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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

First-Grader Told to Stop Talking About Bible

By Rick Pearcey • January 15, 2014, 08:38 AM

Todd Starnes writes at Fox News:

The parents of a six-year-old girl said their daughter was humiliated when a teacher interrupted the child’s one-minute speech and told her to sit down because she’s "not allowed to talk about the Bible in school," attorneys for the California family allege.

The incident occurred Dec. 19 inside a first grade classroom at Helen Hunt-Jackson Elementary School in Temecula, Calif. The previous day the teacher instructed boys and girls to find something at home that represented a family Christmas tradition. They were supposed to bring the item to school and share the item in a classroom presentation.

According to Starnes, "Brynn Williams decided to bring the Star of Bethlehem that adorned the top of her family’s Christmas tree. She also worked on a one minute presentation to explain that her family’s tradition is to remember the birth of Jesus at Christmas time."

"Our Christmas tradition is to put a star on top of our tree," Brynn is quoted as saying. "The star is named the Star of Bethlehem. The three kings followed the star to find baby Jesus, the Savior of the world."

But "before the child could utter another word, the teacher intervened, according to Robert Tyler, the general counsel for Advocates for Faith & Freedom -- the law firm representing the Williams family," Starnes writes.

According to Tyler, "Brynn’s teacher said, 'Stop right there! Go take your seat. . . . Bryn was not allowed to finish her presentation by reciting the Bible verse, John 3:16."

"Tyler said the little girl was the only student in the class not allowed to finish her presentation," Starnes writes.

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