Nice quote... and as long as people remember that the game is School sponsored, the Cheerleader squad is School sponsored, and the whole religious banner thing was started by the School Coach, then they might understand just why it's not private religious expression that was going on.
People here need to think... this was an official endorsement of one specific religion by the school, and as such was illegal. The more people argue the cheerleaders should be allowed to continue, the more they argue that an illegal activity is fine.
Again, what an example to give to the children... and maybe a reason why some of the children break the law.
You said "In this case of the cheerleaders, no harm was done to anyone until the government school officials forced their religious beliefs on the cheerleaders by banning them from expressing their religious beliefs. The law was broken by the school officials not the cheerleaders."
Yet the article makes it very clear that it was a School Offical that started the whole "tradition" in the first place, forcing HIS religious beliefs on the cheerleaders/team/spectators.
No, the law wasn't broken by the officials banning the expression of belief... the law was broken by the coach forcing his beliefs on everyone else in the first place.
Now, you can keep claiming that the cheerleaders should be allowed to keep doing that, but you would be claiming that the cheerleaders should be allowed to continue breaking the law... not a good example to give to anyone, especially not children/teenagers. That kind of example might just explain why there are disipline problems in schools...
You said "These girls have done this themselves and have the right to say whatever cause it wasn't brought on by the teachers, principal, or any other school official."
The article says "The mayor said football coach John Allen made the signs a tradition around 2003 and it has continued ever since."
That line is all that is needed to argue (very sucessfully) that this tradition is condoned by the School, and as such is in direct violation of the law... and has been for 6 years.
Now it's been stopped, people like you are trying to encourage the school to break the law... what kind of example are you giving to the children? "It's ok to break the law as long as it's MY Religion"?
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
@bc791
Nice quote... and as long as people remember that the game is School sponsored, the Cheerleader squad is School sponsored, and the whole religious banner thing was started by the School Coach, then they might understand just why it's not private religious expression that was going on.
People here need to think... this was an official endorsement of one specific religion by the school, and as such was illegal. The more people argue the cheerleaders should be allowed to continue, the more they argue that an illegal activity is fine.
Again, what an example to give to the children... and maybe a reason why some of the children break the law.
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
@rnasiff
You said "In this case of the cheerleaders, no harm was done to anyone until the government school officials forced their religious beliefs on the cheerleaders by banning them from expressing their religious beliefs. The law was broken by the school officials not the cheerleaders."
Yet the article makes it very clear that it was a School Offical that started the whole "tradition" in the first place, forcing HIS religious beliefs on the cheerleaders/team/spectators.
No, the law wasn't broken by the officials banning the expression of belief... the law was broken by the coach forcing his beliefs on everyone else in the first place.
Now, you can keep claiming that the cheerleaders should be allowed to keep doing that, but you would be claiming that the cheerleaders should be allowed to continue breaking the law... not a good example to give to anyone, especially not children/teenagers. That kind of example might just explain why there are disipline problems in schools...
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
@bamagurl1005
You said "These girls have done this themselves and have the right to say whatever cause it wasn't brought on by the teachers, principal, or any other school official."
The article says "The mayor said football coach John Allen made the signs a tradition around 2003 and it has continued ever since."
That line is all that is needed to argue (very sucessfully) that this tradition is condoned by the School, and as such is in direct violation of the law... and has been for 6 years.
Now it's been stopped, people like you are trying to encourage the school to break the law... what kind of example are you giving to the children? "It's ok to break the law as long as it's MY Religion"?