Comments on: Cheerleaders’ Bible Banners Banned from Football Games

By: steviewunder

steviewunder — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:44:23 +0000

most people who protest so much over the separation of church and state actually have no concept of what the founding fathers intended ( and actually don’t care to do any research to find out ).

People left Europe to head to America primarily for the purpose of having religious freedom, as none really existed in European nations.

The founders of the constitution did not want to see the same thing happen in the new nation they were designing and wanted to make sure that the no church ( no particular religion )would ever be able to control the nation itself. It had NOTHING to do with a separation of state from religion itself ! And that is the entire concept that you guys don’t recognize.

Try doing some research on the meetings that took place during the time the founders met to work out details of the constitution and you may find something
VEWWWWWWWWWWWWWY INTEWESTING and which blows your entire basis for your so-called illegality out of the water.

THEY BEGAN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR MEETINGS WITH A PRAYER!

EXPLAIN THAT MORONS.

The Supreme Court judges who made their rulings on this matter have about as much intelligence and logic/ reason as you guys.

Any one with a brain should be able to see what was intended in that part of the constituion, and atheists and their attorneys have simply preyed on the stupid guys who run our judicial system with these absurd lawsuits.

You have the right to practice any religion or no religion in this country. That same law was never intended for your small minority to attempt to stop any and all religious practices that the majority of the nation prefers to enjoy.

You people are a hopeless and sad lot.

By: HowardK

HowardK — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:45:21 +0000

For me, the difference is WHERE the banner is being displayed. If they were students holding that up in the bleachers, then it’s free speech. When it’s cheerleaders, (who’s program is being sponsored by the school, BTW) holding the sign up ON THE FIELD during the game, then it becomes a religious display supported by the school. To me, that’s where it crosses the line and should be stopped.

By: B Johnson

B Johnson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:41:33 +0000

I attended Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School the four previous years. I am Christian BUT I knew that this was wrong. It’s obvious that it’s wrong. There were never any other religions promoted there and while the school might be primarily Christian.. There are always minorities. In fact, my best friend is Atheist. How are these banners fair? And honestly, what if it wasn’t Christian bible verses on the banners?.. What if the situation was reversed and another religion was being ‘shoved down people’s throats’? Also, the cheerleaders weren’t forced to do anything. They are, after all, cheerleaders. Anyone who paid attention in US History class should know that the banners violate the separation of church and state.
Anyways, I was just looking for information on a speech that I have to do on Monday and I came across this.

By: David Taylor

David Taylor — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:16:04 +0000

These poor cheerleaders have little hope being brainwashed from infancy. They don’t need an education because god might provide, and when he doesn’t, mom & dad will take care of them. No worries.

By: E

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:30:14 +0000

How many people in town attending games were actually bothered by this but didn’t feel comfortable saying so?

How many of the cheerleaders had a problem with this but didn’t feel comfortable voicing it?

Anyone who’s ever bucked the system knows how easy it is for a very few loud, obnoxious people to bully a whole bunch of people into doing something, and how difficult it is to be the voice in the back of the room saying ‘uh…hey…wait a minute there….’

By: Paper

Paper — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:03:52 +0000

I notice the Philippians 3:18-19 is about the “enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)”

By: Rostrum Camera

Rostrum Camera — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:57:19 +0000

All the atheists/non-christians need to do is get an even bigger banner to erect at the end of losing games saying something like “Where was Jesus today? Batting for the other side by the looks of it!”

By: Paper

Paper — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:38:59 +0000

How is this okay, if they make them at home and bring them to school? But a fan holding up “Bong hits for Jesus” Get banned from the games? He made his sign at HOME and not at school.

By: Jessica Sideways

Jessica Sideways — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:59:52 +0000

I so wish I was an atheist when I was in high school so I could start a Fellowship of Student Pastafarians or Fellowship of the Mentally Sane, rather than Fellowship of Christian Students.

By: Pickle Pumpers

Pickle Pumpers — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:59:33 +0000

The irony is these are the same people that are claiming President Obama is “forcing a socialist agenda down our children’s throats” just by telling them to be good Americans and do well in school.

You can’t win with these people because they have no ability to think rationally. It’s time religion was outlawed for the good of the country. And if they don’t like it they can go back to where they came from.