2008-01-11 Religious Right Group Jumps All Over Americans United

2008-01-11 The Wall of Separation Rob Boston \separation of church and state\Gateways to Better Education\Religious Freedom Day http://blog.au.org/2008/01/11/gateway-to-confusion-religious-right-group-jumps-all-over-americans-united/ Gateway To Confusion: Religious Right Group Jumps All Over Americans United &ldquo;I know a few things about the agenda of Gateways and its allies, since I've been exposing it for 20 years. One of Gateway's most appalling stunts occurred in the early '90s when the group issued a booklet called "Bunny Goes to School." It featured a talking Easter Bunny who visits a public school teacher and advises her on ways to teach about Easter in the classroom. The bunny tells the teacher, for example, that there's no problem teaching the children about Christ's resurrection.&rdquo;  I know a few things about the agenda of Gateways and its allies, since I've been exposing it for 20 years. One of Gateway's most appalling stunts occurred in the early '90s when the group issued a booklet called "Bunny Goes to School." It featured a talking Easter Bunny who visits a public school teacher and advises her on ways to teach about Easter in the classroom. The bunny tells the teacher, for example, that there's no problem teaching the children about Christ's resurrection. Other advice given was for the teacher to read the Easter story from the Book of Luke and to invite a local minister in tell kids about it. These would indeed be great activities for a public school to sponsor – if it were itching to get sued.   