GOOD GRIEF Charlie Brown! yells Peanuts... Now the Atheists are attacking our Christmas!

Susie - quote your source or it'll get yanked...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CBS Atlanta) — Charlie Brown has been caught in the crossfire of the “war on Christmas” mantra.

KARK-TV reports that some parents were upset that Terry Elementary School in Little Rock wanted to take children to go see a play of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at a local church.

“The parents that we know in this situation are reluctant to speak up because they are concerned about their kids being singled out and bullied,” Anne Orsi, a lawyer and member of the Arkansas Society of Free Thinkers, told KARK.

The group is a volunteer organization of secular individuals whose goals are to “promote public acceptance of nonbelievers” and “defend science education and the separation of church and state.”

Orsi said on the group’s Facebook page that the school is “sponsoring field trips to evangelical churches.”

“While everyone loves Charlie Brown, the religious content of the program is a problem, as is the trip to a church to see it,” she said.

Parents had mixed feelings about the controversy.

Shamar Stokes told KARK that he has a problem with the religious aspect but, in the end, “wouldn’t have a problem with my child going to see Charlie Brown.”

One unidentified parent did have a problem, though.

“I think church and school should be kept completely separate at all times,” the parent told the station.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas,” which was first released in 1965, is the story about Charlie Brown looking past the commercialism that surrounds Christmas and finds the true meaning of the day through his friend Linus.

[link to atlanta.cbslocal.com]

..your violating their constitutional rights to freedom of religion..are you a domestic terrorist against what this country was founded on?

Amerika is a secular nation; that's the beauty of it all....Separation of Church and State....but, most people are ignorant of why the Founder's created an atheistic state...it's simple: in England you could not Will property; be a civil servant (work for the state); deed nor own real property; nor vote in any election UNLESS you were a member of the Anglican Church (Church of England)...further, you could not prefer/file suits at law UNLESS you tithed to the Anglican Church....IF this country had a majority of Muslim leaders; then you would see shrines to Islam on the Courthouse Square and in your schools...would that be fine with you....? This entire thread only appeals to the lowest common denominator...the ignorant...

..your violating their constitutional rights to freedom of religion..are you a domestic terrorist against what this country was founded on?

You dont see a problem with this since you believe there is only one correct path and sending kids to a christian church to watch charlie brown xmas is ok because u believe that religion is correct.

But how would u feel about sending ur kids to a jewish church to watch charrlie browns hanakkah??

I gaurantee you would have a major problem with that!!!!!! And that makes you a major hypocrit!!