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A public school apparently doesn\u2019t see things that way. The ACLU runs to the rescue of course<\/a>. Because we always expect the ACLU to bail out religious folks when their religious expression in schools is being compromised. Just wondering, but has the ACLU jumped on board to help Christians when their crosses, crucifixes, and other statements of faith have been forbidden in public schools? Not saying they haven\u2019t, just curious if anyone remembers a case or two where that happened.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"