Dodgeville district firing back over Christmas controversy

[Jimbo S]

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=70272

The Dodgeville School District, accused in December of launching an "attack on Christmas," has counterattacked the accusers.

In a sharply worded letter from its lawyer, the district this week demanded a widely distributed apology, a retraction of claims the school's policies are "hostile" to the U.S. Constitution, and $23,899.48 in damages from the Liberty Counsel. The Florida-based group grabbed national publicity and solicited donations based on its charge that a Dodgeville elementary school had "decided to eliminate Christmas from the Christmas season."

Good for them! Average citizens who have had it with the Christian Taliban fighting back.

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[ewagner]

1. Yoohooo!!!

I know some people from Dodgeville and they aren't the type of citizens who would take this kind of crap without a fight!!!! :applause:

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Well done!

[bluestateguy]

3. The bill must be paid

and if it isn't, send it to a predatory collection agency.

[sandnsea]

4. Fraudulent soliciting

I wonder if we all gave $5 to these groups who lie in order to fundraise, we could turn around and sue them for fraud and put them out of business permanently. I like this school's appraoch, good for them.

[salin]

5. Of course they need to pay for the extra costs

the District had to cover just to deal with the flood of threats received (read about that, I believe on Media Matters, back in December) - why should the tax payers - paying for education for the community's kids, foot the bill. This Liberty Counsel spread a false story, hyped it in ways that fueled anger - done so that they could get publicity and get more $$. Good for the district to take this action.

[Ellipsis]

6. and O'Liely is still a "git" for picking it up.