Fundamentalist Rev. Roger Leach of Madera, Calif., complained in March of a state program to teach self-esteem in elementary schools, because it leaves children with the belief that they can solve problems themselves and thus do not need God in their lives. As many as 15 parents have removed their kids from the school for this reason.

From News of the Weird, Real news collected from the mainstream press by Chuck Shepard, printed in the November 1991 issue of Funny Times