Our First Initiative is following Petition Concerning The "Indian River Incident". For more information on that incident, in which a Jewish family fled its home in Southern Delaware following a dispute - and the subsequent harassment o the family which included death threats - over the promotion of Christianity in Indian River School District schools. For more information on the incident, see: here and here. Take Action to Stop Religious Intolerance in Schools: Sign Petition on Tolerance in Indian River School District The following, more detailed synopsis of the Indian River Incident was written by Steve Rockwell of CrossLeft :
We thank the Rev. Dr. Bruce Prescott, head of Mainstream Baptist of Oklahoma, for crafting the statement used in our petition. Dr. Prescott has written, further, a related theoretical document on the proper role of religious expression in public schools : Faith & Public Education: Rights & Responsibilities
Sign the Petition on Tolerance Now! For a related effort, please visit the website of First Freedom First, a collaborative effort between The Interfaith Alliance and Americans United For The Separation Of Church and State First Freedom First has a petition affirming the separation of church and state that you may be interested in also signing. Here is the text of that petition:
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