Ethics

ACLU sues over Muslim charter school in MN

By Ed Brayton

Last year there was a lot of controversy over goings on at a Muslim charter school in Minnesota and the anti-ACLU types gave their usual silly argument - "Why isn't the ACLU suing over this? They just hate Christianity and don't care about Islam." In fact, the ACLU had said then that they were investigating the situation, as was the state of Minnesota, even while the charter school was making some changes in response to complaints.

Now the ACLU has concluded that the changes were not enough to remain within the law and they have filed a federal establishment clause suit over it. You can view the complaint here (PDF). Some of the charges:

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on January 26, 2009 (boomark / email).