There were signs in the sky, but I did not know

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If one more student tries to tell me that Constantine was responsible for making Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire, I'm going to stab them with a Chi-Ro.

(I agreed to help grade papers for a friend with a classful of undergraduates. I despair of humanity.)

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[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

I'm going to stab them with a Chi-Ro.

Under the circumstances, I think this would be an entirely pardonable act.

Good luck with the lot. Sorry they're such eejits.

I'm sadly reminded of an old boss of mine who told me she'd ended up giving As on intro archaeology papers simply for not plagiarising.

[ron-drummond.livejournal.com]

Could you share the brief statement you would make to correct this misprision? Who WAS responsible for making Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire? I would very much like to hear what you'd say!

And belated congratulations on all the good things happening in your life -- may your success continue and grow.

I thought you might find my new holiday greeting amusing:

Best Wishes for all the Holy Days You Care to Count,
And Not One Holy Day More, So You May as Well Count All of Them,

Ron

P.S. What I like about it is that, really, if one chooses, every day is a holy day, every last one of them. And none of us will ever see any of them ever again, so we may as well treasure each one under foot, in our hearts, before our eyes, beyond the skies.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

They're doing the thing that lots of the folks opposed to legalizing gay marriage do--namely, confusing legalization with mandation.