A Personal Request from Richard Thompson, President of the Thomas More Law Center
Help this courageous Christian teacher keep “In God We Trust”
September 21, 2011
Dear Friends,
Last week a 3-judge panel of the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held it was okay for teachers to acclaim Buda and pro-gay rights, but not God.
The Court’s decision ridiculed the historical fact of “the role of God in our Nation’s history.”
The focus of the Court’s ridicule was on Brad Johnson, a highly respected math teacher for the Poway Unified School District in San Diego. Click here to donate to Brad’s fight.
For over 2 decades, in keeping with the School District’s policy of allowing teachers to express their own personal views, Brad hung banners in his classroom that included our national motto, “In God We Trust, ” and other patriotic phrases that mentioned God: “One Nation Under God, ” “God Bless America, ” and “God Shed His Grace On Thee.”
But in 2007, school officials ordered him to take down his banners because they promoted a Judeo-Christian viewpoint by referring to “God, ” and might offend a Muslim student.
