Jesus Portrait Controversy Goes Before Board of Education
WDTV NewsChannel 5 - by Beau MinnickThe controversy about the portrait of Jesus inside Bridgeport High School took center stage at the Harrison County Board of Education meeting tonight.
Although the Board did not specifically address the issue on the formal agenda, Harrison County resident Hal Sklar spoke to the Board about why he wants the picture to be taken down.
Although the controversy is hot now, he says this is not a new issue.
"I, for ten years, came to this body informally on three separate occassions and not once was I ever given the courtesy of a response," says Sklar.
"This is a very sensitive issue," says Harrison County School Superintendent Dr. Carl Friebel. "Certainly, it is a legal issue. We're continuing to balance those two entities -- the law on one side and personal opinion on the other."
Sklar also says he and his family have faced anti- semitic remarks.
posted by Gundovald at 3/21/2006 10:32:00 PM
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How sad that Mr. Sklar does not want to see the face of Christ, regardless of where it is. But in the whole scheme of things, there will come a time that Christ will STILL want to see Mr. Sklar.
Excerpt,The decision from the U.S. 6th Circuit Court:
"The Ten Commandments are part of an otherwise secular exhibit," Judge Richard Suhrheinrich wrote for the panel.
"The display of the Ten Commandments in the Mercer County Courthouse is not an endorsement of religion," the judge wrote.
Supporters of the display praised the decision as affirmation that displays of the Ten Commandments, which have been debated across the country for several years, are constitutional.
"I do think this lays to rest the idea that the Ten Commandments are so religious and sacred that there can be no purpose for displaying them that is not religious," said Francis Manion, the lawyer who argued on behalf of Mercer County's display.
Opponents, however, said the ruling is a rebuke to the Supreme Court decision in June that barred almost identical displays at courthouses in Pulaski and McCreary counties in southeastern Kentucky. Mercer County, which is near Lexington, is about 50 miles from Pulaski County.
In those cases, a 5-4 Supreme Court majority found that the displays in McCreary and Pulaski counties violated the Constitution because they were erected with a clear religious purpose.
"This creates a situation where a court of appeals is essentially ignoring a Supreme Court decision," said Scott Greenwood, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, which challenged the displays. "It's a slap in the face."
From reading the decision of 6th court of appeals,this picture does not seem to me that it violates separation of church and state at all. However they may need to put up a picture of Mohammad next to it.
Houston!! we have a problem.
I think this is the case Mr Sklar is referring to.
http://www.holysmoke.org/hs00/blue-eye.htm
I like the one about putting up a picture of Mohammed next to it. Now, the legal point is that by using multiple religious symbols from cross cultures is acceptable to the Supreme Court.
The extremly amusing part is that Muslins prohibit the use of Mohammed's likeness. Anyone remember some recent cartoons from Denmark? Some of the pictures are in Gundovald's archives if you care to look.
I don't know this Mr Sklar. The WDTV story made some reference to he and his family being subjected to anti-semitic remarks. When I thought the fight was reaching that level, I wanted to jump in on his side. I do not approve of that behavior because a person's religion is different than my own. I do approve of making derogatory remarks if some SOB is going to raise my taxes or not do their job while they are in public office. But we need to tolerate individual differences in religious beliefs and you and I should be able to agree on that.
I think most of us do tolerate individual differences in religious beliefs,let him put up his own picture and leave the others alone though. Don't attack my religion and I won't attack yours otherwise we got an another Iraq.
Mary had a little lamb, his fleece was white as snow,
and everywhere that Mary went, the lanb was sure to go,
he followed her to school each day,twasn't even in the rule,
He made the children laugh and play, to have a lamb at school.
And then the rules all changed one day,
Illegal it became,
to bring the lamb of God to school,
or even speak his name.
Everyday got worse and worse, and days turned into years,
instead of hearing children laugh,
we heard gunshots and tears.
What must we do to stop the crime,
that's in our schools today?
Let's let the lamb come back to school,
and teach our kids to pray.
I think this guy needs to get back out there and do his job,I heard today that now the FBI was able to
smuggle uranium or something in through Mexico and Canada,why are they looking for Jesus pictures instead of protecting the US Citizen? I could understand it if they were able to swim across the Rio Grande with it,but to be able to counterfit a Document. Hell you can't even get a fake $50 through McDonalds. Maybe we ought to hire the Mickey D people to police the Borders at least they can spot a phoney document.
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