A young woman teacher explains to her class of children
that she is an atheist. She asks her class if they are
atheists too, wanting to push her ideas on them, of
course.
Not really knowing what atheism is, but wanting to be
like their teacher, their hands explode into the air
like fleshy fireworks. There is, however, one
exception. A girl named Sara has not gone along with
the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to
be different.
"Because I'm not an atheist."
"Then," asks the teacher, "what are you?"
"I'm a Christian."
The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face
slightly red. She asks Sara why she is a Christian.
"Well, I was brought up knowing and loving Jesus. My
mom is a Christian, and my dad is a Christian. They
took me to church, and I became a Christian."
The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says
loudly. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was
a moron. What would you be then?"
A pause, and Sara smiled. "Then," she says, "I'd be an
ATHEIST."