] Before the war in Iraq started, teacher Gary Tankard let
] his students at Bergen Catholic High School know where he
] stood, wearing a button that read, "War is not the
] answer." Several of his colleagues did the same.
]
]
] Although Pope John Paul II was preaching a similar
] message, school authorities objected and said the red,
] white and blue buttons had to go. The other teachers
] relented, but Tankard resigned.
]
]
] "This was a matter of conscience," Tankard, 63, told The
] Record of Bergen County for Wednesday's editions.

No matter where you stand on the "separation of church and state" issue, this is just pretty wrong.