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Local Links (12/10/2009)

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ALAMEDA – Parental outcry, followed by months of heated debate, has led to a vote by the Alameda Board of Education to phase out the elementary school pro-homosexual curriculum it adopted in May. The five-member school board voted 4-1 to replace the controversial curriculum with more generic lessons that promote tolerance. Read more at the Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA – A Goleta Valley Junior High School principal and teacher have apologized to the parents of middle school students who were subjected to a classroom homosexual workshop containing controversial sexual material, without adherence to a school-district screening policy. Read more at Citizenlink.org.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether the University of California, Hastings College of Law, can deny recognition to a Christian student group because its members must agree with its religious views, and it has barred gays and lesbians from its membership. The justices agreed to hear an appeal, by a chapter of the Christian Legal Society, arguing the U.S. Constitution does not allow a school to deny recognition to a religious student group because it required its members to agree with its core views. Read more at Townhall.com.
BAKERSFIELD – The attack on local city councils’ public prayers continues. Bakersfield is the second city in Kern County to have prayers at city council meetings challenged by the Freedom From Religion Foundation Inc., a Wisconsin nonprofit with a membership of mostly atheists and agnostics. Read more at Bakersfield.com.
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