Wed Sep 14, 2016, 12:46 AM

Camden (NJ) Diocese: Student Athletes Who Don’t Stand for the Anthem Will Be Suspended… or Worse

Proud to have Colin Kaepernick on the 49ers, the issue here is police brutality. Makes it easy to spot the bad guys, for example:

Superintendent Mary P. Boyle addressed the letter to school presidents, principals, athletic directors and coaches.

“In light of the recent controversy regarding the NFL player’s refusal to stand for the National Anthem, I seek to clarify the position of the Office of Catholic Schools,” Boyle wrote. “… Our schools are founded on the teaching of respect and honor; respect and honor for God, country and duly appointed authority.

“It is expected that our administration and coaches as well as our athletes will show respect during prayer, pledges and the playing or singing of the National Anthem. … We are not public institutions and free speech in all of its demonstrations, including protests is not a guaranteed right. Failure to demonstrate appropriate respect will result in suspension from play (2 games) or dismissal from the team for subsequent offenses.“

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9 replies	Author	Time	Post
Camden (NJ) Diocese: Student Athletes Who Don’t Stand for the Anthem Will Be Suspended… or Worse (Original post)	Lordquinton	Sep 2016	OP
fuck that	gopiscrap	Sep 2016	#1
YOU MUST CONFORM!	Warpy	Sep 2016	#2
The brave thing to do	Dorian Gray	Sep 2016	#4
Precisely	Sherman A1	Sep 2016	#3
To top it off, it's patriotism enforced by religion	Lordquinton	Sep 2016	#7
All these soldiers died for your FREEDOM to do what ever you want!	trotsky	Sep 2016	#5
Soldiers fought and died for your freedoms, which we are taking from you	Lordquinton	Sep 2016	#8
Free Speech?	NeoGreen	Sep 2016	#6
Not if you go to Catholic school!	Lordquinton	Sep 2016	#9

Response to Lordquinton (Original post)

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 12:49 AM

gopiscrap (21,486 posts)

1. fuck that

forced patriotism isn't patriotism at all

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Response to gopiscrap (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 14, 2016, 12:53 AM

Warpy (99,221 posts)

2. YOU MUST CONFORM!

Well, it is coming from a patriarchal religious organization, so they're SOL on the tolerance front.

Players have a right to protest peacefully. Players have a right to do the conventionally correct thing. Players have a right to sit the whole idiotic business out. Just don't expect to see these rights upheld much of anywhere except by the government which won't arrest anybody over it.

And no, standing doesn't dis protesting players. Conformity in this case looks like slacktivism.

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Wed Sep 14, 2016, 05:59 AM

Dorian Gray (10,596 posts)