AU challenges religious calendar in South Carolina.A public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. commission in a South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. community has stopped distributing 2005 calendars laden with religious art and messages after a protest from Americans United for Separation of Church and State Americans United for Separation of Church and State (Americans United or AU for short) is a religious freedom advocacy group in the United States which promotes the separation of church and state, a legal doctrine seen by the AU as being enshrined in the Establishment . After being alerted to the calendars in late January by a resident, AU's Legal Department sent a letter to the Greer mayor and city council alerting them to the Greer Commission of Public Work's constitutionally suspect calendars. "We are writing to inform you that it is unconstitutional for a municipal entity to align itself with one religion and to ask that the Commission stop distributing the calendars immediately," wrote Alex J. Luchenitser, senior litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. counsel for Americans United. The Greer calendar included Christian art Christian art is a term that covers all visual works produced in an attempt to illustrate, supplement and portray in tangible form the principles of Christianity. Virtually all Christian groupings use or have used art to some extent. for every month, and every day included Christian sayings or Bible passages. On Feb. 1, the Greer Commission of Public Works issued a statement that it would "reluctantly" stop issuing the Christian-themed calendars. "When a question was recently raised, we reviewed the facts and the current legal decisions with our legal counsel," the Commission stated. "Very reluctantly and in the interest of harmony we have determined to discontinue the use of a religious theme because of the growing diversity in our area." |
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