{"id":15036,"date":"2012-08-07T12:23:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T16:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=15036"},"modified":"2012-08-07T12:23:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T16:23:45","slug":"denying-americas-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=15036","title":{"rendered":"Denying America’s Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Metro West Daily News<\/a> reported on Saturday that the Freedom from Religion Foundation<\/a> <\/strong>(FFRF) (on behalf of a local parent) has lodged a complaint against Wayland High School<\/a> because their band played “God Bless America<\/a>” on Pearl Harbor Day<\/a> and Memorial Day.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

In a letter to Stein (Superintendent Paul Stein), the Freedom from Religion Foundation, on behalf of a local parent, argued that playing and singing the song at school functions violated the U.S. Constitution’s<\/a> provision of separation of church and state<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The story also pointed out that when the song was played only the music was played–the words were not sung.<\/p>\n

Superintendent Stein is handling this with common sense. The article reports:<\/p>\n

At a School Committee<\/a> meeting this week, Stein said the district’s lawyer said the foundation’s letter does not merit a reply now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Certainly if they pursue this in court, they should be writing directly” to the committee’s attorney, Stein told the School Committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He added, “I don\u2019t dismiss these concerns, I respect these concerns. \u2026 Where I would draw the line is obviously different from where this organization would draw the line.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

The whole idea that “God Bless America,” one of our great patriotic anthems, can be banned because one person thinks it endorses religion is ridiculous. If this does wind up in court, I would like to see the FFRF have to pay all court costs<\/a> as well as a hefty settlement in apology to the school district<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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