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Jesse was wearing a jaunty Santa cap, sitting behind his desk nursing a mug of coffee as though he'd rather be having hair of the dog.

On each desk, face down, was a test booklet, on the whiteboard an admonition not to turn them over until told to do so.

( Test day. )

preacher-custer.livejournal.com

Jesse is waiting to greet the students looking a wee bit sheepish. After everyone signs in, he sits on the front of his desk and looks his students over.

( Talk talk )

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Jesse looks smug. He's sitting at his desk, feet up, coffee mug in hand, and a grin on his face that says he knows something you don't know.

At every desk is a handout, and a cup of kool aid.

Jesse waits for everyone to sign in before lazily beginning his lecture from his comfortable, but not particularly formal, position.

( Don't fear the lj-cut... )

preacher-custer.livejournal.com

One might wonder why the religion teacher has a busted lip and what looks to be the beginning of a black eye. From the forbidding look on said religion teacher's face, one might want to keep one's questions to oneself on that particular matter.

Jesse is awake. He has no coffee. He doesn't have his feet propped on his desk, and there are no handouts to go with today's class.

Instead he watches the class file in, and stands up when everyone is settled in.

( Cut because even a classroom can't keep Jesse from cursing a little )

sogothcally.livejournal.com

Cally had pulled down a screen in front of the classroom, and was manning a projector in the back of the classroom.

"Mister Reverend Custer couldn't be here today," Cally said. "So he had me get some stuff for us to watch before he talks on Christianity next week. Don't forget to sign in, and try not to snore too loudly."

Cally then dimmed the lights and played two short features. Episodes of ~~whatever the meta is for~~ Moral Orel and Davey and Goliath.

It was a movie day, yay!

preacher-custer.livejournal.com

Jesse isn't there when the class arrives. On each desk are a Bible and a Koran. Written on the board is Sign in. Leave your tests on the clipboard.

A minute or two after class is supposed to start, Jesse strolls in with his coffee mug in hand.

( Lecture goes here )

preacher-custer.livejournal.com

Another night making friends with Mr. Miller and Mr. Daniels has left Jesse a bit less than exuberant this morning. He's standing by an open window when the first student enters and might possibly have flicked a cigarette away like a guy caught smoking in the boys room.

The handouts are waiting with the sign-in sheet and Jesse starts up as soon as everyone has taken a seat.

"When you think about religions, you probably think about a god or gods. Thing is, we've talked about more than one religion in this class that doesn't have that. Buddhism¹ is another one. Buddha's not a god, he's an enlightened person. Anyone has the potential to be a Buddha, if they just wake up and see existence for what it really is. You could argue that Jesus was a Buddha. And Mohammed.

"Siddhartha Gautama² is the guy most folks are probably thinking of when they say 'Buddha.' He's a Buddha, but he's also the Buddha, since he's the guy behind the religion we currently call Buddhism."

( I teach one thing and one thing only: suffering and the end of suffering )

( Handout links: )

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Feet up on the desk? Check.
Coffee cup? Check.
Appears to be ~~dozing~~ resting his eyes? Check and check.

The now-standard stack of handouts is waiting with the sign-in sheet. Written on the whiteboard are two definitions:

Monotheism - the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
Polytheism - the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.

After the class has filed in, Jesse opens his eyes and smiles at his students. "Mornin'. First things first - two weeks from now, we'll be startin' on 'the people of the book.' Judaism, then Islam, then Christianity. I'm also gonna give y'all a take home mid-term that will be due back the following week. For y'all playin' the home game that means week seven you take the test home, week eight you bring it back to me filled with sh- stuff that's gonna knock my socks off."

( Now that the word 'test' has given you dry mouth... )

( Handout links: )

preacher-custer.livejournal.com

Jesse doesn't look as dozy today. Anyone who'd been by his office during office hours earlier would know why.

Still with the feet on the desk, but he's actually awake and sipping his coffee while he watches everyone file in. On one of the front desks is a sign-in sheet, his standard handouts, and a stack of red books¹ with a note that says "take one."

Once everyone is seated, Jesse drops his feet, holds up his own copy of "The Tao of Pooh," and opens at a bookmark to ( read )
( Handout links: )

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Jesse seems to be permanently locked into his favorite spot, feet propped on his desk. Or he might just be asleep with a cup of coffee in his hand.

The clipboard for sign-ins is once again on one of the front desks, with a stack of handouts.

After everyone has come in, signed in, and taken their seats, Jesse opens his eyes and starts in on his ( lecture. )

( Handout links: )

preacher-custer.livejournal.com

Jesse's once again sitting with his feet up on his desk while the students file in. This time the clipboard is already waiting on one of the student desks to be passed around for sign-ins. Under the sign-in sheet is a stack of handouts. "Take one of those handouts on the clipboard when you sign in. Today we're gonna talk about a few things and you're gonna need that to keep up."

( Cut! )
( Handout Links: )

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Sitting behind the desk at the front of the room, cowboy boots propped on its surface, is a scruffy looking man with shaggy dark hair, a goodly five o’clock shadow, jeans, a black shirt with silver collar tabs, an eyepatch over his left eye, and most importantly, a minister’s collar. He laconically watches the students file in and sit down before dropping his feet off the desk and standing up with a clipboard in hand.

( Because an LJ-cut is just another way to say I love you )

gandalfglamdrin.livejournal.com

*strides in wearing a rather dingy robe, looking a little scorched around the edges*

The feast is small but nourishing tonight class.
We are discussing Creation - myths and mysteries.

Please, tell me what you all think, and we will go from there

*sits behind his desk, looking worn and tired, his hat drooping down*

marieann-d.livejournal.com

Rogue has posted a note on the door to Gandalf's classroom. It reads:

Comparative Religions is cancelled for today, due to Homecoming. Read pages 95-118 in your book, and write a 200-word essay on the effects of Buddhism on Shinto in Japan. It will be due on Tuesday.

~R

marieann-d.livejournal.com

Rogue stands in front of the classroom, still a little nervous, and reading off a sheet of paper. "Um, the Professor is out, doing ... his thing, today, so I'm running the class. If you have any questions I can't answer, please ask the professor next class."

She begins the lessong with, "Today we're going to talk about Confucianism. Confucianism is less of an organised religion, and more of a "code of conduct" to live our lives. It was founded in China by Confucius at the end of the fourth century, BCE." She pauses. "That's Before Common Era, more commonly referred to as BC," she adds quickly.

She looks back down at her paper, and continues. "There is no official church, nor is there any clergy; no teaching on the worship of God or gods, or life after death. Confucianism is actually a philosophy of life, not a religion... like Buddhism, which we just studied. Basically, if you are a good person, God or the gods, or the force of life, can't help but like you.

"The best way to sum up Confucionism is in the theory of 'Jen.' The nearest equivalent to this difficult word is 'social virtue.' All those virtues which help to maintain social harmony and peace like benevolence, charity, magnanimity, sincerity, respectfulness, altruism, diligence, loving kindness, and goodness are included in Jen."

Rogue looks up at the class. "Your assignment for today is to discuss what we can do in our lives here at school that would express our Jen. I want you to talk to your classmates, and try to understand their concept of the word, and explain yours to them." She pauses, thinking for a moment. "Then, I want you to brainstorm something that the class can do that can help maintain social harmony here at school." She smiles. "Go for it!"

Current Mood: excited

marieann-d.livejournal.com

Rogue stands in the front of the classroom looking exceedingly nervous. "Professor Gandalf is not here, er, today, so I'm leading the discussion." She coughs. "Um, we will be discussing Hinduism during this class. Um, there will be more complete notes online after class. Also, we'll be discussing it again next class, so you can ask Gandalf any questions.

"Hinduism is practiced by, um, a very large percentage of the world's population. So, it is worth being studied. While it is techincally a polytheistic religion, it is also considered by some to be monotheistic." Everyone looks bored, she thinks.

She turns around and looks through Gandalf's desk. She finds a recording of Hindu chants and plays it. "Everyone, please tell the class your thoughts on this recording."

[[OOC: I'm going to be taking off, like now. Play it all out wonderfully, like I know you will.]]

Current Mood: scholarly

gandalfglamdrin.livejournal.com

Assignement for Comparitive Religions class.

100 words (or more)

What practical things can we do to remind ourselves that we are noble creatures, and that we can reach and aspire to higher realities then those which we know?

gandalfglamdrin.livejournal.com

We were supposed to be moving on to Buddism today.
However, due to the large amounts of new students, we will again start from the beginning. I hope that there will be more class discussion.

Welcome to Comparitive Religion.

The feast is ready for you all. There should be a multitude of favorate foods available.
I hope we will all get along well.

To start the class, please, once more, tell me... What is Religion?

gandalfglamdrin.livejournal.com

Gandalf was sure that he had forgotten something.
But the table was set with enough food to please a hobbithole full for two hours, and his Staff was neatly set aside in a well protected place.

Glamdring was by his desk, just incase he needed it.

He smiled and sat by his desk, inconspicious

"Now, let us see who time and circumstance brings us."

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