Religious (i.e. Christian) Censorship In Colorado

Right Truth posts the story of Erica Corder, a high school class valedictorian in the school district of Monument, CO, who mentioned her faith in Jesus Christ during her 30-second graduation speech. For her proclamation of faith, the administration threatened to withhold her diploma unless she sent an apology to the entire high school community.

This kind of religious censorship is blatantly unconstitutional, as well as hypocritical. Right Truth explains:

"This school has definitely taken censorship of Christianity to new heights by threatening to not only withhold Corder’s diploma, but potentially sabotage her chances of becoming a teacher. We never hear of Muslim students being stripped of their diplomas for mentioning Allah in their graduation speeches. Why? Because it’s obvious that the message is their own and not endorsed by any school. But when it’s a Christian, humanist school officials feel an overwhelming, but unconscionable craving to intimidate, harass, subdue, or dematerialize Christians, or some combination, so long as Christianity is suppressed."

Current law clearly allows this freedom of religious expression. Liberty Counsel, on behalf of Ms. Corder, is suing the school district to set things right, but the district has so far taken no action. Liberty Counsel has offered to represent for free any school that upholds the law, and similarly will sue any school that violates it.

How does your school handle this issue? Are they unconstitutionally hypocritical, or do they follow the law and allow freedom of religious expression?

It would be wise to know.

There's my two cents.