Sunday, August 20, 2006

Religious Displays and Harrison County, WV

Apparently the picture of Jesus in a Harrison County, West Virginia high school that has been the subject of recent litigation (see prior posting) is not the only instance of questionable religious displays in that county. The Charleston (WV) Gazette , in an article about the painting, reports that:
Tokens of Christianity, such as crosses or religious mottos, can be seen in schools and government buildings all over Harrison County. In a women's bathroom at the Harrison County Board of Education offices, there are a few amenities on the toilet. An extra roll of toilet paper. A bottle of cucumber-melon scented spray. Alongside them sits a powder blue, leather bound pocket bible titled "New Testament: Psalms Proverbs."