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PositionSTATELINE - Religiuos freedom on campus - Brief article

Two Ohio lawmakers took action after a public school was forced to remove a portrait of Jesus that had been there since 1947. Representatives Tim Derickson (R) and Bill Patmon (D) introduced the Ohio Religious Freedom Restoration Act after the Jackson City School District settled a lawsuit for $95,000. Plaintiffs, including three parents and the Freedom from Religion Foundation, said the portrait was an unconstitutional government endorsement of Christianity. The...

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