Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Professors, Students Bring Lawsuit Against Religious Proselytism By Southern California Community College Officials

Mathematics professor Karla Westphal has seen enough.

After years of protesting invocations at numerous events at Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo, Calif., this fall the faculty member witnessed the school's most offensive behavior yet.

At the August 2009 Chancellor's Opening Session, officials included a presentation of slides accompanied by the song "God Bless the USA." The last two slides concluded the presentation with images of uniformed service members carrying a flag-draped coffin.

The superimposed text read: "Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you. Jesus Christ and the American G.I. One died for your soul, the other died for your freedom."

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