By Jessamy Brown
A Keller school district parent said political correctness has run amok at her daughter’s elementary school, where the principal chose to omit the words “In God We Trust” from an oversize coin depicted on the yearbook cover.
Janet Travis, principal of Liberty Elementary School in Colleyville, wanted to avoid offending students of different religions, a district spokesman said. Students were given stickers with the words that could be affixed to the book if they so chose.
Debi Ackerman of North Richland Hills said she is offended by the omission. It’s yet another example of a politically correct culture that is removing Christian references from all public places, she said.
“I think it’s really ridiculous,” said Ackerman, whose daughter Tawni, 10, took the book home Thursday afternoon. “Now it has come to this. … When is it going to end?”
She likened the situation to retailers that use “Happy Holidays” rather than “Merry Christmas” in their displays and advertising.
“First, we can’t say ‘Christmas’ trees. It’s ‘holiday’ trees. Then it’s ‘holiday’ decorations,” Ackerman said. “It just doesn’t make any sense to me.”
In a show of idiocy, this school district has played the “offence” card on displaying our country’s totally legal and uniting mottos on an oversize coin display. Instead of acknoledging our country’s deep heritage and traditional ideals, this school has let political correctness get in the way of common sense. By the way, did anyone think removing “In God We Trust” would not offend patriotic citizens or Christians? Didn’t think so. Another example of the wreckless political correctness the ACLU and so-called democratic organizations have wrought.
Right Wing News and Betsy’s Page have more:
Geesh, I realize that the principal was just trying not to offend anyone, but then pick another symbol. Since they’re Liberty Elementary, you’d think that the Liberty Bell would be a natural. It proclaims “Proclaim Liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” Who could object to that? Oops, that is from Leviticus. Can’t have that.
Michelle Malkin is carrying a related article about the hypocracy of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals as it relates to the treatment of Christianity and Islam in the classroom:
In California, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (the one that outlawed the Pledge of Allegiance for its reference to God) approved putting public school students through Muslim role-playing exercises.