Amazingly, we live in the Bible Belt. Of course, we live in an area where the pre-football game prayer is mandatory and literacy is optional.

I know, doesn't jibe with the earlier statements, but it is the case: no one gets touchy about a football prayer, yet let a teacher mention that artists during the Renaissance often chose religious subjects and the admin is down on her like a duck on a Junebug for fear of a lawsuit. The difference is the students are praying, vs. the teacher speaking from a position of authority.

Comparative religion is impossible when the kids can't read. The school where Hubby teaches is a warehouse to keep kids off the streets until they are old enough to be incarcerated.

The Hindu thing is Diwali, festival of lights.