Sydney Bridgeforth - Judge Orders School to Restore Charlie Brown Christmas Decorations

Summary:

A Texas school district learned a very important lesson Thursday:  do not mess with Charlie Brown, do not mess with the Baby Jesus and do not mess with the Lone Star State's Merry Christmas law.

Judge Jack Jones issues a temporary restraining order against Killeen ISD.  The district had backed a principal's decision to remove Christmas poster that referenced a poignant scene in the beloved holiday cartoon, "A Charlie Brown Christmas."  Dedra Shannon, an aide in Patterson Middle School's nurses office, created the door-length poster featuring Linus, a scrawny tree, and dialogue explaining the true meaning of Christmas.  The poster was well received among the staff and students - but a few days later she was told by the principal that the decorations had to come down because non-Christian students might feel offended or feel uncomfortable.

Religious discrimination towards Christians has become a holiday tradition of sorts among certain groups, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement.  He was glad to see that the Court broke through the rhetorical fog and recognized that a commitment to diversity means protecting everyone's individual religious expression.

The school district's decision to affirm the banning of the poster violated the Merry Christmas Law.  That law, passed in 2013, stipulates that no school official in Texas can silence a Biblical reference to Christmas.  God bless Texas!!!!  Merry Christmas, America!!!🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄


Analysis:

This article was written by Todd Starnes and published on December 15, 2016. I have not previously read any article by this author.  The point of view of the article is in support of the teacher.  I had heard about this event on KLUV one morning and thoughts surely this is going to be a joke, but to my surprise it was not.  As a result, I was then intrigued by what the district was demanding and wanted to follow up on the event.  This article was written for people who are open minded with a positive influence on the audience.

The point this article was trying to convey is how so many people attempt to be what they think is politically correct and end up making a mess of an innocent situation.  Like, who really does not like A Charlie Brown Christmas?  This article relates to United History because so many times people have confused church and state and it takes a judge to issue or an order to reinstate the persons' rights.






www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/12/15/judge-orders-school-to-restore-charlie-brown-christmas-decorations.html