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School officials in Chatsworth tell fifth-grader his talent show number has too much Jesus; parents suing

By ADF Alliance Alert

Contra Costa Times: Christian attorneys who advocate for religious freedom, filed suit late last week against Los Angeles Unified on behalf of the unidentified boy. "What this boils down to is that our client, like other students, wanted to be allowed to (perform) to a song about love and dancing. Only in his song he talked about his love for Jesus," said Matt Sharp, a National Alliance attorney working on the case. "The courts have time and time again established that Christian students cannot be discriminated against for wanting to express their religious beliefs at schools." The lawsuit seeks to overturn whatever school or district policy is prohibiting the boy from performing in the talent show scheduled for Friday. [ADF Media has asked the paper to correct ADF name references]

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on February 02, 2011 (boomark / email).