Judge orders La. school district to stop Bible giveaways

[Scairp]

Source: AP

A federal judge ordered a public school system Tuesday to stop allowing in-school Bible giveaways, saying the practice violates the First Amendment separation of church and state.

"Distribution of Bibles is a religious activity without a secular purpose" and amounts to school board promotion of Christianity, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier ruled in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana against the Tangipahoa Parish School Board.

As requested by both sides, Barbier made a summary judgment based only on the written briefs — something judges may do only if the law is absolutely clear.



Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/04/judge_orders_la_school_distric.php

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I looked up the website for this district and have decided to send them an email that goes something like this: "Dear Principal Whoever, since you are appealing this ruling, should you win, I think it would be a good idea if a distributor of the Koran also comes down to to your school to hand out that religious text to students. Also, the children should be given materials about a few other religions, like Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikh and Druids".


Think they'll go for it?

[PetraPooh]

1. The school board would not be "Principal Whoever"; here's the email

[e-mail]

probably a secretary or secretary/treasurer of the board. I would direct your response to the School Board as a whole.

[Scairp]

2. Wow

Who are you anyway, to be correcting me? Go look at their site again hotshot, and then tell me I got it wrong. And by the by, I always know who I am addressing when I send one of these emails, so I hardly need your input. Do you know who she is? Cause I do, I took the two seconds it requires and looked at the directory, and she ain't no secretary/treasurer of the board.:spank:

[fascisthunter]

3. Nothing Like Seperation of Church and State

When will these religious right wing nuts get that through their pointy heads?

[8 track mind]

4. Wow.

They used to pull this crap when i was a wee lad growing up in the Bible belt of Missouri. They were vastly more blatant about it back then handing out small new testaments with a handy list of must read verses. All of this during class of course.

Nice to see some things never change....... :sarcasm:

[pegleg]

5. deleted

[Q3JR4]

6. What about

handing out a Satanic bible, or FSM tracts? You open the door for one you open the door for all.

That's how I see it.

Q3JR4.
"I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze and I won't know what to say." Ronnie Shakes