Last year a Christian mother of four children was elected to her Arizona school district's governing board. She started serving last January. She authentically brought her convictions with her to her new position in the community. When she spoke, she would read some verses from the Bible.
It shouldn't be forbidden to read a Bible verse. That should be obvious to any American, but the board barred her from it. She kept it up. The Freedom from Religion Foundation threatened "liability and financial strain" if the school board didn't find a way to stop her. She stopped reading verses.
It sounds like she was forcing the issue and it took courage. Her actions were called "unconstitutional." But that's just rhetoric without merit, because the constitution actually guarantees freedom to speak.
So she's going to sue the school district. It's sad that something like this has to end up in the court system. But the writers of the constitution put the principle of free speech in the Bill of Rights for this kind of situation. Read her lawyers' statement.
from Life Site News
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