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What are your thoughts on this case out of Texas from about a year ago?
posted by Mr. Carlisle at 7:28 AM
12 Comments:
I believe that it is not right for the cheerleaders to be able to have those signs. The supreme court ruled that public schools can't endorse a religion. Yet it's okay for them to have signs that are clearly about a specific religion? They say it's freedom of speech, but like we've been saying in class, at school you don't have complete freedom of speech.
10:51 AM
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2:47 PM
I agreed with Anna's comment because I believe that talking about a specific religion make other religions feels offended. Also, students' freedom of speech are limited when you're at school and school can't endorse religion, so they can't say that because it's their freedom of speech, they can put a bible quote on the banner at the school football game.
2:51 PM
I think that having a banner at football games is not necessarily endorsing a religion and the cheerleaders should be able to use the signs at football games. Even though the football game is run through the school, that the football game is separated enough from the school that holding a banner is not a big deal. It's just a banner that is not imposing anything on anyone. Although if there are complaints, they should stop using the signs.
3:00 PM
The only reason that the signs were a problem was because of complaints made by an organization in a completely different state. If their school and town is big on faith like the reporter said at the end, I don't see a problem with expressing it at their games. If there are complaints, then the signs are not necessary and can be not used. But I don't see a problem with holding up a sign for 5 seconds before it gets ripped if the students and families don't have a problem with it.
3:50 PM
The school is not necessarily endorsing a specific religion. The students aren't being led by a teacher when they make these signs so I don't see what the problem is. And I don't see why an organization from a far away state should care about what the school does.
6:01 PM
I think that the supreme court's ruling is the right one. You could say that since most of the school supports that religion that it is okay, but there is a small part of that school that isn't that religion. Since America is a country of minorities, it should be fair to everyone and leave religion out of the question.
6:59 PM
I think this is something wonderful. We can see that it says in Texas that Church and football cannot be separated. Anyway its not the school that is endorsing this. This is student led. Because it is student led doesn't it separate itself from church and states because this situation doesn't fall under state(the school). The students have the power to display whatever they want because it is their freedom of speech. If it does boost the morale of the football team, why not? They have the RIGHT to put up those bible verses because they won it and they have their choice. They are able to express themselves because they worked hard and have the law on their side. Plus, this is not a school endorsing a religion, it is the students showing a will, a way, a faith, a trust, a belief. The law should have no place in this because, they may have some power over their students but the law can never take away their voice and their spirit. They are expressing a faith in humanity.
9:11 PM
Based on the case with the prayer being taken down by just one person not wanting it, I would say that they shouldn't have those banners unless everyone is fine with it. I don't really think it matters as the banner only exists for a small moment before being destroyed.
9:13 PM
I think that it is totally fine for the cheerleaders to do this, but, I have a slightly biased opinion... This is sort-of like holding up a Bible verse at a college football game on TV. The school did not tell the cheerleaders to do this, and it is student led. The school is not endorsing a religion by letting students make a sign that is going to be visible for a minute and then tearing it. It is the student's freedom of speech to put up a banner. Although, if people are seriously offended by seeing a banner with a Bible verse for 1 minute, they should probably stop allowing it.
12:45 PM
I don't see anything wrong with these signs. They have Bible verses on them, but it is not like they are forcing religion on people. Also, like other people have been commenting, this was something that was student led. It is not like the students were being forced to make these signs either. It was their choice, and they have the right to freedom of religion.
3:55 PM
The students at the school did nothing wrong. Their first amendment right, freedom of religion, gives them the ability to use the signs. The administrators and staff at the school did not force the students to make the signs. Therefore, nothing is wrong with the students signs.
4:03 PM
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