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West Va. school fighting to keep picture of Jesus

Old Man G Funk

Choir Boy
Nov 21, 2005
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In a handbasket
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/20/AR2006082000285.html

Two civil liberties groups, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the West Virginia American Civil Liberties Union, filed suit in June to remove the painting, "Head of Christ," saying it sends the message that the public school endorses Christianity as its official religion.

The county Board of Education said last week it will fight the lawsuit, promising it would not spend public money defending itself. The Christian Freedom Fund raised more than $150,000 for a defense fund, including $6,700 raised by students at the school.

The Alliance Defense Fund, a national legal organization founded in part by Christian group Focus on the Family, was selected as lead counsel in the case.
On a side note, this man has a rather unfortunate name...
...says Douglas Laycock, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Texas...
 

Secret Squirrel

There is no Justice!
Dec 21, 2004
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Up sh*t creek, without a paddle
Chick in article said:
My take on this is that our country was founded on Christian principles.
This is why we need to keep things separate....so that the children have a better chance of actually understanding what the hell is going on....rather than getting crap like this thrown around ad naseum.