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TexasTowelie

(117,533 posts) Thu Feb 9, 2017, 07:49 AM Feb 2017

Lawsuit over school Bible class moves forward

PRINCETON, W.Va. — A West Virginia school district is fighting back against the claim that a Bible study class offered in some public schools violates the First Amendment.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit last month against the Mercer County, West Virginia Board of Education, Mercer County Schools and Superintendent Dr. Deborah Akers, seeking to end the county's Bible In The Schools programs, arguing that the program endorses one religion and violates the consciences of nonreligious and non-Christian parents and students.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP will be representing the county's school system, alongside First Liberty Institute, the largest nonprofit law firm in the nation dedicated exclusively to “protecting religious freedom for all Americans,” according to its website.

O’Melveny & Myers is an international firm and one of the oldest and most prestigious in the nation, according to various websites. However, the firm’s website does not include any reference to involvement in religious liberty lawsuits.

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1. A description of the class from the lawsuit

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The lawsuit alleges the Bible classes include “Creationism instruction” that involves “having students imagine that human beings and dinosaurs existed at the same time.” It quotes one lesson as saying “So picture Adam being able to crawl up on the back of dinosaur! He and Eve could have their own personal water slide! Wouldn’t that be so wild!” - See more at: http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news-education/20170119/mercer-school-board-superintendent-sued-over-bible-classes#sthash.7OJCPEjO.dpuf

This is 1/2 hour a week at the elementary and 45 minutes at the middle school. Neither are appropriate for this age group.

The good book doesn't seem to be working. The two largest cities in the county are listed as the first and ninth in crime rate in West Virginia. Last year there were at least six homicides in the county. Scaling for population this would be more than a 1,000 for a city the size of Chicago (which is about a 1/3 more than Chicago had last year).

We need to send in federal troops immediately. County is 75% Republican and going redder every election.

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