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Taking Christ Out of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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A Kentucky elementary school announced it will eliminate the well-known biblical reference from an upcoming student production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

Protesters have gathered in front of W.R. Castle Elementary School in Johnson County, Kentucky this week to protest the school's decision to eliminate the scene from its school production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas," set to premiere Thursday evening.

Additionally, the Alliance Defending Freedom legal group issued a letter to Johnson County Schools this week encouraging the district to follow through with the original production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

"Schools should not have to think twice about whether they can allow students to perform a classic Christmas production simply because it contains biblical references," Matt Sharp, legal counsel for the Christian group, said in a statement. "'A Charlie Brown Christmas' has become an iconic Christmas story and tradition. Are school officials going to start demanding that other classic productions, such as Shakespearean plays, be censored just because they contain religious references?"

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/ky-school-charlie-brown-christmas-152801/#2ih7gum60dKIplco.99

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