Topic: Jesus Painting in Bridgeport Highschool

[NotDeceived]

Majority should rule RE: Bible in the school. Call is hijacking if you like. That is the way it should be.

Sorry, but that's not the laws of the land work.  The Bill of Rights protects the constitutional rights of the minority, even in cases where the majority of the people might think otherwise. 



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[notatroll]

Please remember we have moderators, if a post is off topic you can report it.  But lets remember we are all adults.  Even as such an occaisonal topic will stray.  Please try to keep on topic.  If you feel you truly cannot then lets take our arguments to the  http://www.dizzycomputer.us/bluefieldforum/index.php?board=31.0 religious unmoderated section I have even created a Duke it out thread there for those who just can't  contain themselves.  Where you can have yourself a good ole' time discussing it.  ;)

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Please remember we have moderators, if a post is off topic you can report it.  But lets remember we are all adults.  Even as such an occaisonal topic will stray.  Please try to keep on topic.  If you feel you truly cannot then lets take our arguments to the   religious unmoderated section I have even created a Duke it out thread there for those who just can't  contain themselves.  Where you can have yourself a good ole' time discussing it.  ;)

I'd like to also mention that using the "report to moderator" command sends an email to all moderators and myself. To eliminate confusion it might be best to simply PM a moderator with a link to the post in question. Use "report to moderator" only if no member of board management is online at the time.

Mods are easy to spot in the list of who's online - their names are in blue.

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[TheVinylVillager]

have to disagree with you there babe. There are plenty of examples of the majority being WAY wrong.

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[NotDeceived]

... Mods are easy to spot in the list of who's online - their names are in blue.

They show up in red for me... :huh2:  (but then I'm on a Mac right now...)

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They show up in red for me... :huh2:  (but then I'm on a Mac right now...)

That's weird. I show up in red, but y'all are in blue.

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[Tony Light]

Just in the south; Not in the entire USA.

Hmmm, at that time which political party ran the south?

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[TheVinylVillager]

oh, Tony, for heaven's sake. How far back must you dig to justify your disdain for the Democrats?

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[kerrybeth]

have to disagree with you there babe. There are plenty of examples of the majority being WAY wrong.

Yeah, I did forget about all the able bodied lazy bums on welfare. Hopefully that term limit thing will put the smack down on that BS.  :stars:

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[kerrybeth]

Her Docotorate is from Acme University! :laugh4:

It's not a Phd. It's a Pharm D, idgit. Some people just love to run their mouth when they truly have no clue.   :gossip:



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[NotDeceived]

Americans United And ACLU Make Offer To Settle Dispute Over Devotional Art In West Virginia School
Friday, September 1, 2006

Proposed Agreement Calls On School Officials To Refrain From Further Promotion Of Religion

Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia have offered to drop a lawsuit against a West Virginia school district that had a portrait of Jesus hanging in a high school, provided that officials agree to stop promoting religion.

The devotional portrait, Warner Sallmanís ìHead of Christ,î has been hanging outside the principalís office for 30 years. Recently, the portrait was stolen, although school officials have intimated that they might replace it.

Attorneys with Americans United and the ACLU made the offer to lawyers representing the Harrison County School District last night. The proposed settlement calls on education officials to agree not to display the following:

Pictures, paintings, posters, prints, statues, carvings or other renderings of Jesus;

Any devotional art or religious iconography;

Any pictures, paintings, signs or other items that favor, promote or endorse any particular faith, or any such items that favor, promote or endorse religion over non-religion;

Any display of ìGreat Teachers,î ìGreat Philosophers,î ìReligious Leaders,î ìInspirational Leadersî or the like that features religious imagery, iconography or devotional artwork.

In exchange for this agreement, Americans United and the West Virginia ACLU will drop the lawsuit and agree not to request attorneysí fees, costs or other expenses incurred in the legal action so far.

ìThis is a fair offer, and the Board of Education in Harrison County would be wise to accept it,î said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director. ìThere is no point pursuing futile litigation that the county cannot hope to win.î

County education officials are scheduled to receive a gift of new artwork this afternoon. It is unclear if the new display will be erected in the high school, but Lynn urged officials not to replace the painting with more religious artwork.

ìErecting another religious display is only going to spark new litigation,î said Andrew Schneider, executive director of the West Virginia ACLU. ìI urge the board to get out of the business of promoting religion and return to its proper role educating the young people of Harrison County.î

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[notatroll]

Why are so many threads turned around to include some comment about "so-called welfare bums"? This topic is about a PICTURE OF JESUS being displayed in a school.

 :huh2:

  People tend to stray at times.  We remind all to keep on topic as much as possible.  If you see this occuring you can just redirect it on your own  by going back to topic or Pming one of the moderators.  I have added the topic "Welfare Bums" to the Unmoderated section for the folks who want to discuss that issue. :devilish:

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[notatroll]

 :laugh4: :laugh4:
I put a topic in the Site Info section for just this.     I completely understand your feelings maybe this will help others to start their own topics to keep on topic.

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[notatroll]

 :blush:

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[NotDeceived]

After spending close to $19,000 to defend itself, the Harrison County Board of Education has decided to end a legal battle over a portrait of Jesus Christ that once hung in a county high school.

On Friday, Harrison school board members voted 4-1 to settle a lawsuit filed by Americans United For Separation of Church and State and the American Civil Liberties Union over the portrait.

http://wvgazette.com/section/News/2006100632

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