of the First Amendment's Establishment Clause. The ACLU is absolutely right on this one.
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union has sued in federal court alleging that public schools in Chesterfield County in South Carolina are unconstitutionally promoting Christianity.
The suit filed Monday stems from a rally earlier this school year at New Heights Middle School that featured a Christian rapper and a youth evangelist.
An ACLU news release contains the following:
" In September, students at New Heights were compelled to attend a worship rally that featured a sermon delivered by a Christian minister and the Christian rapper known as “B-SHOC” who performs songs like “Jesus Lean,” “Crazy Bout God” and “Christ-Like Cruisin.” Students were encouraged to pray and sign a pledge dedicating themselves to Jesus. The assembly follows regular practices at New Heights and throughout the district in which teachers and staff routinely incorporate prayer and proselytizing into school events and criticize and harass students who do not claim to be Christians."
Complete news release: http://www.aclu.org/religion-b...olina-public-schools
Media report:
http://www2.scnow.com/news/pee...e-school-ar-2807010/
The ACLU's formal complaint (below) describes the school district's astonishing efforts at unconstitutional religious indoctrination of students by civil government. The school system will have its lunch eaten by the ACLU and the whining theocrats who see nothing wrong with the flagrantly unconstitutional actions involved here will do their characteristic whining, hand wringing and hair-shirting. Same song, 257th verse.
http://www.aclu.org/files/asse...complaint__filed.pdf