Russian Christian students suspended for praying at a Washington school

We read:

"A dozen students attending Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash., located on the state's southern border, were suspended on Friday for praying at school. Ten in the group were suspended for ten days while two received one-day, in-school suspensions for holding a morning prayer meeting. The group has now sought out legal assistance. According to the group's statement, the affected students had met together a few weeks ago to initiate a school prayer club. They were refused by the school's vice principal, Alex Otoupal, who explained that they could not meet in a private room. The individuals, who met for about two weeks before 7 a.m., decided to pray in the school cafeteria, instead, where an alleged Satanist student complained to the school office. The area was considered to be a well-trafficked area, and the prayer meeting supposedly would disrupt education The prayer group was instructed by the vice principal to go and pray outside rather than in the cafeteria. The students persisted in praying in the lunch room, however, because of the inclement weather outside. As a result, they were suspended for ten days.

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If they had been Muslims it would have been just fine, of course.

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