Voice Of The Copts: California Public Schools Ban Ave Maria but Allow Islamic Prayers

California Public Schools Ban Ave Maria but Allow Islamic Prayers
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Joseph Klein - News Realblog on 14 September, 2009 02:46:00 PM
 
Well, here’s something that I hope he features on The O’Reilly Factor next
week.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion on September 8th upholding
a public school superintendent’s decision to ban a student group’s
performance of an instrumental version of "Ave Maria" at their public high
school’s graduation ceremony. The superintendent’s reason for the ban:
because the song might be interpreted by some as an endorsement of religion.
Remarkably, this left-leaning federal court sees no inconsistency between its
ruling several years ago allowing Islamic prayers to be said on a daily basis in
public school classrooms, and its current decision to prohibit a one-time
instrumental performance of a Christian-inspired musical piece.
What will be next on the list of banned musical compositions — The Battle Hymn
of the Republic?