A Kentucky high school removed a bible verse from a locker room after an atheist organization complained that it "violates the constitution", Fox News reports.
Written in bold on the wall above the lockers were the words, "But the Lord is with me like a Mighty Warrior", and underneath, the inspirational quote is attributed to Jeremiah 20:11. It was removed last month.
The situation arose from a letter addressed to Letcher County Public Schools in Whitesburg, Ky., last November, in which the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) said that the biblical message written above the lockers - as well as two other religious messages at other schools in the same district - were unconstitutional considering they displayed "religious symbols or messages."
Furthermore, Fleming Neon Middle School removed a message on a bulletin board in Fleming Neon Middle School that read, "Jesus is my savior You can't scare me!" and at the start of the school year, a prayer for students on the Martha Jane Potter Elementary School's Facebook page was taken down.
Find out why this atheist parent has hit out against a Christian after-school club:The prayer read, per Fox News:
"Dear God, Thank you for the gift of education in every form. As our children prepare to start a new year may confidence be their foundation, may grace be their guide and may hope be their compass toward a bright future. I pray they would have eyes to see the needs of those around them and a heart to love well. May they face each day with positivity knowing that no matter what comes their way, they do not have to face it alone. Amen."
Last month, Superintendent Denise Yonts wrote to the FFRF, informing the group that “the bulletin board has been replaced, the Facebook post has been removed, and the locker room has been repainted.”
Spokespeople for FFRF have since praised the superintendent for her response.
“We applaud the district for taking action to remedy this violation,” Annie Laurie Gaylor, FFRF co-president, said in a statement. “Students in our public schools are free to practice any religion they choose — or none at all.”
