John Beckett
08-31-2007, 08:54 AM
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.. considering that Jesus did Warn us that we would one day be hated
and persecuted for His Name. But seeing as it is a news item, I will
post it here, unless admin sees fit to move it.
HEADLINE: Valedictorian sues over Gospel speech
Diploma withheld until she apologized for declaring Christian faith
A high school valedictorian is suing a Colorado school district because she was forced to publicly apologize for declaring her Christian faith and inviting students to respond to the Gospel in a speech at her graduation ceremony.
Erica Corder, who graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School near Colorado Springs in 2006, alleges in a First Amendment lawsuit filed by Liberty Counsel (http://www.wnd.com/redir/r.asp?http://www.lc.org) that the school violated her civil rights.
Corder says officials withheld her diploma until she issued an apology, and the school "continues to portray her as a student who engaged in improper conduct because she mentioned Jesus Christ during her speech."
District spokeswoman Robin Adair, Supt. Raymond Blanch and Board President Jes Raintree did not return phone (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57394#) messages, according to the local newspaper, the Gazette. But the paper reported Adair said in an e-mail the district had reviewed the situation. "We are confident that all actions taken by school officials were constitutionally appropriate. As a result, we intend to vigorously defend the claims," the e-mail said.
REST OF STORY IN LINK BELOW ....
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57394
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.. considering that Jesus did Warn us that we would one day be hated
and persecuted for His Name. But seeing as it is a news item, I will
post it here, unless admin sees fit to move it.
HEADLINE: Valedictorian sues over Gospel speech
Diploma withheld until she apologized for declaring Christian faith
A high school valedictorian is suing a Colorado school district because she was forced to publicly apologize for declaring her Christian faith and inviting students to respond to the Gospel in a speech at her graduation ceremony.
Erica Corder, who graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School near Colorado Springs in 2006, alleges in a First Amendment lawsuit filed by Liberty Counsel (http://www.wnd.com/redir/r.asp?http://www.lc.org) that the school violated her civil rights.
Corder says officials withheld her diploma until she issued an apology, and the school "continues to portray her as a student who engaged in improper conduct because she mentioned Jesus Christ during her speech."
District spokeswoman Robin Adair, Supt. Raymond Blanch and Board President Jes Raintree did not return phone (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57394#) messages, according to the local newspaper, the Gazette. But the paper reported Adair said in an e-mail the district had reviewed the situation. "We are confident that all actions taken by school officials were constitutionally appropriate. As a result, we intend to vigorously defend the claims," the e-mail said.
REST OF STORY IN LINK BELOW ....
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57394
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