This is copied from the December 30, Charisma News Service which I receive as a part of Crosswalk.com.
>> Library Overturns Ban on 'Upsetting' Pictures of Jesus
Charisma News Service
The library board of a Connecticut community has overturned a ban on an
artist's paintings of Jesus that were deemed "upsetting." Earlier this
month, they voted unanimously to allow artist Mary Morley to display her
religious paintings of Jesus at the Meriden library as part of her
"Visions, Hopes and Dreams" exhibit. Library director Marcia Trotta last
month asked Morley to omit three paintings from her show, which depicted
the Crucifixion, the Nativity and Jesus carrying the cross to Calvary.
Library officials told her that paintings of Jesus "would cause too much
upset and outcry." Morley refused to display any paintings if the three
were not allowed. Library staff worried that having all the paintings of
Jesus in the display area would lead some library patrons to believe the
city favors Christianity over other faiths. However, the library board
said Morley should be allowed to exhibit all of her paintings. Morley,
who hired an attorney and was ready to file a free speech suit against
the library, said she was pleased with the board's decision.
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