“An atheist group in Tennessee won the right to distribute literature at an elementary school after the school allowed the Gideons group to distribute Christian Bibles to students.
The Friendly Atheist blog reported that the Tri-State Freethinkers group in conjunction with the ACLU challenged the decision by Casey County School District Superintendent Marion Sowders to allow the Gideons to distribute copies of the New Testament at the county’s three elementary schools.
The Freethinkers and the ACLU sent the school district a letter demanding equal access and, surprisingly, the request was granted.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
*Read more here from David Ferguson / Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/29/tennessee-atheists-win-right-to-distribute-literature-after-schools-give-bibles-to-students/
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