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About me - Valerie Coskrey

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love to read. Books have shaped my world-view. Like all readers, I want to share my favorite readings with others. The internet has allowed me to expand my reading into white papers and e-books. Some of these might make the cut for my list of favorites from time to time. Maybe I should list favorite websites, too.

While I'm at it, should I mention favorite TV shows, commercials, and movies? No, this is not to become a blog just yet, although maybe in the future

I live in Mississippi with my husband, my mother-in-law and my Sheltie. I visit my 4 grandchildren, whenever I get the chance. I see my 2 kids, of whom I am extremely proud, whenever I see their kids, but they both live many miles from Mississippi.

Once a military dependent, I have lived in many different states,Thailand and Cuba. Yep, I lived in Guantanamo Bay for a while-when I was a child.

After having taught college classes while in graduate school at LSU, I was an instructor of college biology for a year at MUW. But, my calling was to teach in public high schools. After teaching high school sciences for 14 years, I have taken up writing freelance. Now I write from home.

brieflyme

My passion is ...

memes.

I know too much about ...

darkness of the spirit.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a doctor.

Why I write ...

because I have so much to say.

My inspiration ...

can be found from all sorts of input.

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Education > Education (Other) Should public schools offer courses in the Bible?Debate_temp_small
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Let students read the Bible in public schools. Let them read the Koran. Let them analyze Jewish law. Let them discuss the influence on our lives, culture and law that religion has had for us. Let them enjoy the stories of heroes, nations, and adventures. But do not "teach the Bible" or offer "courses in the Bible" in public schools.

I say this because I do not pay my taxes to have my government teach my children what religious precepts to believe. I do not pay my taxes for my government to control the faith of my children. I do not pay my taxes to support a nationalized religion. And ...

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