USA Today: H.S. junior wins legal battle over right to create 'The Pro-Life Club'
When school administrators told Stephanie Hoffmeier they wouldn't recognize The Pro-Life Club, the 16-year-old junior prayed to God and went to court.
"The suit put a spotlight on an often-misunderstood legal arena involving religion in public schools. Even some advocates of strict separation of church and state say religious speech by students at public school is protected under the Constitution and federal law," Washington's other newspaper reports. "School officials, conceding they were wrong, officially recognized the club Oct. 24, and Hoffmeier dropped the suit."
About 20 students showed up at the group's first meeting, which took place a few weeks ago at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, Va.
Their mission, according to Hoffmeier's original proposal, was to "educate people about the biggest holocaust that is going on right here in the United States. To come together and pray to end abortion. To be a voice for my generation and a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves."
Click on the image to read a PDF of the complaint she filed in federal court in Alexandria, Va.
Notice the difference in the headlines from the organs of Big Babykilling...
MSNBC: Teen starts antiabortion club at school
UPI: Teen’s antiabortion club gets green light
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