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'Charlie Brown' School Play To Cut Christian Bible Reference

JL;DR SUMMARY An elementary school in eastern Kentucky has removed a segment from its performance of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' that quotes the New Testament, following federal regulations against endorsing any religion in public schools. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Public SchoolsNew TestamentReligious LibertyKentuckySecularismCharlie BrownLegal PrecedentsSchool PlayReligious EndorsementAlliance Defending Freedom

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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
"LOUISVILLE, Ky. A New Testament reference made by a Peanuts character has been cut from an elementary school performance of A Charlie Brown Christmas in eastern Kentucky in order to abide by federal laws and court rulings that schools may not endorse any religion, school officials and protesters said."
Wittensville, Kentucky, United States
"The show is scheduled to be performed on Thursday at W.R. Castle Elementary in Wittensville, roughly 90 miles east of Lexington, according to local media."
Morehead, Kentucky, United States
"Johnson County is about 40 miles southeast of Morehead, Kentucky, which garnered national headlines earlier this year when county clerk Kim Davis, citing her Apostolic Christian beliefs, spent five days in jail for refusing to sign marriage licenses for gay couples."

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