Jessica Ahlquist, a student at Cranston High School West, sued the city of Cranston and its school committee in April 2011 to remove the banner, which dates back to 1963.From here:As an atheist, Ahlquist said the mural made her feel excluded and ostracized. She accused the school of violating the Establishment Clause of the Constitution's First Amendment, which prevents the government from promoting one religion over another.
“A Christian Catholic prayer may bring comfort to the majority of students in my school,” said a confident and composed Ahlquist, who sat surrounded by her father, two lawyers, the ACLU Executive Director Steve Brown, a reverend and a rabbi. “But it sends a different message to the large population of students of other faith or in my case, none. I firmly believe that it should not be on display in a public school.”
Last week, a judge who evaluated the legal arguments of both parties ordered the banner removed.
2 comments:
American Atheists and Christians alike need to grow up. Its sad people are still having these retarded arguments that only serve to make both sides look like oafish fools.
Ahlquist's request to take down the religious mural was reasonable - and legitimate.
When bullied by fundamentalist Christians, she took it to a judge & used legal recourse.
US folks are litigious.
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