If you want fed funding you have to play by the feds rules. See the University of California Berkeley that decided they didn't want ROTC on their campus. Guess who won that fight? The fed. They are a public institution and play by public rules. Feel free to put your scripture anywhere but a publicly funded institution. This case for prayer in schools isn't going to fly in the court system. Unless your county wants to take on all of the burden of paying for the schools and accept no state and federal funds you are out of luck.
The school is a government institution and when it used to promote religious ideals in the classroom or in extra curricular activities, it is a blurs the separation of church and state.
While some Christians would support mandating things like prayer in public schools, most Christians realize the importance of keeping the government out of religion.
America was founded on the principles of the Constitution and the ability to worship freely.Separation of Church and State is meant to protect our ability to worship as we wish. Blurring the distinction between Church and State leads America down a path that could lead to the government intervening and enforcing religious beliefs. What if the government had the power to say everyone had to be Catholic or Baptist or Hindu? Public high schools are funded by local, state, and federal revenues. Therefore, they must comply to the rules of the constitution. No religious beliefs are being enforced or dissuaded. Can high school students talk about their religious beliefs with their friends at lunch? Yes they can. Can they use class room time or school sponsored after school activities to express their beliefs? No they can't. Everyone still gets to go to their place of worship to express their beliefs. In a sense, this move by the school protects everyone's ability to worship. Separation of Church and State is a good thing for anyone that wants to find their path to spirtuality. I think these actions by the cheerleaders will allow for an interesting discussion about democracy, freedom of religion, and tolerance. Stand behind separation of church and state because it protects your freedom to worship.
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
If you want fed funding you have to play by the feds rules. See the University of California Berkeley that decided they didn't want ROTC on their campus. Guess who won that fight? The fed. They are a public institution and play by public rules. Feel free to put your scripture anywhere but a publicly funded institution. This case for prayer in schools isn't going to fly in the court system. Unless your county wants to take on all of the burden of paying for the schools and accept no state and federal funds you are out of luck.
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
The school is a government institution and when it used to promote religious ideals in the classroom or in extra curricular activities, it is a blurs the separation of church and state.
While some Christians would support mandating things like prayer in public schools, most Christians realize the importance of keeping the government out of religion.
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
America was founded on the principles of the Constitution and the ability to worship freely.Separation of Church and State is meant to protect our ability to worship as we wish. Blurring the distinction between Church and State leads America down a path that could lead to the government intervening and enforcing religious beliefs. What if the government had the power to say everyone had to be Catholic or Baptist or Hindu? Public high schools are funded by local, state, and federal revenues. Therefore, they must comply to the rules of the constitution. No religious beliefs are being enforced or dissuaded. Can high school students talk about their religious beliefs with their friends at lunch? Yes they can. Can they use class room time or school sponsored after school activities to express their beliefs? No they can't. Everyone still gets to go to their place of worship to express their beliefs. In a sense, this move by the school protects everyone's ability to worship. Separation of Church and State is a good thing for anyone that wants to find their path to spirtuality. I think these actions by the cheerleaders will allow for an interesting discussion about democracy, freedom of religion, and tolerance. Stand behind separation of church and state because it protects your freedom to worship.