August 12, 2005
Court Rules Sculpture Is Constitutional
Washburn University did not violate the U.S. Constitution in placing a sculpture that some deemed anti-Catholic on its campus, a federal appeals court ruled last month.
The sculpture, a bronze bust called "Holier Than Thou," depicts a scowling Roman Catholic clergyman whose headgear, some viewers say, resembles a penis. Washburn, in Topeka, Kan., displayed the piece during the 2003-4 academic year after local volunteers selected it for the university's annual outdoor art
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