Good grief! School scraps Scripture from "A Charlie Brown Christmas," spurring complaints and protests

Complaints are pouring in a school district ordered Scriptural passages axed from a stage production of the classic "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

"Public school staff may not endorse any religion when acting in their official capacities and during school activities," Johnson County (Ky.) Schools Superintendent Thomas Salyer told the Lexington Herald-Leader.

That meant the passage where Linus recites Scripture had to go, spurring local protests and national attention.

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly called the decision "madness."

What do you think:

Here's the offending passage:

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