The ACLU Wants Picture Of Jesus Removed From WV Highschool
The ACLU is at it again with a lawsuit to remove a picture of Jesus from the wall of a high school in West Virginia:
This story from UPI:
An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer has asked a West Virginia high school to remove a picture of Jesus Christ that has hung at the school for 40 years.
Harold Sklar, who works for the FBI, told the Charleston Daily Mail he first took up the issue 10 years ago. Two weeks ago, he finally decided to go over the heads of Bridgeport school administrators and take the matter to the Harrison County school board.
"I have absolute respect for anyone who looks at the painting for comfort," Sklar said. "This is just a pure constitutional issue."
The picture has been on display at Bridgeport High School since the school was built, mostly hanging in a hallway outside the principal’s office. School officials, who say they have more important things to think about, said they have been getting a lot of calls in support of the picture.
Sklar seems to have bitten off more than he can chew with these school officials. This district doesn’t seem to be intimidated with the ACLU.
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As someone who doesn’t believe religious icons belong in any public institutions, this sort of situation always intrigues me. It sounds as if you think it’s ridiculous that the ACLU wants to remove the picture of Jesus so I wonder how you would feel if an image of L. Ron Hubbard or even Satan was added to that wall?
25 Mar 06 at 2:40 pm
As someone who doesn’t believe religious icons belong in any public institutions, this sort of situation always intrigues me. It sounds as if you think it’s ridiculous that the ACLU wants to remove the picture of Jesus so I wonder how you would feel if an image of L. Ron Hubbard or even Satan was added to that wall?
25 Mar 06 at 2:43 pm
“”I have absolute respect for anyone who looks at the painting for comfort,” Sklar said. “This is just a pure constitutional issue.”
Okay, herein lies the insanity of this mentality. This would make a little more sense if he complainer’s position was that he was an atheist or of some of other religious background and was uncomfortable sending his kids to that particular school. But to say he “respects” those who find comfort in the picture, he’s just trying to get it removed because it’s some kind of “pure” Constitutional issue is not an act of Constitutional selflessness, it’s one person forcing society to conform to his wishes.
If the constituents of that school district haven’t had a problem with this picture for decades, who is he to say that they are wrong, simply because he wants to make it an issue and for no other reason? Sure, he has that right but then he has no business saying that he “respects” the very people he is beating on with the Constitution, for no substantive reason that is made clear in this article!
To Jenee,
can you find a school district in this country willing to put up a picture of L.Ron Hubbard or Satan and then support it? Isn’t that like saying that I can’t own a hunting rifle because than my neighbor should be able to place a scud missile on top of his garage?
I would make the case that if a community wanted to name a school after Hubbard (on the local dime), that should be their perogative and one person shouldn’t have the final say, simply because they think that their own principles and interpretations are superior to everyone elses.
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26 Mar 06 at 3:07 pm
I’m a 2004 graduate of Bridgeport High School and I find this to be very silly, for lack of better words. I do understand non christians being upset about this but I ask why not just ask to put up your belief or “master teacher.” I’m a christian and never even noticed this picture up in the hall way and I walked past it daily. The picture was supposidly placed on the wall as an example of a master teacher. I’m not saying that for a fact that is just hear say in a small town. It is not there to push religion. Religion was NEVER pushed in our high school. In fact, youth rallies that were held in other highschools in our county were not held at our school due to this issue of “religion.” There is an insider view for ya’ll.
29 Jun 06 at 9:34 pm