After a recent win for the ACLU over a picture of Jesus displayed in a Louisiana court room (read my blog post), it is nice to see that a Christian is standing up for his rights too. A teacher in Ohio is refusing to remove the bible from his desk. Read the story below as reported by the Associated Press.
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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — An Ohio middle school teacher says he won't obey an order to remove a Bible from view of students.
John Freshwater said Wednesday he agreed to remove a collage from his classroom that included the Ten Commandments, but that asking him to remove the Bible on his desk goes too far.
Officials with the Mount Vernon School District say they don't oppose religion but are required by the U.S. Constitution not to promote or favor any set of religious beliefs.
Freshwater says being forced to keep the Bible out of sight would infringe on his rights.
Mount Vernon is about 40 miles northeast of Columbus.
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Way to go John!
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Boomer
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