Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Federal court sides with RI atheist student and orders public school to remove prayer mural

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has ordered the immediate removal of a prayer mural displayed in the auditorium of a Rhode Island public high school.

Teenage atheist student Jessica Ahlquist had sued Cranston city and Cranston High School West officials, demanding they remove the banner because it promotes a religion. She calls it offensive to non-Christians.


MORE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/federal-court-sides-with-ri-atheist-student-and-orders-public-school-to-remove-prayer-mural/2012/01/11/gIQANO9LsP_story.html