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| Pablo Stafforini |
If your actions, writing, and speech are an expression of
who you are, can you really avoid or escape “bias” in every area of life? Bias in what
you believe, bias in what you value, bias in what you prefer?
For example, take me as a Christian…and
then put me into the role of a TESOL teacher in a foreign country—say China,
which is currently opposed to Christianity—and ask me to squelch my Christian “bias”
or witness (erm, in other words, my declarations of faith, my testimony of what
God has done in my life, refraining from praying aloud, etc.).
I can refrain from praying aloud in my classroom for my
students. I can refrain from bringing the Bible to class (although I wouldn’t
because it has fantastic poetry and narration…). I can refrain from speaking
about what I believe. But in the end, I will find that I can’t hide everything
about what I believe, because belief is not merely a piece of clothing that I
can put on one day and change out the next.
Belief is a part of who I am. And eventually, I am
going to be found out.
