Free Speech No More, says Montana Judge

Back in May of 2009 an article broke out about a Valedictorian who wanted to mention the name of Jesus and her belief in God in her speech. Her intended remarks were in regards to what motivated her success. She was denied that right, to express her beliefs and feelings of gratitude to her God.

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Free speech 'gutted' in valedictorian speech case

Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 5/7/2009 6:00:00 AM

"Renee Griffith, who is a Christian, wanted to mention Christ once and mention God once in one of her very short remarks, and the school said she couldn't do it," he explains. "She [insisted she] wanted to do it, so then they actually removed her from the graduation ceremony and did not allow her to speak."

This is the article in entirely.

Now we have a judge in Montana who not only agreed with squelching this young woman's right to free speech and expression (which is given to countless porn stars, Muslims and atheists daily)

the judge ruled against this now college student.

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Judge rules against religious expression

Bill Bumpas - OneNewsNow - 3/3/2010 6:00:00 AM

A judge in Montana has ruled against a high school valedictorian who wasn't allowed to speak at her graduation ceremony because she wanted to give God credit for her success.

Rennee Griffith is now in her second year of college. She graduated from Butte High School in 2008 as one of the valedictorians, but when she submitted a draft of her speech to school authorities, her First Amendment rights were violated.

"She was asked, as were the other valedictorians, to speak about what helped them get through school. Some people wanted to thank the football coach or the track coach or their uncle or a particular teacher, and they were permitted to do that," explains Griffith's attorney, Bill O'Connor. "The only thing they would not permit, by their own admission, was...her to attribute any achievements to her belief in God."

Here is this is the article in it's entirety.

Have we really sunk so low as to not allow this young woman the right, the right that is guaranteed protection by the Constitution, to express her view on her faith and her own success?