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To: Whitebeard who wrote (143277)	10/16/2005 3:59:48 PM
From: ig	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

"That's a 75 plus year war they've been waging against Christianity and traditional values." --- December 22, 2004: ACLU of New Jersey successfully defends right of religious expression by jurors. December 14, 2004: ACLU joins Pennsylvania parents in filing first-ever challenge to “Intelligent Design” instruction in public schools. November 20, 2004: ACLU of Nevada supports free speech rights of evangelists to preach on the sidewalks of the strip in Las Vegas. November 12, 2004: ACLU of Georgia files a lawsuit on behalf of parents challenging evolution disclaimers in science textbooks. November 9, 2004: ACLU of Nevada defends a Mormon student who was suspended after wearing a T-shirt with a religious message to school. August 11, 2004: ACLU of Nebraska defends church facing eviction by the city of Lincoln. July 10, 2004: Indiana Civil Liberties Union defends the rights of a Baptist minister to preach his message on public streets. June 9, 2004: ACLU of Nebraska files a lawsuit on behalf of a Muslim woman barred from a public pool because she refused to wear a swimsuit. June 3, 2004: Under pressure from the ACLU of Virginia, officials agree not to prohibit baptisms on public property in Falmouth Waterside Park in Stafford County. May 11, 2004: After ACLU of Michigan intervened on behalf of a Christian Valedictorian, a public high school agrees to stop censoring religious yearbook entries. March 25, 2004: ACLU of Washington defends an Evangelical minister's right to preach on sidewalks. February 21, 2003: ACLU of Massachusetts defends students punished for distributing candy canes with religious messages. October 28, 2002: ACLU of Pennsylvania files discrimination lawsuit over denial of zoning permit for African American Baptist church. July 11, 2002: ACLU supports right of Iowa students to distribute Christian literature at school. April 17, 2002: In a victory for the Rev. Jerry Falwell and the ACLU of Virginia, a federal judge strikes down a provision of the Virginia Constitution that bans religious organizations from incorporating. January 18, 2002: ACLU defends Christian church's right to run “anti-Santa” ads in Boston subways. aclu.org

To: Whitebeard who wrote (143277)	10/17/2005 8:03:51 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793955

In my home town, a few weeks ago - a reproduction of da Vinci's The Last Supper which had been hanging on the wall of the junior high school for about 50 years was taken down because of a threatened lawsuit by "Americans United for Separation of Church and State" - a group closely associated with the ACLU. It is not just "professional Christians" who are offended by this. There is a pretty clear attempt to push any mention of God or traditional western religion out of the public sphere. One day its a classic work of art that has to be banished. Another day its the phrase "under God" in the pledge. Another day its the Boy Scouts getting kicked off military basese and out of schools (for acknowleging God and for not allowing homo scout leaders). Another day it will be "In God we Trust" on our currency. Then it will be chaplains. There is no end in sight.