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The Point: Unmasking Free Speech | 2021 Year in Review

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2021

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

**The following is a review of one of the top stories of 2021**

Like every other student in America, Mississippi third-grader Lydia Booth has to wear a face mask to school. But when Lydia donned her favorite mask, with the words "Jesus loves me" on it, school officials forced her to remove the mask and threatened her with suspension if she wore it again.

As the Alliance Defending Freedom points out, students in Lydia's school were wearing masks with all kinds of messages, from Black Lives Matter to sport-team logos to images and brands. Yet school officials singled out Lydia, and then created a policy banning masks with religious, political, or "offensive" messages.

The policy that clearly violates a students' right to free speech, so ADF has now filed a federal suit on Lydia's behalf. To stand with Lydia, you can request a "Jesus Loves Me" mask produced by Revelation Media. Proceeds will be used to help ADF protect Lydia's rights and all of ours.

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0:00.0

Hi, thanks for listening to The Point. This week, we're revisiting some of the most important

0:04.1

commentaries from the past year. From all of us at the Colson Center, Merry Christmas, and a

0:09.1

happy new year. Ban, a child from saying Jesus loves me? For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone

0:14.1

Street with The Point. Like every other student in America, Mississippi third grader Lydia

0:18.1

Booth has to wear a face mask to school. But when Lydia donned her favorite mask with the words Jesus loves me on it, school officials forced her to remove it and threatened her with suspension if she wore it again.

0:28.7

As the Alliance Defending Freedom points out, students in Lydia schools were wearing masks with all kinds of messages.

0:33.6

Black Lives Matter to sports teams logos to images and brands, yet school officials singled out Lydia,

0:39.8

and then created a policy banning masks with religious, political, or offensive messages.

0:44.1

But that policy clearly violates the student's right to free speech, so ADF filed a federal suit on Lydia's behalf.

0:51.0

To stand with Lydia, you can request a Jesus Loves Me mask produced by Revelation

0:56.1

Media. All proceeds go to protecting Lydia's rights and yours. I'll tell you how to order your

1:01.4

Jesus Loves Me mask at breakpoint.org. That's breakpoint.org. I'm John Stone Street.

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