Connecticut School Removes "Lord" Reference in High School Diplomas

Hatred of Christianity marches on:

"Seniors at a New Haven, Conn., high school will not be graduating “in the year of our Lord” this year – or any future years, according to the superintendent of schools. The school district has removed the traditional phrase from high school diplomas after someone complained.

“It’s a religious thing,” Superintendent Reginald Mayo told the
New Haven Register. “I’m surprised it took this long for someone to notice it. We certainly don’t want to offend anyone.”

Last year, former alderwoman Ina Silverman filed a complaint about “in the year of our Lord" when her daughter was a student at Wilbur Cross High School. According to the newspaper, Silverman took her concerns to the mayor, who then asked the superintendent to remove the words.

But the move has outraged a number of people across the city – especially in the Christian community. Local resident Betsy Claro called the decision “hideous.” “I do believe that it’s a travesty to keep removing the Lord’s name,” the mother of three told FOX News Radio. “I believe that our nation was founded on the principles of belief in God, and our Founding Fathers made sure it was incorporated into every document that they produced.”

Donohue told FOX News Radio he doesn’t buy into the argument that the words have been censored to avoid offending people. “To base this decision, in part, on the need not to ‘offend anyone,’ is disingenuous – it offends beyond belief the vast majority of Americans,” Donohue said.

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It is disappointing that a Jew initiated this. To them Jesus is not of course "our Lord" and they have their own calendar -- but the complaint is a very ungracious response to Christian support for Israel.

The calendar throughout the Western world is still based on the year of Christ's birth. It must be terrible for her to live with that. Or does she want the year changed on the diplomas too?