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'America's Most Notorious Grinches': Atheists Demand School 'Swiftly Discontinue' Participating in Operation Christmas Child

Billy Hallowell : Oct 26, 2021  Faithwire.com

The atheist group also took aim at the Rev. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse, calling him an "outspoken evangelist" and claiming that he has made "several harmful comments over the years about the LGBTQ community and COVID vaccines."

[Faithwire.com] An atheist activist group is demanding that a Texas school district halt participation in fundraising efforts for Operation Christmas Child, an annual charity created by Christian relief agency Samaritan's Purse. (Screengrab image)

The Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes that are packed by individuals, families, churches and community groups each year include toys, gifts, school supplies, personal care items and the Gospel message for children around the globe.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), an organization based in Madison, Wisconsin, published a statement on October 21, noting that a "concerned district community member" reached out to the organization to complain that North Short Elementary School, a public school in the Galena Park Independent School District, recently took part in an Operation Christmas Child fundraiser.

The FFRF argued that public school participation in the Christmas effort is a violation of the First Amendment and that there are secular charitable options that would be a better fit for the district... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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