Jesus Dropped from Charlie Brown Play, Drawing Outrage

Parents at a Kentucky school fought back Thursday night after the school dropped Jesus from their Charlie Brown Christmas play.

Johnson County school officials censored the part of the play when Linus quotes the Bible, telling Charlie Brown about the true meaning of Christmas.

According to the Lexington Herald Leader, parents in the audience responded by loudly reciting the omitted Bible verse.

The school had removed the verse after receiving a single complaint.

Meanwhile, the Alliance Defending Freedom penned a letter on behalf of one of the parents, asking the school district to reconsider its position.

"There is no violation of the so-called 'separation of church and state' by allowing children to learn about theater and the origins of Christmas through participating in a stage version of this beloved program that contains the same religious elements as the television version," ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco wrote.

"Moreover, students may learn about the religious origins of Christmas as part of school activities without offending the Constitution," he said.