Kountze Cheerleaders Win The Right To Pray Another Day, For Now

[JoethePleb]

Source: Burnt Orange Report

Today a Governor Perry appointed District Judge in Hardin County extended a temporary restraining order allowing Kountze cheerleaders to display religious banners in their official capacity during football games, at least until Oct. 14th.

The controversy started a few weeks ago after a complaint was filed with KISD officials about the signs. After consultation with the district's attorney, backed by Texas Association of School Boards, the district banned the banners per the US Supreme court decision in Santa Fe ISD vs. Jane Doe. At today's hearing the superintendent for KISD now claims he received bad advice from the district's attorneys and that banning the signs violated district policy. The ban does not, despite claims by the Washington Times, extend to individual student activities in the stands...

Read more: http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/12799/kountze-cheerleaders-win-the-right-to-pray-another-day-for-now

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[hobbit709]

1. The thumpers just don't get it.

[tomm2thumbs]

2. the same folks that'd say you can't put a mosque near the World Trade Center site

It's not about allowing religion... it's about allowing THEIR particular religion only.

[Orrex]

3. This is good, because overbearing fundamentalist pseudo-Christians have been kept down for too long.

[ncteechur]

4. That shit-kicking dumb ass governor of Texas hates the US Constitution.

[Canuckistanian]

5. I have no problems with this, IF....

IF school officials neither directed those banners to be hung nor if they helped determine the message on them.

[cleanhippie]

10. Do you have a problem with school-sponsored cheerleaders on a school-owned field at a

school-sanctioned game in front of students of the school promoting one particular religious belief at the expense of all the students and faculty of the school that do not share that same religious belief?

[IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ]

13. I think this is only fair if all religions

that people wish to see are represented. Favoring Christianity is unfair.

[Canuckistanian]

15. As long as no is coerced into doing it

And that other faiths' displays are allowed.

But you're right in practicality.

[cleanhippie]

16. Do you really think that any other faith (or lack of) would be granted the same privilege?

[DollarBillHines]

6. Kountze, Hardin County

I am from Beaumont (Jefferson County) you cannot even imagine.

"Eyes roll back in their sockets" when Baby Jesus is in the head-lights.

Those people are crazy.

I remember when (back in the 60's) the cops in Vidor would break the fingers of folks arrested for possession to dis-enable them from rolling joints.

No shit...
DBH

[prole_for_peace]

11. Hey, I am from Beaumont too.

I actually still live here and since I am not religious in any way, it can get very interesting.

A friend of mine is thinking about making an "Allah is Great!" sign and seeing what happens when she holds it up in the stands.

[Downwinder]

7. According to the 5th Circuit

Cheerleaders are representatives of the school.

[tanyev]

8. Whew! God's going to be so pleased that he's back on the big paper signs

that the football team breaks through as they run onto the field.

[4th law of robotics]

9. Well it's an unfair advantage you see

by being the only people to figure out you can call on divine assistance during football games the almighty will give all his support to this team.

How can the other teams compete against that?

So this is unsporting really.

[IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ]

12. Cons are hypocritical bastards

Tinker v Des Moines was a SC decision that allowed anti war protesters to wear black arm bands in protest of the Vietnam War. Conservative SC justices have criticized this 1969 decision, and so have conservative activists. Now they're using it as their main argument for encouragements to school prayer.

[greiner3]

14. Jesus is at war with Christians;

Or something like that.