High School Cheerleaders in Trouble for Bible Verse Banners

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I guess I'm just apathetic enough to be able to separate a bible verse on a piece of butcher paper that is about to be butchered at a high school football game in the bible belt from a religious event. I certainly don't see it as intolerance, hatred or that they are trying to take over the world.

Then again, if this was in TX the football game would be a religious event.

Intolerance, hatred, whatever have nothing to do with why it's inappropriate. It's a religious overtone to a publicly funded school activity and it shouldn't be there. If we're going to insist on continuing to dump money into an over-hyped system of high school football, siphoning it from actual education, the LEAST that can be asked is that it not involve tacit promotion of religion.

[SacTown Chronic]

Less tacit promotion of religion, more cheerleader barrier bursting!

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

It's a religious overtone to a publicly funded school activity and it shouldn't be there. If we're going to insist on continuing to dump money into an over-hyped system of high school football, siphoning it from actual education, the LEAST that can be asked is that it not involve tacit promotion of religion.

Yeah, that.

I'm not a fan of public performance of "God Bless America." "Star Spangled Banner" is usually sung by only the performer; if people choose to sing along, it's fine, but it's not expected. "Oh, Canada" is the national anthem, and if we're going to sing our anthem, and a Canadian team is playing, it's appropriate to sing theirs, too. I will admit that I'm a little biased on that one, since I find "Oh, Canada" to be a pretty song.

Is it enforced patriotism? I'm not sure. Somehow it feels different. Maybe I just have a knee-jerk reaction against public religion of any stripe.