Security on hand as Ontario school board set to vote on Gideon Bible ban
Extra security will be on hand when a public school board in southern Ontario takes a final vote tonight on whether to ban free handouts of Gideon Bibles.
Based on previous votes, Bluewater District trustees are expected to put an end to the handouts to Grade 5 students by barring distribution of all non-instructional religious materials.
The issue has sparked heated emotions, with some trustees receiving threats and hate mail.
The local chapter of Gideons International in Canada and some church elders have distanced themselves from those who accuse trustees of unCanadian and unChristian behaviour....