A faux crown of what??

PHILADELPHIA — A 10-year-old boy who said he was not allowed to wear a Jesus costume during his school's Halloween activities has sued the district, alleging that his religious and free-speech rights were violated.

The complaint, filed in federal court on Feb. 20, says officials at Willow Hill Elementary School in Glenside told the boy Oct. 31 that he could not wear his faux crown of thorns or tell others he was dressed as Jesus.

Oh. Right. See, turns out this kid and his mommy don't believe in Halloween - the "pagan elements" of it, that is, but apparently the costume elements are OK and anyway if the kid showed up without a costume he wouldn't be allowed in the parade but would have to go to the computer room instead - oh the horror, the absolute horror! - is there no end to the persecution of the Christianists? Who wouldn't wear a faux crown of thorns?

So, yeah, of course the kid and his mommy are suing.

Meanwhile I'm thinking maybe that old hymn really was about a cross-eyed bear.

(And the story's from the AP via First Amendment Center, turned up, along with a bunch of other things, by The Carpetbagger Report.)