Parent Sues Pa. School That Prohibited Bible Reading

The Rutherford Institute announced earlier this week (May 2) that it had filed suit in a Pennsylvania federal district court on behalf of a mother who was prevented from reading Psalm 118 from the Bible when her daughter was the featured student of "Me Week". Parents were asked to read to the class from their child's favorite book when their child was the featured student. But the principal informed the mother that her reading from the Bible would violate the separation of church and state. The mother claimed that parents were permitted to read and teach the class about Judaism and the celebration of Hanukkah, but that expression of religious beliefs by Christians was prohibited. Reporting on the lawsuit today, Agape Press quotes the mother's lawyer as stating that the school is displaying an "ignorant view of the constitution".