Not Allowed In Class

I had some free time this semester and decided to ask one of the local colleges if I could sit in on their advanced YOU classes to try to improve my language skills. The first day of class I was given ten minutes to introduce myself and share a bit about my life with the class. About two minutes in, I turned to the teacher and said, “This is silly! I know we are not allowed to talk about religion or God in public school in this country, but I can’t NOT talk about Him! Everything in my life—decisions I make, the way I think, what I desire to be—are formed by my knowledge of and relationship with Him.” I then went on to share my testimony. The teacher got so into the story that she forgot to take notes on any grammatical forms I used incorrectly. In the end, she used the last half of class to retell my story in her own words instead of correcting me. I was able to record her smooth out how I share my testimony. This also forced our teacher to review some religious vocabulary which we never get in school.