BREAKING NEWS – Washington, D.C. – Newly released correspondences between (the late) artist Thomas Kinkade and the ACLU shows the ongoing animosity between the two. The ACLU wanted him to regularly paint pictures that were reflective of life in the inner city to show diversity is his art. But Kinkade repeatedly refused, explaining that in a serene peaceful forest, he would never include graffiti, gangs, or low income housing.