture for me to teach him because I was a woman.
The Dish 