Teachers Embrace the Power of Prayer A New Jersey teacher's union prays for Chris Christie's death.

Allysia Finley:

Hell hath no fury like a teacher's union scorned. To close a $10.7 billion budget deficit, New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie last month proposed slashing education by $820 million, an equivalent to a 5% cut for each school district. That follows on the heels of an across-the-board pay freeze.

Not happy is the Bergen County Education Association, which sent a letter to 17,000 members asking them to pray for the governor's death. The letter offers a sample prayer that begins: "Dear Lord, this year you have taken away my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett, my favorite singer, Michael Jackson, and my favorite salesman, Billy Mays. . . . I just wanted to let you know that Chris Christie is my favorite governor."

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 13, 2010 7:57 AM
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