Take this quote:
bq. “Organizations like this one across the country are gaining access to schools through the famous people and entertainment value and then using those opportunities to proselytize,” she said. “These organizations sometimes take advantage of the schools’ desire to provide compelling experiences for their students.”
What’s the context? Another Christian morals crusader railing against liberal Hollywood or violent video games? Hardly.
That’s Drewry Fennell, executive director of the Delaware chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. She’s talking about “a recent assembly at a public high school that featured two Philadelphia Eagles football players”:http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2205460. Tra Thomas and Thomas Tapeh apparently mentioned their faith during their speeches and urged students to attend a local Christian concert. Parents complained and the principle disavowed any knowledge that the speeches would have a Christian tinge.
School assemblies like there _are_ dicey ground for separation of church and state. With that said, I find it incredibly ironic that Christians are being accused of being too media and entertainment-industry savvy. Dang. Who knew? Furthermore, shame on us for using the innocent entertainment industry to spread propaganda! How dare we…
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