High School Cheerleaders in Trouble for Bible Verse Banners

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

I took part in a prayer circle before a basketball game that I was coaching last MLK Day because our hosts were a private Christian school. I participated in the prayer because it does me no harm or inconvenience to do so. And I knew when we scheduled the exhibition game against a Christian school that there would be prayer. It's kinda part of the deal with those schools. Also, our hosts were kind enough to invite anyone who did not want to participate to step outside, no judgements attached. Cool people like that, I'll go along to get along. Why not?

Take the same situation at a public school, and I would have walked my team off the court until the nonsense was over. A very silent, very public protest, if you will.

Making the Jews and atheists stand outside with the smokers doesn't sound all that cool to me. What about respectful silent non-participation?

[SacTown Chronic]

I assume that the option of respectful silent non-participation is a given. And one that I have chosen from time to time. But why would I pass up the chance to stand in a circle and hold hands with grown men and twelve year-old boys? Why, man, why?