Religion Roundup
Christian School Says Students Confessed to Obama Effigy
Associated Press
October 1, 2008
NEWBERG, Ore. - A Christian university in Oregon says four students have been punished for hanging a likeness of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama from a tree on campus.
George Fox University said in a statement Tuesday the penalties are "immediate long-term suspension and public service." The school says the four confessed to their involvement.
The cardboard cutout of Obama was hung last week with fishing line around the neck.
A message taped to the cutout targeted a scholarship program intended to increase the number of minority and low-income students at several Christian colleges, mostly in the Northwest.
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