VA School Challenged on Bible Distribution
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has warned the public schools in Mecklenburg County, Virginia that they either must stop allowing the Gideons to passively distribute Bibles or allow the FFRF to distribute literature as well. The school has turned to the absurdly named Liberty Counsel for help and are apparently circling the wagons.
A hastily called emergency meeting of the Mecklenburg County School Board has been cancelled pending further legal advice.
Announced Wednesday via the division’s Facebook page as well as emails and letters sent to parents and family members of students, the meeting, which was scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m., was to deal with the division’s policy on the distribution of religious materials.
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