Parents Upset Over Jesus Vs. Santa Handout

Parents Upset Over Jesus Vs. Santa Handout
School Board Investigating Links On Teacher's Class Web Page


IRASBURG, Vt. -- Parents in Irasburg, Vt., said a teacher crossed the line between church and state when he gave out a handout entitled, "Why Jesus is Better than Santa Claus."

Parents also said that the handout is reflective of a pattern of religious-themed material being given by Irasburg Village School language arts teacher Wally Rogers.

Mel Downs, a father of a seventh-grader at the school, said Rogers has the Ten Commandments on a classroom wall and religious-themed books on the shelves. Downs said he contacted the American Civil Liberties Union, which sent a letter to the school's superintendent.

Downs said he doesn't want other people teaching his kids religious beliefs contrary to his own.

http://www.local6.com/spotlight/15139465/detail.html

He should be teachin somewhere in Jesusland.

It is an excellent reminder that keeping alert to issues at the local level is every bit as important as the state/national levels.

Church/State separation: with all the ongoing trials and issues a nation faces why some would want to further complicate things by involving religion in politics (and vice-versa) is beyond me...not to mention the whole raft of issues around coercion...

I read that in another of your posts.

All Santa's got is some elves :)