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[theme music]

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Darryl, Thomas, come on,
it's time to go inside.

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Let's go.

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Oh, Tobias?

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Mom, can Andrew come
over after school?

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Well, I think you should
ask Andrew's father.

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OK, can he, Reverend?

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I'm sure that'll be fine, but
I will have to ask his mother.

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I'll let you know at lunchtime.

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Thanks.

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Morning, Reverend, Deborah.

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Morning, Alice.

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Morning, Bai.

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How are you feeling, Alice?

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Don't ask.

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How's little
Bai getting along?

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Well, slowly, but surely.

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He isn't talking yet, but
he's joining in a little more.

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Any luck finding a new teacher?

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No, not yet, but I have
another interview a little

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later this morning.

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I think you should look
for two new teachers.

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Alice looks ready any minute.

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She does seem very pregnant.

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Yeah, very.

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Well, when the other
classes heard what

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the seniors were
going to do, you know,

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they didn't want to be outdone.

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So you know what they did?

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They did the same thing.

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They did the same thing.

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What, have you
heard this already?

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No, just a lucky guess.

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Well, the juniors, the
sophomores, and the freshmen,

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they got together, they staked
out their area of the beach,

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and they spent
the whole weekend,

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they cleaned the whole place up.

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All on their own?

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Yeah, they weren't being paid.

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Nobody told them
to do it, they just

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wanted everybody
to know how they

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felt about their community.

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You know how I've complained
about the kids of today.

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What, you, complain?

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Come on, make fun.

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I'm just telling you
that the kids of today--

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[loud music]
- Have got a little more--

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What?

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I said the kids of
today have got a--

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can you believe that guy?

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I've got blood running
out of my ears.

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Hey, buddy, how about
turning down the noise?

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It ain't loud, fuzzball.

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It ain't loud?

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It's shaking your truck.

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It ain't shaking my truck.

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This is shaking my truck.

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What were you saying
about the kids of today?

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Never mind what I said.

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Impressive.

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Very impressive
credentials, both of you.

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Thank you, Reverend.

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You know, it's
very rare to get

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male teachers in a preschool.

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I think it's a good
idea for the children.

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Does that mean we're employed?

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You are indeed, and, Jonathan,
having you bring Mark along

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was a real godsend.

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I couldn't have
put it better myself.

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Let me call our head
teacher, Deborah Stone.

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She'll show you around.

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Yeah, we think the
school is very special.

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We're very proud
of what we do here.

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Parents from all over the
city bring their kids here.

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And from what the Reverend
told me about you two,

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I have a feeling you're
going to fit in pretty well.

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We hope so.

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Oh, believe me,
you'll love this place.

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We feel that the
most important thing

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in human cultural
behavior is the way

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we bring our children up.

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Both for the
children and for us.

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My daughter, the artist.

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This is a picture of our car.

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Not a bad looking car.

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Actually, it's a
pretty good likeness.

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You've got a pretty good
ethnic mix here, don't you?

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Well, we don't have
every race, creed, or color

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covered but just about.

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That's one of the most beautiful
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is watching them interact,
learn from each other.

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It's a shame the whole
world can't get along

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like the children in this room.

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And bless this food
to our use and ourselves

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to our loving and
faithful service.

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Amen.

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Amen.

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Oh, did I tell you Ronald
Kester called me today.

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No.

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What did he want?

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Well, he just wanted to
stop by tomorrow and see me.

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What about?

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He did say.

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You know, I bet
it has something

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to do with his recent election
to the church council.

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Who's Ronald?

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Ronald Kester, well,
he was a classmate

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of mine at the seminary.

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He's another Reverend?

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Hm-hmm.

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You know, I certainly
think it's strange

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hearing from Kester after--

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how long has it
been, eight years?

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More like nine.

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But we were never
all that close.

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Well, thank goodness for that.

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He was always a little
too oily for my taste.

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I wouldn't say that, Peg.

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Well, you have to
admit that he was always

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more interested in becoming
a power in the church

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than he was in being a minister.

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And he's accomplished
that, so regardless

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of your feelings about him,
remember, he's my boss.

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He's your boss?

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Hm-hmm.

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I thought God was?

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Next next, one at a time.

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No pushing.

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No pushing.

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I'll put you up there.

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Go on, go on, go on.

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Next.

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Next.

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Next.

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All right, go.

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All right, what are
you doing up here?

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You mustn't be up here.
Go on.

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Go on.

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Go on.

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You're next.

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Put your head down under there.

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Hurry.
Hurry.

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Excuse me?

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Yeah, what can I do for you?

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I'm looking for
the Reverend Bennett.

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Oh, Toby?

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I think I saw him over
at the office earlier.

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Thank you.

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Are you one of the parents?

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No, I'm one of the teachers.

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All right, take it easy.

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Here, are you
having a good time?

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You have a good time.

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Bite your nose off.

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Here we go.

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[knocking]

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Come in.

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Tobias.

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How good to see you
after all these years.

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Ronald.

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How can two old
friends like us

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allow so much time to
go by between visits?

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Well, it has been a while.

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Yes, but now that I'm on the
council, we'll rectify that.

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Oh, come on, come
on, let's sit down.

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Make ourselves comfortable.

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Well now, let's get
right down to business.

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Are your teachers Christian?

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I-- I never thought about it.

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Most of the are, I guess.

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Why?

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Most?

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Well, not all of them.

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I mean, let's see.

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I think three of them are
Jewish, Mrs. Azhari is Persian.

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Persian?

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You mean an Iranian?

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I believe her parents
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yes, she's a Muslim.

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Now what is this all about?

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The council has voted
on some changes, Tobias.

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What kind of changes?

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We want all our
teachers to be Christian.

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Well, most of them are.

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They belong to the congregation.

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As for the others, it's
never been a problem.

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It is now, Tobias.

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I can't see why.

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This is a nursery
school or a preschool,

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whatever you want to call it.

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I mean, I don't see--

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This is a church
school, a Christian church

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school that ought to
teach Christian ideals.

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But our school has always
been separated from the church.

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Come on, Ronald,
you can't expect--

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It's not just me.

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This decision was made
by the entire council,

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and as pastor of this church,
you're bound by that decision.

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Your teachers will be Christian.

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Those who are not can
either embrace Christianity

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or look for another job.

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All right?

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Wait, wait, wait a
minute, you cannot

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possibly expect me to
ask people to change

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their faith for a job?

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Then don't, just replace them.

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And from now on, religion
will be taught in the school.

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Sure are quiet when
they're painting.

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They love it.

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Gives them a chance to
use their imaginations.

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You find the Rev all right?

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Yes, thank you.

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You said that you're
a teacher here.

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What's your name?

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Mark Gordon.

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Mark, a good Christian name.

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Mark wrote the second
book of the New Testament.

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Well, I was named
after Mark Twain.

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He wrote "Huckleberry Finn."

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I'm Jonathan Smith, I'm
another one of the teachers.

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Ronald Kester, I'm with the
National Council of Churches.

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The children seem
very well behaved.

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Oh, yeah, they're
a good bunch of kids.

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Very nice.

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And what's your name, son?

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Jason.

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Well, Jason, tell us
about your painting.

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I'm painting a picture of God.

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Well, you can't
do that, Jason?

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Why not?

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Because no one knows
what God looks like.

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When I'm finished, they will.

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And who are you painting?

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Same as Jason,
I'm painting God.

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Genesis 127.

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So God created man in his own
image, and the image of God

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created He Him.

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I don't think I'm going
to get along with that guy.

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Jonathan, want a soda?

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No, thanks, I'm fine.

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Oh, what a day I've had.

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I must have broken
up 20 fights today.

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You know, it always amazes me
how children can be so angry

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with each other in the morning,
and by the end of the day,

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they are the best of friends.

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They seem to know
how unimportant

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their differences are.

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We can all learn from them.

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You all right, Tobias?

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Hm?
Oh, yes, fine.

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Fine.

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I was just-- just thinking.

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A couple more sips.

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I got to go.

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I have a house visit today.

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A house visit, what's that?

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I try and visit the parents
of all the new students

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in their home environment,
helps me get a better handle

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on them when they're here.

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Sounds like a good idea.

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Yeah, it is.

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Tell him, he came up with it.

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Well, I'm out of here.

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Tobias, are you sure you're OK?

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Couldn't be better.

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If you say so.

267
00:14:34,073 --> 00:14:35,740
See you guys tomorrow.

268
00:14:35,816 --> 00:14:36,699
Take care.

269
00:14:36,776 --> 00:14:39,669
Goodnight.

270
00:14:39,746 --> 00:14:42,997
That's quite a
teacher you got there.

271
00:14:43,074 --> 00:14:45,333
Deborah?

272
00:14:45,409 --> 00:14:47,752
She's one in a million.

273
00:14:47,828 --> 00:14:49,545
That must be a great
feeling for parents

274
00:14:49,622 --> 00:14:51,047
to know they've got a
teacher like Deborah

275
00:14:51,123 --> 00:14:53,132
watching their child.

276
00:14:53,209 --> 00:14:55,885
Hm-hmm.

277
00:14:55,962 --> 00:14:58,888
I'd hate to lose her.

278
00:14:58,965 --> 00:15:01,891
She's not thinking
of leaving, is she?

279
00:15:01,968 --> 00:15:03,059
No.
No.

280
00:15:03,135 --> 00:15:04,268
No.
No.

281
00:15:04,345 --> 00:15:07,563
No, she loves it here.

282
00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:09,265
Well, I'm on my way.

283
00:15:09,342 --> 00:15:11,108
I'll see if Mark got all
the paint off of them.

284
00:15:11,185 --> 00:15:14,236
Goodnight, Tobias.

285
00:15:14,313 --> 00:15:15,371
Goodnight, Jonathan.

286
00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,443
Are you coming to bed?

287
00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,037
Oh, soon.

288
00:15:59,358 --> 00:16:00,458
Oh, honey.

289
00:16:03,529 --> 00:16:04,587
What am I going to do?

290
00:16:06,949 --> 00:16:11,127
I'm not sure there's
anything you can do, Tobias.

291
00:16:11,137 --> 00:16:13,012
There has to be.

292
00:16:13,089 --> 00:16:14,797
I mean, the council will
ruin everything we've

293
00:16:14,874 --> 00:16:16,632
worked so hard to achieve.

294
00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:20,511
Do you-- do you realize the
reputation the school has,

295
00:16:20,522 --> 00:16:22,972
how it's brought people
together in the community?

296
00:16:23,049 --> 00:16:26,767
Yes, I do, and I
know how you feel

297
00:16:26,844 --> 00:16:30,438
about Deborah and
all the others,

298
00:16:30,514 --> 00:16:33,315
but these are the new rules.

299
00:16:33,392 --> 00:16:34,783
But they're wrong.

300
00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:43,534
The rules are wrong,
and somehow I've got

301
00:16:43,611 --> 00:16:45,586
to convince them to believe me.

302
00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,258
I'm looking.

303
00:17:01,629 --> 00:17:03,054
Look out, Annie,
here they come.

304
00:17:03,130 --> 00:17:11,937
Mom, I can do [inaudible]

305
00:17:12,014 --> 00:17:15,274
You have to admit my daughter
gets an A for enthusiasm.

306
00:17:15,285 --> 00:17:16,692
That's right.

307
00:17:16,769 --> 00:17:21,030
I wish she could pass some
along to Bai over there.

308
00:17:21,107 --> 00:17:24,450
Yeah, he's getting
to you, isn't he?

309
00:17:24,527 --> 00:17:25,618
Yeah.

310
00:17:25,694 --> 00:17:27,286
Just can't figure him.

311
00:17:27,363 --> 00:17:29,205
He never talks.

312
00:17:29,281 --> 00:17:31,082
He ever said anything to you?

313
00:17:31,158 --> 00:17:32,041
No.

314
00:17:32,118 --> 00:17:33,017
No.

315
00:17:33,093 --> 00:17:34,585
His mother says he's very shy.

316
00:17:34,662 --> 00:17:35,503
He's quite bright though.

317
00:17:35,579 --> 00:17:36,653
He learns very quickly.

318
00:17:36,731 --> 00:17:38,422
He's good with puzzles.

319
00:17:38,499 --> 00:17:40,257
Then think sometimes
he just sits

320
00:17:40,334 --> 00:17:44,437
there quietly all by himself
and he doesn't do anything.

321
00:17:44,514 --> 00:17:47,765
I notice the other kids leave
him alone during that time.

322
00:17:47,842 --> 00:17:51,644
They must sense something.

323
00:17:51,654 --> 00:17:54,739
You like him, don't you?

324
00:17:54,816 --> 00:17:56,607
I mean, look at him.

325
00:17:56,618 --> 00:17:59,568
How can you resist that?

326
00:17:59,645 --> 00:18:00,661
Excuse me.

327
00:19:14,303 --> 00:19:15,811
Hey, I'll tell you,
that daughter of yours

328
00:19:15,888 --> 00:19:17,021
is quite an athlete.

329
00:19:17,097 --> 00:19:20,983
Yeah, well, she
doesn't get it from me.

330
00:19:21,060 --> 00:19:23,068
By the way, have
you seen Tobias?

331
00:19:23,145 --> 00:19:25,571
I think he had a
meeting downtown.

332
00:19:25,648 --> 00:19:29,283
He didn't by any chance tell
you what was bothering him,

333
00:19:29,360 --> 00:19:30,868
did he?

334
00:19:30,945 --> 00:19:34,455
What makes you think
something's bothering him?

335
00:19:34,531 --> 00:19:37,875
Tobias is probably the
world's worst poker player.

336
00:19:37,952 --> 00:19:40,336
Besides, I've
known him too long.

337
00:19:40,412 --> 00:19:44,048
And I bet it has something to
do with that stuffed shirt that

338
00:19:44,124 --> 00:19:49,428
was around here yesterday gazing
down on all of us poor mortals.

339
00:19:49,439 --> 00:19:53,807
You don't mind saying
the way you feel, do you?

340
00:19:53,884 --> 00:19:57,278
When it concerns people I
care about, yeah, I guess, I do.

341
00:20:01,784 --> 00:20:03,117
Well, will you look at that?

342
00:20:08,950 --> 00:20:12,084
That is the first time I
have ever seen Bai laugh.

343
00:20:14,655 --> 00:20:16,255
Maybe he likes
playing with older kids.

344
00:20:26,834 --> 00:20:30,761
I thought we had this
all settled yesterday?

345
00:20:30,838 --> 00:20:32,229
But if I could only
help you see what

346
00:20:32,306 --> 00:20:34,682
good the school accomplishes.

347
00:20:34,758 --> 00:20:37,226
I am aware of what
the school does,

348
00:20:37,303 --> 00:20:39,228
but this is a church
sponsored school,

349
00:20:39,305 --> 00:20:42,106
and as such, it
should teach religion.

350
00:20:42,182 --> 00:20:44,141
And it's your job to
see that it's done.

351
00:20:44,218 --> 00:20:46,860
But you're ordering me to
turn a good school on its head,

352
00:20:46,937 --> 00:20:49,947
a school that has
served a vital community

353
00:20:50,024 --> 00:20:53,325
function for a long, long time.

354
00:20:53,402 --> 00:20:57,204
We are merely telling you
to add to the curriculum.

355
00:20:57,281 --> 00:21:01,667
Oh, Toby, Toby, why are you
anguishing so over this?

356
00:21:01,744 --> 00:21:03,627
You've been given
an order, you're

357
00:21:03,704 --> 00:21:05,179
expected to carry it out.

358
00:21:10,979 --> 00:21:14,021
I'm not sure I can do
that in all good conscience.

359
00:21:17,593 --> 00:21:20,644
I would hate to see you
throw away what is shaping up

360
00:21:20,721 --> 00:21:23,897
to be a very promising
career as a pastor

361
00:21:23,974 --> 00:21:26,284
over something like this.

362
00:21:26,360 --> 00:21:28,485
We will assist you
in finding teachers

363
00:21:28,562 --> 00:21:30,404
to replace the ones you lose.

364
00:21:30,481 --> 00:21:31,447
Yes--

365
00:21:31,523 --> 00:21:32,415
This meeting is over, Tobias.

366
00:21:56,757 --> 00:21:58,349
How did it go?

367
00:21:58,425 --> 00:22:00,601
Well, he put it in
no uncertain terms,

368
00:22:00,677 --> 00:22:04,855
either I do it or I'm fired.

369
00:22:04,932 --> 00:22:06,774
Then you'll have to do it.

370
00:22:06,850 --> 00:22:07,900
It's not that easy.

371
00:22:07,976 --> 00:22:09,243
Yes, it is.

372
00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:10,252
Peg.

373
00:22:09,996 --> 00:22:12,279
Listen to me, Tobias.

374
00:22:12,356 --> 00:22:14,823
What will happen if
you defy the council?

375
00:22:14,834 --> 00:22:17,159
Kester will appoint
someone else in my place.

376
00:22:17,236 --> 00:22:20,037
Someone who will
do it Kester's way,

377
00:22:20,114 --> 00:22:22,706
and you'll lose this church.

378
00:22:22,783 --> 00:22:26,043
Everything you've worked
for all these years.

379
00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:31,298
You built this up from a small,
bored group of church goers

380
00:22:31,375 --> 00:22:34,343
to a vigorous,
active congregation.

381
00:22:34,420 --> 00:22:37,721
And along the way, gained
a great deal of respect

382
00:22:37,798 --> 00:22:39,473
in the religious community.

383
00:22:39,550 --> 00:22:42,726
You can't just throw that away.

384
00:22:42,803 --> 00:22:44,779
I can't throw the school away.

385
00:22:47,691 --> 00:22:50,234
I'll put it up to
the congregation.

386
00:22:50,310 --> 00:22:54,822
If enough people complain, the
council will have to listen.

387
00:22:54,898 --> 00:22:57,083
If you make this an
issue, you know the church

388
00:22:57,159 --> 00:22:59,618
will end up taking sides.

389
00:22:59,629 --> 00:23:02,371
Something like this could
wreck the congregation.

390
00:23:02,382 --> 00:23:04,340
I know you don't
want that to happen.

391
00:23:18,505 --> 00:23:21,223
The Reverend Kester
has said that the order

392
00:23:21,300 --> 00:23:25,903
is to be carried out
immediately, so there it is.

393
00:23:28,265 --> 00:23:32,234
I am really very
sorry about this.

394
00:23:32,311 --> 00:23:35,779
I tried my best to do
something to stop it,

395
00:23:35,856 --> 00:23:39,283
but the council had
already decided.

396
00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,119
Do they honestly believe
that I'm going to give

397
00:23:42,196 --> 00:23:46,215
up my beliefs to save my job?

398
00:23:46,292 --> 00:23:49,084
I didn't even want
to bring that up.

399
00:23:49,161 --> 00:23:51,795
I just I felt
obligated to do so.

400
00:23:51,872 --> 00:23:55,090
Well, I feel obligated to
tell you that it's an insult.

401
00:23:55,167 --> 00:23:56,717
Let's try to talk
about this calmly.

402
00:23:56,793 --> 00:23:57,852
Calmly?

403
00:24:00,514 --> 00:24:05,392
I have just been told that if
I want to teach at this school

404
00:24:05,469 --> 00:24:07,478
I have to deny
the faith that all

405
00:24:07,554 --> 00:24:10,022
the generations of my
family have believed

406
00:24:10,098 --> 00:24:13,442
in for all its history.

407
00:24:13,519 --> 00:24:15,319
There is no calm here.

408
00:24:15,395 --> 00:24:17,988
It's an outrage.

409
00:24:18,065 --> 00:24:19,823
You must understand.

410
00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:22,701
No job in the world
is worth that.

411
00:24:22,778 --> 00:24:24,428
I do understand.

412
00:24:24,505 --> 00:24:26,997
You do understand, but
you're allowing it to happen.

413
00:24:27,074 --> 00:24:29,008
No, I am not
letting this happen.

414
00:24:31,620 --> 00:24:34,880
There's just nothing
that I can do to stop it.

415
00:24:34,957 --> 00:24:36,840
There must be some way.

416
00:24:36,917 --> 00:24:38,217
Is this legal?

417
00:24:38,293 --> 00:24:40,761
I'm afraid so, [inaudible].

418
00:24:40,837 --> 00:24:44,139
The Supreme Court has held
that religious institutions

419
00:24:44,216 --> 00:24:46,141
are allowed to
require conforming

420
00:24:46,218 --> 00:24:48,143
values in their teachers.

421
00:24:48,220 --> 00:24:51,522
And to hell with what
it does to the children

422
00:24:51,598 --> 00:24:55,576
and to the school, and what
it does to everyone here.

423
00:24:58,772 --> 00:25:02,699
We were like a family, and now
this family is being destroyed

424
00:25:02,776 --> 00:25:04,126
in the name of religion.

425
00:25:08,999 --> 00:25:11,041
You know, losing my job
isn't the difficult part

426
00:25:11,118 --> 00:25:12,343
about all this.

427
00:25:12,419 --> 00:25:14,512
I'm a good teacher, and
I'll find another job.

428
00:25:14,588 --> 00:25:17,806
The difficult part is
explaining to my daughter

429
00:25:17,883 --> 00:25:20,434
why she can't go to school
with the rest of her friends.

430
00:25:35,976 --> 00:25:37,535
I must leave, too.

431
00:25:37,611 --> 00:25:38,652
I'm sorry, Tobias.

432
00:25:38,729 --> 00:25:39,995
I understand.

433
00:25:48,322 --> 00:25:51,206
I have to tell you something.

434
00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:55,586
Teaching here has probably
been the most rewarding job

435
00:25:55,662 --> 00:25:58,922
I've ever had, and
being a Christian,

436
00:25:58,999 --> 00:26:02,759
this thing doesn't
affect me on paper,

437
00:26:02,836 --> 00:26:06,430
but I find this so against the
principles I've been taught

438
00:26:06,506 --> 00:26:10,100
as a Christian, love for
and toleration of others

439
00:26:10,177 --> 00:26:14,354
and their beliefs,
that I cannot in good

440
00:26:14,431 --> 00:26:17,774
conscience obey that edict.

441
00:26:17,851 --> 00:26:18,734
Sorry, Reverend.

442
00:26:18,810 --> 00:26:21,111
Wait, Don.

443
00:26:21,188 --> 00:26:22,729
How about it?

444
00:26:22,806 --> 00:26:24,781
Don't we all feel the
same way Don does?

445
00:26:24,858 --> 00:26:27,951
Deborah was right when she
said we were all a family,

446
00:26:28,028 --> 00:26:30,120
and family should
stick together.

447
00:26:30,197 --> 00:26:31,714
I say we should all walk.

448
00:27:04,314 --> 00:27:06,206
So much for this assignment.

449
00:27:13,407 --> 00:27:14,873
I'm going to miss teaching here.

450
00:27:14,950 --> 00:27:17,668
I was starting to get
through to little Bai.

451
00:27:17,678 --> 00:27:19,303
Well, if it makes
you feel any better,

452
00:27:19,380 --> 00:27:21,463
you're still going
to be teaching.

453
00:27:21,540 --> 00:27:23,131
What are you talking about?

454
00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:24,758
We're not quitting.

455
00:27:24,835 --> 00:27:27,511
Now, wait a minute, I'm not
working under Kester's rules.

456
00:27:27,587 --> 00:27:29,471
And whose side are we on anyway?

457
00:27:29,482 --> 00:27:32,099
The children's
side and Tobias.

458
00:27:32,175 --> 00:27:33,292
We have to stay.

459
00:27:33,368 --> 00:27:35,069
Believe me, I'm
right on this one.

460
00:27:51,153 --> 00:27:53,829
How come nobody's talking?

461
00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:54,955
Eat you dinner, Andrew.

462
00:27:55,031 --> 00:27:55,872
But--

463
00:27:55,949 --> 00:27:57,165
Please?

464
00:27:57,242 --> 00:27:59,126
Your father has a
lot on his mind.

465
00:27:59,202 --> 00:28:00,219
Oh.

466
00:28:02,622 --> 00:28:05,924
Can Alice come over
tomorrow after school?

467
00:28:05,935 --> 00:28:08,802
Hm?

468
00:28:08,879 --> 00:28:10,887
No, not tomorrow.

469
00:28:10,964 --> 00:28:12,431
Oh, please.

470
00:28:12,507 --> 00:28:14,599
We wanted to make a
surprise for her mom for her

471
00:28:14,676 --> 00:28:16,268
for Teacher's Day.
- I told you no.

472
00:28:16,344 --> 00:28:17,444
No, that's the end of it.

473
00:28:32,486 --> 00:28:34,253
You finish your
dinner, honey, OK?

474
00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:54,598
I know how hard this is for
you, but it will all pass.

475
00:28:54,674 --> 00:28:57,976
You'll see, it'll be
forgotten in no time.

476
00:28:57,987 --> 00:28:58,977
Not by me.

477
00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:05,025
You've had tough times before.

478
00:29:05,101 --> 00:29:08,487
I know, but I
always had the Lord

479
00:29:08,563 --> 00:29:11,281
to talk to to give me strength.

480
00:29:11,358 --> 00:29:13,825
And you still do.

481
00:29:13,902 --> 00:29:15,118
Talk to him.

482
00:29:15,195 --> 00:29:16,295
I can't.

483
00:29:22,369 --> 00:29:25,387
I am so ashamed.

484
00:30:11,835 --> 00:30:14,144
I'm really, really
very grateful that you

485
00:30:14,221 --> 00:30:17,397
and Mark chose to stay.

486
00:30:17,474 --> 00:30:20,058
Someone had to be here to
take care of the children.

487
00:30:20,135 --> 00:30:22,894
That may not be very hard.

488
00:30:22,971 --> 00:30:25,230
What I mean is, between
last night and this morning,

489
00:30:25,307 --> 00:30:28,567
we've had quite a few
calls from parents

490
00:30:28,643 --> 00:30:30,285
withdrawing their children.

491
00:30:33,481 --> 00:30:36,458
Well, I guess it's time
for Mark to ring the bell.

492
00:30:40,822 --> 00:30:43,832
I know you're
disappointed in me,

493
00:30:43,909 --> 00:30:48,336
but I really had no choice
but to do it this way.

494
00:30:48,413 --> 00:30:51,882
You're sure of that?

495
00:30:51,958 --> 00:30:53,517
Yes.

496
00:30:53,594 --> 00:30:55,010
I mean, in addition
to the school,

497
00:30:55,086 --> 00:30:57,345
I've got a congregation
that's my responsibility,

498
00:30:57,422 --> 00:31:01,182
also a duty to them.

499
00:31:01,259 --> 00:31:03,101
Why doesn't he ring the bell?

500
00:31:03,112 --> 00:31:05,696
So you're going to lay
this off on the congregation?

501
00:31:09,476 --> 00:31:11,535
I'm not sure I understand.

502
00:31:11,612 --> 00:31:13,120
What are you going
to tell the children?

503
00:31:16,358 --> 00:31:17,240
The children?

504
00:31:17,317 --> 00:31:19,626
Yeah, the children.

505
00:31:19,703 --> 00:31:21,244
You're going to have
to explain to them why

506
00:31:21,321 --> 00:31:24,122
some of their friends can't
come to their school anymore,

507
00:31:24,199 --> 00:31:29,419
a school that you built up to
teach them just the opposite.

508
00:31:29,496 --> 00:31:31,346
I don't envy you
that task, Reverend.

509
00:31:38,314 --> 00:31:41,139
Tobias, we've got a problem.

510
00:31:41,150 --> 00:31:42,223
What's the matter?

511
00:31:42,300 --> 00:31:43,934
The bell won't ring.

512
00:31:44,010 --> 00:31:44,876
You when it's broken.

513
00:31:44,953 --> 00:31:46,612
No, no, no, it's not broken.

514
00:31:46,688 --> 00:31:48,238
Everything works fine.

515
00:31:48,315 --> 00:31:49,564
You just can't get
a sound out of it.

516
00:31:49,641 --> 00:31:50,824
The bell won't ring.

517
00:32:18,294 --> 00:32:19,186
Good morning, children.

518
00:32:21,798 --> 00:32:25,684
I wanted to take a few
minutes to explain a change

519
00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:29,020
that's been made at our school.

520
00:32:29,097 --> 00:32:32,732
I put you all in the
same room because, well,

521
00:32:32,809 --> 00:32:35,568
some of our students aren't
with us this morning.

522
00:32:35,645 --> 00:32:38,830
The teachers are gone, too.

523
00:32:38,907 --> 00:32:40,006
Yes.

524
00:32:40,083 --> 00:32:41,992
Yes, I'm afraid
that's true, but we

525
00:32:42,068 --> 00:32:45,245
have some other teachers coming
in to replace them very soon.

526
00:32:45,321 --> 00:32:48,206
But we like our teachers.

527
00:32:48,283 --> 00:32:49,457
Well, I know you do.

528
00:32:49,534 --> 00:32:51,543
I like them too.

529
00:32:51,619 --> 00:32:54,546
Why can't they still be here?

530
00:32:54,622 --> 00:32:56,798
I saw Ruth at the
ice cream please.

531
00:32:56,875 --> 00:33:00,635
She said her mother couldn't
be here because she's a Jew.

532
00:33:00,712 --> 00:33:02,145
Is Ruth going to hell?

533
00:33:02,222 --> 00:33:03,105
No.

534
00:33:04,924 --> 00:33:07,308
What would make you
think such a thing?

535
00:33:07,385 --> 00:33:09,728
Because she isn't a Christian.

536
00:33:09,738 --> 00:33:13,523
But that's no
reason to go to there.

537
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,067
See, Ruth is one
of God's creatures,

538
00:33:16,144 --> 00:33:18,161
and he loves all of us.

539
00:33:18,238 --> 00:33:19,904
Does he love Ruth's mother?

540
00:33:19,981 --> 00:33:21,456
Yes.

541
00:33:21,533 --> 00:33:24,409
And Mrs. Green and Mrs.
Azhari and Mrs. Levine?

542
00:33:24,486 --> 00:33:25,711
Yes.

543
00:33:25,787 --> 00:33:27,045
Then why wouldn't he
let them be teachers?

544
00:33:30,658 --> 00:33:35,462
Well, it isn't God
that won't let them.

545
00:33:35,538 --> 00:33:36,655
Wait a minute.

546
00:33:36,731 --> 00:33:40,684
Let me see if I
can explain this.

547
00:33:40,761 --> 00:33:45,055
You see, there are certain
rules and laws that we all

548
00:33:45,131 --> 00:33:48,933
have to live by, and we must
be obedient to those laws,

549
00:33:49,010 --> 00:33:52,812
like we don't go
over the speed limit.

550
00:33:52,889 --> 00:33:57,150
Well, we shouldn't, but we
all stop at red lights, right?

551
00:33:57,227 --> 00:34:00,028
Well, then, this church
also has certain laws

552
00:34:00,105 --> 00:34:05,366
and we must obey them, too, the
same way we obey God's laws.

553
00:34:05,443 --> 00:34:08,828
Well, you remember when God gave
the Ten Commandments to Moses?

554
00:34:08,905 --> 00:34:12,373
Ruth says Moses
was a Jew like her.

555
00:34:12,450 --> 00:34:13,941
That's right.

556
00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:15,877
God gave those laws to
the children of Israel,

557
00:34:15,954 --> 00:34:18,421
but when God did that,
He was really giving

558
00:34:18,498 --> 00:34:21,424
those laws to all mankind.

559
00:34:21,501 --> 00:34:23,426
Everybody has the same laws?

560
00:34:23,503 --> 00:34:29,516
Well, the important ones, yes,
in one form or another, yes.

561
00:34:29,592 --> 00:34:31,392
If we all have
the same laws, then

562
00:34:31,469 --> 00:34:35,021
how come some of my friends
can't come to school now?

563
00:34:35,098 --> 00:34:36,356
Because of Jesus.

564
00:34:36,432 --> 00:34:37,982
They don't believe in Jesus.

565
00:34:38,059 --> 00:34:40,452
Is that right?

566
00:34:40,529 --> 00:34:42,079
Well, in a way, yes.

567
00:34:42,155 --> 00:34:43,930
You see, we are a
Christian church,

568
00:34:44,007 --> 00:34:47,784
and we have very strong
beliefs based on our Bible.

569
00:34:47,861 --> 00:34:52,672
In John, Chapter 14, Verse
6, Jesus says, I am the way,

570
00:34:52,749 --> 00:34:54,916
the truth, and the life.

571
00:34:54,993 --> 00:34:58,795
No man cometh unto
the Father but by me.

572
00:34:58,806 --> 00:35:02,340
Why didn't they come to us?

573
00:35:02,417 --> 00:35:03,716
Why didn't who come?

574
00:35:03,793 --> 00:35:05,677
Moses or Jesus?

575
00:35:05,753 --> 00:35:07,720
If we're all God's
children, why did

576
00:35:07,797 --> 00:35:09,514
they just come to one place?

577
00:35:09,591 --> 00:35:13,143
Why didn't Jesus
come to where I live?

578
00:35:13,219 --> 00:35:16,104
Well, he couldn't, Bai.

579
00:35:16,115 --> 00:35:17,188
Why?

580
00:35:17,265 --> 00:35:19,190
If God can do
anything, if He wanted

581
00:35:19,267 --> 00:35:21,693
us all to believe in
Jesus, why didn't He

582
00:35:21,769 --> 00:35:23,528
sent him to all of us?

583
00:35:23,605 --> 00:35:25,446
Maybe it wasn't
so important to him

584
00:35:25,523 --> 00:35:26,990
that we all believe the same?

585
00:35:27,066 --> 00:35:28,667
Maybe it was just
important to Him

586
00:35:28,743 --> 00:35:30,827
that we obey His commandments?

587
00:35:30,838 --> 00:35:33,922
You said everybody has
the same laws pretty much.

588
00:35:33,999 --> 00:35:36,040
Yeah, that's got to be it.

589
00:35:36,117 --> 00:35:38,751
Otherwise, God would have
waited until Jesus could be

590
00:35:38,828 --> 00:35:41,847
on TV so everybody could know.

591
00:35:44,667 --> 00:35:46,450
You know, I bet
the more we learned

592
00:35:46,528 --> 00:35:48,344
about each other's religions,
the more we realized

593
00:35:48,355 --> 00:35:49,396
how much the same we are.

594
00:35:52,091 --> 00:35:53,984
But I suppose it's
too late for that now.

595
00:36:42,910 --> 00:36:44,984
Good evening, Tobias.

596
00:36:45,061 --> 00:36:50,207
Jonathan, I didn't
realize anybody--

597
00:36:50,283 --> 00:36:51,783
What are you doing here?

598
00:36:51,859 --> 00:36:54,619
I could ask you
the same thing.

599
00:36:54,696 --> 00:36:56,922
I just needed
a place to think.

600
00:37:00,243 --> 00:37:03,628
Well, you couldn't
come to a better spot.

601
00:37:03,705 --> 00:37:04,963
Would you like me
to leave you alone?

602
00:37:05,039 --> 00:37:06,589
No, no, I'd like you to stay.

603
00:37:06,666 --> 00:37:09,634
Please, do you want to sit down?

604
00:37:09,711 --> 00:37:10,727
Thank you.

605
00:37:15,883 --> 00:37:21,229
This may seem a
little strange--

606
00:37:21,306 --> 00:37:24,107
But you need
somebody to talk to.

607
00:37:24,183 --> 00:37:27,327
A stranger, someone who's
not in the congregation.

608
00:37:28,730 --> 00:37:30,905
Yes.

609
00:37:30,982 --> 00:37:32,290
But how did you know.

610
00:37:32,367 --> 00:37:34,450
Because I know how
difficult it is sometimes

611
00:37:34,527 --> 00:37:36,828
being the leader of a flock.

612
00:37:36,904 --> 00:37:38,788
And they want to come to
you with their problems,

613
00:37:38,865 --> 00:37:40,165
not the other way around.

614
00:37:40,241 --> 00:37:46,546
Oh, Jonathan, I
just feel so lost.

615
00:37:46,622 --> 00:37:53,845
I've thought so long and so
hard about this, and I know,

616
00:37:53,921 --> 00:37:56,681
I'm sure I know what
needs to be done.

617
00:37:56,758 --> 00:38:06,274
It's just-- if I
were alone, maybe

618
00:38:06,285 --> 00:38:11,362
it would be different
to stand up to Kester.

619
00:38:11,439 --> 00:38:12,663
But I'm not alone.

620
00:38:12,741 --> 00:38:16,951
I have a wife and a
child, and they love

621
00:38:17,028 --> 00:38:19,287
this church as much as I do.

622
00:38:19,364 --> 00:38:20,546
We have such a--

623
00:38:23,868 --> 00:38:26,352
such a wonderful life.

624
00:38:29,832 --> 00:38:31,349
Why did this have to happen?

625
00:38:34,670 --> 00:38:35,812
Maybe you're being tested.

626
00:38:39,801 --> 00:38:43,644
If I am, I'm
failing, Jonathan.

627
00:38:43,721 --> 00:38:46,230
Then ask for help.

628
00:38:46,307 --> 00:38:49,859
No one can find
real answers alone.

629
00:38:49,936 --> 00:38:51,110
If I were you, I'd
talk to the boss.

630
00:38:51,187 --> 00:38:52,945
Oh, Kester, I've tried.

631
00:38:53,022 --> 00:38:54,497
I'm not talking about Kester.

632
00:38:57,610 --> 00:38:58,960
I thought your boss was God?

633
00:39:06,887 --> 00:39:08,470
That's what my
son Andrew said.

634
00:39:11,582 --> 00:39:12,432
I know.

635
00:39:17,588 --> 00:39:18,480
I'll leave you now, Tobias.

636
00:39:21,509 --> 00:39:22,442
Talk to Him.

637
00:39:25,471 --> 00:39:26,946
God bless you.

638
00:39:34,856 --> 00:39:35,914
Yes.

639
00:39:45,634 --> 00:39:47,342
God bless you too, Jonathan.

640
00:40:07,597 --> 00:40:08,855
It's still won't ring.

641
00:40:08,865 --> 00:40:10,506
I can't figure it.

642
00:40:10,583 --> 00:40:11,816
Everything works fine,
but it won't make a sound.

643
00:40:11,893 --> 00:40:14,610
Well, we'll have someone
come out and take another look.

644
00:40:14,687 --> 00:40:15,578
I have to go now.

645
00:40:18,941 --> 00:40:20,575
Morning, Tobias.

646
00:40:20,651 --> 00:40:22,035
Morning.

647
00:40:22,111 --> 00:40:25,037
I'm looking forward
to your sermon today.

648
00:40:25,114 --> 00:40:27,298
So am I. If you'll excuse me?

649
00:41:00,650 --> 00:41:06,412
For the children of this world
are in their generation wiser

650
00:41:06,489 --> 00:41:08,389
than the children of light.

651
00:41:11,536 --> 00:41:15,555
These words are from the 16th
chapter of Luke, Verse 8,

652
00:41:15,632 --> 00:41:19,476
are the inspiration for my
words to you this morning.

653
00:41:22,838 --> 00:41:26,265
I was notified this week
that the National Council has

654
00:41:26,342 --> 00:41:30,269
ordered our preschool
to teach religion

655
00:41:30,346 --> 00:41:33,773
and that our faculty must
be made up only of those

656
00:41:33,849 --> 00:41:35,307
of the Christian faith.

657
00:41:37,603 --> 00:41:40,079
I informed the faculty
of the council's edict,

658
00:41:40,156 --> 00:41:42,949
and as most of you know,
the majority of teachers

659
00:41:42,959 --> 00:41:49,288
left either for religious
reasons or out of principle.

660
00:41:49,365 --> 00:41:54,669
I thought, it's not my fault.
It was, after all, an order,

661
00:41:54,745 --> 00:41:59,131
but still, still I wondered,
was the teaching of religion

662
00:41:59,208 --> 00:42:01,768
a proper role for a
preschool teacher?

663
00:42:04,046 --> 00:42:07,640
Would it not begin to cross over
and conflict with our classes

664
00:42:07,717 --> 00:42:09,642
in Sunday school?

665
00:42:09,719 --> 00:42:12,728
I worried that it might be
a provocation for discord

666
00:42:12,805 --> 00:42:18,067
in the congregation,
and so, I could not

667
00:42:18,144 --> 00:42:20,995
bring myself to
accept this new plan,

668
00:42:21,072 --> 00:42:22,989
even though I knew
I would be replaced

669
00:42:23,065 --> 00:42:24,624
if I did not follow the edict.

670
00:42:29,405 --> 00:42:34,417
I anguished long and hard trying
to find a way to reconcile

671
00:42:34,493 --> 00:42:38,137
the requirements of the
council, and what I felt

672
00:42:38,214 --> 00:42:42,049
was my obligation
to the congregation

673
00:42:42,126 --> 00:42:45,720
and my own conscience.

674
00:42:45,796 --> 00:42:49,724
Finally, I turn to
prayer, and the answer

675
00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:55,530
came, the night before last as
I knelt in this very church.

676
00:43:00,186 --> 00:43:05,531
An enlightened poet
once wrote, an angel

677
00:43:05,608 --> 00:43:10,411
paused on its outward flight
with the seed of love and truth

678
00:43:10,488 --> 00:43:13,039
and light and cried,
oh, where should

679
00:43:13,049 --> 00:43:19,086
this seed be sewn that it may
be fruitful when it is grown?

680
00:43:19,163 --> 00:43:23,883
Our Savior heard and
such as he smiled, place

681
00:43:23,959 --> 00:43:27,228
it far in the heart of a child.

682
00:43:30,341 --> 00:43:33,392
You see, a group of
students from our preschool

683
00:43:33,469 --> 00:43:37,897
helped bring me the
answer to my dilemma

684
00:43:37,973 --> 00:43:44,028
by pointing out to me, in their
own special way, why religion

685
00:43:44,105 --> 00:43:46,456
should be taught in our school.

686
00:43:50,736 --> 00:43:54,622
I will bow to the
will of the council.

687
00:43:54,699 --> 00:44:06,392
Religion will be taught,
but not just Christianity.

688
00:44:06,469 --> 00:44:13,974
Judaism, Islam, Buddhism,
Hinduism, and more.

689
00:44:14,051 --> 00:44:16,435
They should be taught as
part of the learning process

690
00:44:16,512 --> 00:44:19,897
that each child goes through.

691
00:44:19,974 --> 00:44:23,651
They should be taught so as
to increase the children's

692
00:44:23,728 --> 00:44:25,653
understanding of their
brothers and sisters

693
00:44:25,730 --> 00:44:27,988
throughout the
world, and they shall

694
00:44:28,065 --> 00:44:31,492
be taught by our more than
competent staff of teachers,

695
00:44:31,569 --> 00:44:34,870
if I can convince them
to return to work.

696
00:44:34,947 --> 00:44:35,755
I know.

697
00:44:35,832 --> 00:44:36,706
I know.

698
00:44:36,782 --> 00:44:38,457
I know.

699
00:44:38,534 --> 00:44:44,755
This may not be
acceptable to the council,

700
00:44:44,832 --> 00:44:51,354
but a church is made up of
people, not of committees.

701
00:44:54,600 --> 00:44:59,145
We had a school that
brought children together

702
00:44:59,155 --> 00:45:02,615
in love and
understanding, and we all

703
00:45:02,692 --> 00:45:05,484
know that the only chance
for peace among the people

704
00:45:05,561 --> 00:45:12,491
of the world is for them
to come together and know

705
00:45:12,568 --> 00:45:15,253
and appreciate the
beliefs of all men.

706
00:45:22,870 --> 00:45:26,380
But this is not
for me to decide.

707
00:45:26,457 --> 00:45:34,647
Finally, finally,
it's up to you,

708
00:45:34,724 --> 00:45:36,524
because this is your church.

709
00:45:39,178 --> 00:45:42,354
This is your school.

710
00:45:42,431 --> 00:45:43,865
I will leave you now to decide.

711
00:45:48,437 --> 00:45:49,579
God bless us all.

712
00:46:17,842 --> 00:46:19,099
I'm sorry.

713
00:46:19,176 --> 00:46:21,235
Don't be.

714
00:46:21,312 --> 00:46:25,573
After listening to you just
now, I realize you were right.

715
00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:32,238
You were right.

716
00:46:32,314 --> 00:46:37,243
Well, I guess we'll just
have to start all over again.

717
00:46:37,253 --> 00:46:44,250
We've done that before, and
now we have Andrew to help us.

718
00:46:44,260 --> 00:46:45,426
And the boss.

719
00:46:48,038 --> 00:46:48,930
The boss.

720
00:46:56,255 --> 00:46:58,556
The congregation's decided.

721
00:46:58,632 --> 00:47:02,434
Yeah, it was pretty
well unanimous.

722
00:47:02,511 --> 00:47:03,844
That didn't take long.

723
00:47:06,599 --> 00:47:08,065
Should have seen the
look on Kester's face

724
00:47:08,142 --> 00:47:12,403
when they voted in favor
of your school plan.

725
00:47:12,479 --> 00:47:14,613
What?

726
00:47:14,690 --> 00:47:15,756
What are you doing out here?

727
00:47:15,833 --> 00:47:17,458
You got a congregation in there.

728
00:47:51,027 --> 00:47:53,995
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729
00:48:03,530 --> 00:48:07,842
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