Bible Distribution Ruled Unconstitutional

The following is an excerpt from a Christian Post article by Lawrence Jones:

A federal judge has ruled a Missouri school district's policy permitting Bible distribution unconstitutional, but an attorney representing the district has vowed to appeal.

The case against the South Iron School District was filed two years ago by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of four sets of parents who are Christian. An appeals court ordered the district last August to temporarily halt the handout of Bibles to fifth graders by Gideons International, known for its widespread distribution of the Holy Book in hotels nationwide.

The school district in Annapolis then altered its open access policy, permitting Gideons and other groups – including the Red Cross, Missouri Water Patrol, and Girl Scouts – to give away Bibles or other literature before or after school or during lunch, but not in classrooms.

But U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry ruled Tuesday that both practices violated the Establishment Clause and granted a permanent injunction against any Bible distributors.

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ACLU Endorses Romney

From an ACLU press release:

"Today’s speech by presidential candidate Mitt Romney provides an excellent opportunity for all Americans to consider the appropriate role of faith in public life. While religious expression is a valued and protected part of the First Amendment rights guaranteed to all citizens, as is the right to speak about it, the Constitution also mandates that government stay out of the business of promoting religion."

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Atheist says we must break the cycle of silence

I guess I was wrong when I stated that there is nothing too absurd for the ACLU to find a reason to get involved. Even the ACLU isn't interested in breaking the silence...

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ACLU attack veteran memorials bearing religious symbols

An excerpt from an article by Wendy Cloyd at CitizenLink (HT: Maritime Sentry:

The ACLU and its allies have indicated that both Mt. Soledad and Mojave are test cases, Napier said. If they are successful, they plan on attacking any memorial that displays any religious symbol.

"They have this vision for America that is stripped and sanitized of any religious reference," he said.

Such groups, Napier said, claim they aren't opposed to veterans, just religious symbols – but attacking memorials dishonors the memory of veterans.

"Veterans fought for these very freedoms," he said, "the freedom to worship, the freedom to express religious thought, the freedom to erect memorials that bear religious symbols."

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