http://www.faithandvalues.usOfficials at an Ohio high school have cancelled the appearance of a local rock band because the group’s message is too controversial. No, the band doesn’t emulate Marilyn Manson, promote skin-head philosophies or bite the heads off bats, ala Ozzie Osbourne.
Instead, the band is a Christian group.
Long gone are the days when “McGuffey’s Readers” were used in American public schools to teach respect for biblical values. Today, growing numbers of American school officials have become ACLU converts and are advancing a new brand of religion that has abject secularism at its core.
Christian bands such as Pawn have no place in this Godless school culture (even though one of the members actually attends the Rossford High School). So instead of allowing the band to participate in an anti-drug assembly, the school’s superintendent decided to cancel the entire event. The Toledo Blade reported that the school district’s law firm concluded that the performance of a Christian band “wasn’t appropriate.”
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In Texas, a teacher discontinued all Christmas celebrations in her classroom and substituted the celebration of Kwanzaa, during which first graders were taught to worship their ancestors.
In Pennsylvania, a principal told a public high school teacher that he could not include religious music in the annual Christmas concert. When the teacher protested, he nearly lost his job.
In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Bible club students were told they could not distribute candy canes to classmates because the candy package included an explanation of the religious origins of the candy cane.
In Illinois, a fourth grader who enjoyed hearing her public school teacher read a book about the origins of Hanukkah was told that the teacher would not read a book about the origins of Christmas.
In Texas, a first grader was informed he could not mention Jesus during a class discussion on the origins of Christmas.
In Tennessee, teachers were told they could not include any religious material in a general holiday decorating theme in their classrooms.
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In the immortal words of Pink Floyd — and who would have ever thought that Jerry Falwell would quote Pink Floyd? — “We don’t need no thought control.”
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It's bad enough when he spouts this spew, but to quote Floyd? What an asshole!