Only in America: The guy's a tough grader... but is it blasphemy?

The teacher took 25 points off test scores of students who said "Bless you," when a classmate sneezed during a test. Much ado about nothing... except in America... and especially on Fox News:

http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-saying-bless-you-loses-you-grade-points-20110927,0,917363.story

Score another one against academic freedom, when this poor bugger has to defend himself in the media over such a triviality. But why should we face real issues, when we have "bread and circuses" such as this to distract us?

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