Atheist Group Criticizes 'Thin-Skinned' 12-Y-O For Refusing to Disprove God's Existence For School Assignment

An atheist group has slammed a 12-year-old in Texas who recently criticized a school assignment for asking her to deny God's existence.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation recently issued a letter to the Katy Independent School District in Texas for apologizing and removing an assignment after 12-year-old student Jordan Wooley complained, arguing that the assignment offended her Christian faith because it asked her to disprove the existence of God.

"She told us it was wrong and a myth of our imagination that is commonly believed to be true but completely wrong," Wooley told local media outlet KTRK-TV. "For her to tell me my religion was wrong shocked me. To me there is a God."

The Freedom From Religion Foundation subsequently issued a letter to Katy ISD Superintendent Alton Frailey that the "thin skins" of some students should not affect the school's decision to keep an assignment.

"It is a pity that confused thinking and thin skins by some believing students and their parents can rule the day at your junior high school," the FFRF said in a statement.

"The exaggerated fallout from this exercise clearly demonstrates the great need for more, not less, instruction on critical thinking skills. It should not be verboten or controversial to ask students to assess whether a claim is factual. It is this kind of 'head in the sand' attitude that accounts for the deplorable state of science understanding in our nation—including the fact that about half of all adults reject evolution, which is a fact. The United States cannot compete on a global market when its population is willfully ignorant," the statement added.