Two civil liberties groups sued in federal court Wednesday to remove a picture of Jesus that has hung in Bridgeport High School for over 30 years.Even a Christian minister says this improperly sends the message that the school endorses Christianity as its official religion.
"I frankly cannot understand why this school insists that it is doing nothing wrong," said the Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. "This is pretty clear constitutional law. Public schools cannot promote specific religious ideas."
The Harrison County school board's vote on removing the painting ended in a tie.
"At this point, it's a matter that's pretty much going to be up to the board," Superintendent Carl Friebel Jr. said. "It's just going to be very interesting for me to see what the board wants us to do with it."
Superintendent Friebel has the easy job, doesn't he? Sort of like Pilate, he gets to wash his hands of the affair and leave it up to someone else.
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