Re: Tennessee: ACLU Strong-Arming Schools Into De-Emphasizing Christmas

yeah, yeah
a few years ago a family, jewish of course, raised a stink at our
local elementary school and stopped the xmas program from singing a
xian xmas song.
After the courts returned a decision the jews moved away.

never forget the enemy!

On Dec 9, 12:36 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>     <http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/author/doctorbulldog/> Tennessee:
> ACLU Strong-Arming Schools Into De-Emphasizing
> Christmas<http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/tennessee-aclu-strong-a...>
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> *Yup, you can always count on the ACLU to regress into Scroogerisms during
> the Christmas holidays:*
>
> *ACLU-TN Alerts Tennessee Public Schools*
> *To Importance of Inclusivity at the Holidays*
> *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <http://www.aclu-tn.org/release120710.htm>*
> *December 7, 2010*
>
> CONTACT: Hedy Weinberg, Executive Director, (615) 320-7142
>
> NASHVILLE – Responding to numerous complaints from families about religious
> holiday activities in Tennessee public schools, the American Civil Liberties
> Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN) sent a letter late yesterday to the 137 public
> school superintendents across the state.  The letter reminded school
> officials that holiday celebrations focusing primarily on one religious
> holiday amount to a school's unconstitutional endorsement of religion.
>
> "The founders of the United States believed in the significance of
> religion.  But they also understood that decisions about when and how to
> practice religion are best left to individuals, families and religious
> institutions," said Hedy Weinberg, ACLU-TN Executive Director.  "During the
> holiday season, it is especially important that we all embrace the
> constitutional guarantees of the First Amendment in order to ensure that
> religious freedom flourishes."
>
> The ACLU-TN letter cites several U.S. Supreme Court decisions, explaining
> that "While public schools can teach about religion and religious holidays,
> public schools may not engage in indoctrination.  Thus comparative religion
> courses can be taught but endorsing religious doctrine or sponsoring
> religious activities is unconstitutional."
>
> The letter further explains, "[ACLU-TN] welcome[s] holiday celebrations that
> teach children about a variety of holidays.  We believe, however, that
> holiday celebrations that focus primarily on one religious holiday can
> result in indoctrination as well as a sense within students who do not share
> that religion of being outsiders to the school."
>
> ACLU-TN's recent letter to superintendents, as well as the organization's
> "Know Your Rights: Religion in Public Schools – A Guide for Administrators
> and Teachers," can be found athttp://www.aclu-tn.org/religiousfreedom.htm#resources.
>
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