Perhaps now justice will prevail. What the hell made the homos so special
in
the first place? Students who observe modesty, decency, and virtue have
every right to be heard.

(AgapePress) - A federal judge has ruled that officials in one North
Carolina public school district can't prohibit students from handing out
literature with a biblical message about homosexuality.

Perhaps now justice will prevail. What the hell made the homos so special
in the first place?

Students who observe modesty, decency, and virtue have every right to be
heard.

Perhaps now justice will prevail. What the hell made the homos so special=

the first place?

every right to be heard.

http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/11/82006g.asp





(AgapePress) - A federal judge has ruled that officials in one North
Carolina public school district can't prohibit students from handing out
literature with a biblical message about homosexuality.

Earlier this year a student at Midway High School in Wilmington, North
Carolina, wanted to distribute "Day of Truth" message card to fellow
students. But school administrators told the student he could not pass out
the literature because he would be "pushing his religion on others" and
because "religion is not allowed in school." The "Day of Truth" is an
alternative to the pro-homosexual "Day of Silence" -- an event sponsored =

the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) that is typically
observed in April.

In May, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) sued the school on behalf of the
student, Benjamin Arthurs, and in late August filed a motion for prelimin=

injunction, challenging a school policy that prohibited students from
distributing pro-Christian literature. Now a U.S. district court judge in
North Carolina has put an end to that policy.

David Cortman, senior legal counsel with ADF, says the preliminary
injunction restores students' First Amendment rights. "The ruling was bro=

enough to make sure that it preserves the rights of all students to
distribute literature, including literature," he explains. "The good news
about the preliminary injunction motion [is that] nearly all of the time
when you're victorious on a preliminary injunction, you also win at the n=

phase of the case because the court issues a ruling that in his opinion at
this stage it's likely to be unconstitutional further in the case."

Cortman says the judge's action now allows the case Arthurs v. Sampson
County Board of Education to move forward so the issue of viewpoint
discrimination can be addressed. In explaining that argument, the attorney
points out inconsistencies displayed by Midway High School officials.

"It's clearly unconstitutional when students participating in the Day of
Silence, which supports the homosexual agenda, are permitted to observe
their event by distributing flyers and so forth, but a student with an
opposite perspective is prevented from communicating it during
non-instructional time," Cortman says.

According to ADF, Arthurs was suspended from school while no restrictions
were put on students who promoted the pro-homosexual observance.








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