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Mojo_PeiPei · 06-15-2004, 10:03 AM

Not to hijack, but since people were getting down on me for not putting forth any bit of substance to my claims here we go...

http://www.reclaimamerica.org/Pages/...ryArchives.asp

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6/10/2004 ACLU Bullies District into Banning Bible Distribution
Under a looming federal lawsuit initiated by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a suburban school district in Missouri has agreed to a settlement barring the Gideons International organization from distributing Bibles to any students who express an interest in receiving them.

6/1/2004 ACLU Forces L.A. County to Remove Cross from Seal
On June 1, L.A. County officials voted 3-2 to remove the cross from the county's official seal following threats of a federal lawsuit from the ACLU.

5/7/2004 ACLU Threatens La Mesa City Council Over Prayer
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) continues its assault on the religious liberties of Christians. The La Mesa (Calif.) City Council has been threatened with a lawsuit for having the name of Jesus Christ used in an opening prayer.

5/3/2004 ACLU Forces City to Remove Cross from Logo
For the past 40 years, the Redlands, California, city logo has included a shimmering cross that hovers above a church steeple. On April 30, after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) threatened the city with a federal lawsuit, this image was removed from all aspects of city property.

4/16/2004 ACLU Sues School over Teachers Prayer Group
On April 12, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit against a Bossier Parish School Board in Louisiana because school officials have permitted faculty members to participate in a teacher-led prayer group designed exclusively for adults.

4/5/2004 ACLU Seeks Removal of Cross from San Diego Park
After a fifteen year legal battle involving the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the San Diego City Council has now tentatively agreed on a proposal that would remove a 43-foot-tall cross from Mount Soledad.

3/17/2004 ACLU Attacks Student-Approved Collegiate Prayer
The Marshall University chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has vowed to file a formal complaint after the school body voted to allow student-led prayer before student government productions.

1/13/2004 San Diego Settles Boy Scout Suit—Gives ACLU $950,000
On January 8, the city council of San Diego announced plans to settle a long-standing legal battle initiated by the ACLU more than three years ago. The suit seeks to revoke the city’s ability to lease city property to the Boy Scouts of America.

1/6/2004 ACLU Attacks Prayer at Naval Academy
After succeeding in halting a tradition of prayer at the Virginia Military Institute, the American Civil Liberties Union is now threatening the Naval Academy at Annapolis

12/19/2003 ACLU Launches Crusade Against Christmas Displays
For years, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has sustained a vicious assault upon Christianity and all public expressions of faith. As we approach the Christmas holiday, the ACLU is pulling out all the stops to ensure that the public ignores the true meaning behind the federal holiday of Christmas.

10/22/2003 Local Community Rallies in Prayer to Protest ACLU
For the third time in only nine years, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a federal lawsuit against the Tangipahoa Parish School Board for allowing prayer at board meetings and for permitting voluntary prayers at Loranger High School football games.

10/4/2003 ACLU: Inmates Cannot Be on Church Property
Boulder County, Colorado prisoners will no longer be permitted to work on church properties after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) threatened the county sheriff.

9/23/2003 ACLU Threats Cause Dismissal of Adult Christian Course
After receiving threats from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Dearborn, Michigan School District has dropped a 10-week course for adult education, which serves as an introductory course on Christianity.

8/13/2003 ACLU Sues to Remove Jesus’ Name From Prayer
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is currently suing a small South Carolina town of 1,200, because the town’s council has traditionally invoked the name of Jesus in its prayers.

7/30/2003 Kansas City, Kansas Bows to Intimidation of ACLU
On July 24, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, voted 8-0 to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from its current location in front of the county courthouse.

7/22/2003 ACLU Seeks to Remove Ten Commandments from Arizona
The American Civil Liberties Union located in Arizona has threatened the state’s government with legal action if they do not remove the Ten Commandments monument from the Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza.

7/22/2003 ACLU Has Bible Verses Removed from Grand Canyon
Just days ago, U.S. Park Officials were forced to remove three bronze plaques from one of the nation’s most majestic tourist attractions—the Grand Canyon.

6/9/2003 Houston Bible Display Under Attack From ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has requested that a Bible be removed from a granite memorial that sits in front of the Harris County Courthouse.

Here are a smidgen of cases where the ACLU has attacked Christianity. The site didn't even get into all the cases that get filed around Christmas, which is a FEDERAL HOLIDAY celebrating the birth of one of histories most influential philosophers... Jesus. If you truly think the ACLU is as righteous as you say it is, perhaps you should do some additional digging and see some of the more ridiculous cases they file in their quest of eliminating Christianity.