Atheists Try to Remove Christian Flag, Then Students Show Up With Their Own

There are a number of organizations in the United States hellbent on ensuring that religion has no place in the public sphere, and trying to make sure anyone who dares mix religion and public life is severely reprimanded.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation, one of the most notorious of the activist atheist outfits, recently sent a letter to the LaPoynor Independent School District in Texas, about 80 miles east of Dallas, demanding that it remove a Christian flag displayed on school grounds, KETK reported.

The letter claimed that the flag violated the separation of church and state, and was therefore unconstitutional. In response to the letter, some of the school’s students did something amazing:

At least three came to school flying Christian flags out of the backs of their pickup trucks in a blatant act of defiance against the organization trying to get the flag removed.

KYTX reported that the school district has stated it is “in the process” of reviewing the letter, and will decide on what action should be taken at a later date.

KLTV noted that during a school board meeting on Thursday, a large crowd gathered because of the letter. During the meeting, anyone who was opposed to the flag was asked to stand, and not one person stood up.

“The Freedom From Religion organization really has a distorted and inaccurate view of the separation of church and state in the First Amendment,” said one person who attended the meeting. “Matter fact, I’d like to say that their viewpoint is probably void and alien to that of our founding fathers.”

For now, the flag remains. Hopefully, the district will keep it flying.

I guess the Freedom from Religion Foundation thought that this school district would just roll over because of a letter with some fancy words in it. Boy oh boy, were they wrong.

Source : CT