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Thu Oct 4, 2012, 10:50 PM

JoethePleb (53 posts)

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

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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16 replies	Author	Time	Post
Kountze Cheerleaders Win The Right To Pray Another Day, For Now (Original post)	JoethePleb	Oct 2012	OP
The thumpers just don't get it.	hobbit709	Oct 2012	#1
the same folks that'd say you can't put a mosque near the World Trade Center site	tomm2thumbs	Oct 2012	#2
This is good, because overbearing fundamentalist pseudo-Christians have been kept down for too long.	Orrex	Oct 2012	#3
That shit-kicking dumb ass governor of Texas hates the US Constitution.	ncteechur	Oct 2012	#4
I have no problems with this, IF....	Canuckistanian	Oct 2012	#5
Do you have a problem with school-sponsored cheerleaders on a school-owned field at a	cleanhippie	Oct 2012	#10
I think this is only fair if all religions	IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ	Oct 2012	#13
As long as no is coerced into doing it	Canuckistanian	Oct 2012	#15
Do you really think that any other faith (or lack of) would be granted the same privilege?	cleanhippie	Oct 2012	#16
Kountze, Hardin County	DollarBillHines	Oct 2012	#6
Hey, I am from Beaumont too.	prole_for_peace	Oct 2012	#11
According to the 5th Circuit	Downwinder	Oct 2012	#7
Whew! God's going to be so pleased that he's back on the big paper signs	tanyev	Oct 2012	#8
Well it's an unfair advantage you see	4th law of robotics	Oct 2012	#9
Cons are hypocritical bastards	IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ	Oct 2012	#12
Jesus is at war with Christians;	greiner3	Oct 2012	#14

Response to JoethePleb (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:00 PM

hobbit709 (26,112 posts)

1. The thumpers just don't get it.

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Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:05 PM

tomm2thumbs (9,190 posts)

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.

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Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:08 PM

Orrex (36,489 posts)

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

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Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:27 PM

ncteechur (3,059 posts)

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

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Thu Oct 4, 2012, 11:48 PM

Canuckistanian (42,211 posts)

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.

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:30 AM

cleanhippie (14,506 posts)

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?

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 01:21 PM

IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ (452 posts)

13. I think this is only fair if all religions

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

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Response to cleanhippie (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 02:17 PM

Canuckistanian (42,211 posts)

15. As long as no is coerced into doing it

And that other faiths' displays are allowed.

But you're right in practicality.

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 11:24 AM

cleanhippie (14,506 posts)

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

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 02:32 AM

DollarBillHines (1,922 posts)

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

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 12:27 PM

prole_for_peace (2,020 posts)

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.

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:11 AM

Downwinder (7,135 posts)

7. According to the 5th Circuit

Cheerleaders are representatives of the school.

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:25 AM

tanyev (22,106 posts)

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.

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:22 AM

4th law of robotics (6,801 posts)

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.

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 01:19 PM

IfPalinisAnswerWatsQ (452 posts)

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.

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 01:31 PM

greiner3 (3,966 posts)

14. Jesus is at war with Christians;

Or something like that.

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