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From: http://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2014/11/12/one-offended-parent-cancellation-of-secular-high-school-concert#.VGPeFKTQPbg
“One ‘offended’ parent = cancellation of secular high school concert
Michael F. Haverluck (OneNewsNow.com) November 12, 2014
After traditionally holding its students’ secular fall concert in a local church’s auditorium for the past four years, one Florida high school recently surrendered to a demand made by the American Civil Liberties Union over a complaint from one ‘offended’ atheist parent who felt uncomfortable about the venue (Then do not go to the concert! When did being offended become a constitutional principle and where exactly is that within the Constitution?—my addition).
The ACLU argues that because the facility is regularly used for religious services, the parent considers the concert location to be objectionable (What utter nonsense! Is this what the United States has become? There are a lot of things that offend me including ignorant, obnoxious parents! Get over it!—my addition). This is despite the fact that no religious content was scheduled to be included in the event.
Liberty Counsel, a pro-family legal group, is offering the school legal representation to fight the ACLU, urging district officials not to cave in to its campaign of intimidation and misinformation (Also known as LIES!—my addition).
‘This concert is about the kids, not the ACLU or an atheist parent,’ proclaimed Liberty Counsel founder Mat Staver. As Americans, we put the needs of children first, above the desires of adults. That is what we do. That is America (It is much more than this! As I have pointed out numerous times, there is no “separation of church and State” within the Constitution or its Amendments. It is a myth created by the Supreme Court in collusion with the ACLU!—My addition)!’
Barron Collier High School recently decided to cancel the concert (A cowardly school board!—my addition)—to the disappointment of students, parents and school staff who were looking forward to attending, training for and or participating in the annually held choral event at a Presbyterian church, even though the scheduled program was declared to be in no way religious in nature. Because no other facility at the high school or in the surrounding community can accommodate the event, it was announced by school officials that the concert will no longer be held. No students, school staff or other parents reportedly complained about the location of the fall concert (Why should they? The last time I voted in Illinois, I voted at a church! Churches are used in Illinois, Arizona, and Texas for voting locations!—my addition).
‘This is another case of one ‘offended’ adult trampling the rights of students,’ contended Staver, who also serves as vice president of Liberty University.
What’s the issue?
According to Liberty Counsel, this issue has already been settled by the courts and there is no reason to preclude parents from attending and students from performing in the fifth annual event at Moorings Presbyterian Church in Naples, Florida (And the ACLU should know that is the case, shouldn’t they?—my addition).
‘The courts have held the use of religious property by a school district to be constitutional if there is a clear secular purpose for the use, the use does not endorse or discourage religion, and the ‘reasonable observer’ would not conclude that the school district endorses religion,’ Liberty Counsel asserts. ‘The clear secular purpose to use the Presbyterian church auditorium is for sufficient room to hold the crowd and appropriate acoustics.’
Staver concurs and sees little reason for school officials to bow down to the ACLU’s demand at the urging of one parent.
‘Barron Collier High School meets all three of these criteria,” Staver asserts. ‘One wouldn’t play a basketball game in a church, and neither would one perform a concert in a gymnasium.’
Endorsement of what?
After investigating the dynamics of the fall event, attorneys offering to represent the school in the matter insist that there is absolutely nothing religious about the concert, other than the fact that it would have been performed on church property (Criminal!—my addition).
‘The concert does not endorse or discourage religion,’ informed the Florida-based legal group. ‘The school chorus does not have to meet any doctrinal requirement or become entangled in any matter of the church. The students know that they are simply using a building.’
In a letter issued to Collier County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kamela Patton late last month, Liberty Counsel assured her and district officials in Naples that moving forward with the concert would not put the district in harm’s way.
‘The ACLU’s legal position and threats are baseless and constitutionally infirm (It is an attempt to intimidate! It is nonsense!—my addition),’ Liberty Counsel attorney Horatio G. Mihet stated in the letter. ‘Collier County Schools does not violate any student’s constitutional rights by simply using or even leasing a church building for the performance of concert music by the High School Chorus. Courts have been crystal clear on this point.’
Attorneys with Liberty Counsel conclude that the ACLU and the lone parent calling for the cancellation of the fall concert have no legal basis to justify or prove their claim that the school’s decision to hold the concert at the church would be a violation of the so-called ‘separation of church and state.’
‘Finally, the ‘reasonable observer’ will only hear the students perform, not a sermon or anything that would cause him or her to conclude the school is endorsing the Presbyterian church,’ Liberty Counsel points out. “As an organization, Liberty Counsel will fight for the rights of these students to display their talents and gifts without being bullied by the ACLU (Which is exactly what it is! When did Americans become such cowards?—my addition).’
Another instance of the many instances of the total and complete misuse of the Constitution and the First Amendment! We have become a sad, sad nation! Isn’t it about time to return to the Constitution as written and Amended? Aren’t you tired of this?
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