Delaware

Settlement in the Delaware Pogrom Lawsuit

Back in 2006 a horrible example of religious intolerance occurred in Indian River, Delaware where two non-Christian families (one Jewish and one Muslim) were driven out of town by threats and abuse by religious fanatics because they wanted the community to follow the Constitution of the United States. Indian River's school board had instituted specifically Christian prayer in their PUBLIC schools, forcing everyone's tax money to support Christian prayer. This wasn't a "moment of silence," it was specifically sectarian prayer, explicitly prohibited by the Constitution and legal precedent.

These two families objected, as any patriotic American should when the Constitution is being violated. The response of the community, including school officials on school property, was to humiliate the Jewish and Muslim children, threaten the parents and a whole slew of anti-Semitic rhetoric including the age-old "Christ Killer" accusation. In the end both families were driven from town. A good old fashioned pogrom to shame all of America. Yes, let me say it. Delaware has shamed America with this intolerance.

You can go here to read my first piece on this based on the excellent work done by Jews On First, a pro-First Amendment, Jewish opposition group to Christian extremism.


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