A Colorado school
district will soon
distribute satanic and atheist literature to middle
school and high school students after pressure from
atheist groups. Beginning April
1, the Delta County School District
will provide students books
from Freedom From Religion Foundation, the Satanic
Temple, and Western Colorado Atheists and
Freethinkers after the groups complained.
FFRF Co-president Dan Barker said
the push to hand out
satanic books happened in response to Gideon Bibles
being distributed in a passive way to students while
school is in session.
"The Delta County School District could have
resolved the issue by not allowing religious groups
inside their schools," Barker said in a FFRF news
release, according to The Christian Post.
"But since it has chosen to be obdurate, it's left
us with no option than to respond to the religious
propagandizing."
Candi Cushman, education analyst with Focus on the
Family, disagrees with why the atheist groups are
allowed to hand out their literature.
"It is commendable that the
school is making an effort to avoid unconstitutional
discrimination in a public forum against a group
simply because of its faith-based perspective,"
Cushman said. "As
Americans, we believe the truth will rise to the
surface when allowed to be heard."
Cushman said God's
truth will ultimately have the victory over the lies
of Satan.
"As Christians, we know the truth of the Bible will
win out in a competition with any other belief
system," she said.
"It would be
unfortunate to let intimidation from groups -- with
an apparent agenda of shutting a public forum down
-- to succeed in censorship for all."
