Ala. Schools Asked to Ban 'Facing the Giants'

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The Americans United for Separation of Church and State sent a letter Tuesday asking the Tuscaloosa City Schools board to bar teachers at Paul W. Bryant High School from showing the movie "Facing the Giants."

The group said that it had received several complaints last fall about students being shown the movie in class.

According to Tuscaloosa City Schools, the film was shown to two classes at the school prior to the semester break.

Tuscaloosa City Schools said Tuesday that the school's principal has "suspended any further showings until the merits of the complaint can be addressed," according to a statement.

In the letter sent to Tuscaloosa City Schools Superintendent Joyce Levey and Bryant High Principal Amanda Cassity, Americans United alleges that "Facing the Giants" is aimed at evangelism and that showing the film in class violates the Establishment Clause.

“This movie is not educational; it’s evangelistic,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United, in a statement. “Parents and taxpayers expect our public schools to teach, not preach.”

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