Posted on 07/18/2006 9:10:57 PM PDT by Dark Skies
The Harrison County School board has a problem, a whole lot of questions and very, very few answers.
Two civil liberties groups sued the board last month over its decision not to remove a picture of Jesus from Bridgeport High School.
"And I do not want to spend taxpayers' dollars, says school board member Sally Cann. "But even if we have a free organization, does that make them the best organization to represent us? I don't think so, necessarily. I mean, I don't know how to go about it."
This comes after six groups have offered free legal counsel to keep this portrait of Jesus up at Bridgeport High School. Among them: the Mississippi-based American Family Association. "This is more than just a painting," says Kevin McCoy, a local AFA representative. "It's about basically trying to undermine the values of folks all across this country."
The school board's attorney, though, says if the board were to lose the suit, it would have to pay for court costs.
Or rather, taxpayers would have to pay for court costs.
The AFA is confident that wouldn't happen -- and even if it did, the group would help raise the extra cash.
But McCoy wasn't the only one sounding off Wednesday.
For the first time in months, several of the portrait's opponent publicly chastised the school board for its failure to remove the picture.
"I feel that this issue is dividing the community and we need to respect all religions, not just one," says Rev. Spence Carber-Leonard.
One parent says his son asked school officials to get rid of it in 1998 -- and that request fell on deaf ears.
"I think it's clear why this painting is up and why it's here," says Gerald Wedemeyer.
In the end, the board postponed any final decision. Its next meeting is scheduled for Aug. 3.
"The school board's attorney, though, says if the board were to lose the suit, it would have to pay for court costs."
What if they win? Shouldn't the losing party PAY THE COURT COSTS?
My, my, how Christ and an imaginary image of Him threaten them so.
Imagine how He will threaten them when He is here is Person (What a Day!!!)!
I think they should be allowed to display images of Jesus as long as they are also free to display images of Mohammed.
They need to chill out. This is a picture of a German model posing as Christ for the artist. Ir is not a portrait of Christ.
Albrecht Durer painted a portrait of himself as Christ. If it were hanging on the school walls would the aclu be so quick to remove it?
Perhaps we should relable all such portraits as "John Doe(or whomever it is) posing as Jesus"
How could the aclu protest?
OK, so respect any religions you want. Allow others to do the same, and don't expect people to hide everything to do with religion from the public square.
Which might get the school burned down by his followers.
"Imagine how He will threaten them when He is here is Person (What a Day!!!)!"
Nothing like the REAL God!
I have no doubt that a contrived image will not do Him justice.
What an awesome day that will be! Looking forward to it!!!
"Imagine how He will threaten them when He is here is Person (What a Day!!!)!"
Nothing like the REAL God!
I have no doubt that a contrived image will not do Him justice.
What an awesome day that will be! Looking forward to it!!!
That's not Jesus. That's some hippy that someone calls Jesus.
I wonder how the ACLU would feel if someone put up a picture of the famed Baptist preacher, the Reverend Martin Luther King.
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