[wise counsel]

My father has been a Gideon for 41 years. At no time has any child EVER been forced to take a testament. It's totally optional for each child.

In nearly 200 countries, school systems welcome the Gideons and the testaments because it's the only book that many children will ever own. Only in the USA is there a problem with handing it out.

My children could be offered Watchtower, the Koran, a Road Atlas, and I'd want them to bring them home so that we could talk about it!!!

[GSlob]

"It's totally optional for each child." - It should be totally optional for the parents as well. It is the parents who are the plaintiffs in this case.

[freedumb2003]

My children could be offered Watchtower, the Koran, a Road Atlas, and I'd want them to bring them home so that we could talk about it!!!

I agree -- the problems starts to become when every religion wants to be represented -- wiccans, Zoroastrians, Hindus, Buddhists, LDS, even Athiests.

The poor kid will need an SUV to drag all that material home.