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re: Arkansas State Football team forced to remove Christian crosses from helmets
Posted on 9/18/14 at 12:39 pm to BillyBobPorkin
Posted on 9/18/14 at 12:39 pm to BillyBobPorkin
Arkansas State lifts ban on football helmet crosses, but players must foot bill for decals
Arkansas State University called an audible and decided to reverse its decision banning memorial crosses that football players had placed on their helmets to honor two fallen teammates.
The team had been ordered to either remove or modify the small cross decals, honoring former player Markel Owens and former team equipment manager Barry Weyer, following complaints that the cross violated the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
“It is the university’s position that any player who wishes to voluntarily place an NCAA-compliant sticker on their helmet to memorialize individuals will be able to do so,” the university announced in a letter.
How sad that we live in a nation where it is against the law for a university football coach to design a memorial that includes a religious icon.
Liberty Institute, a law firm that specializes in religious liberty issues, had given the university until Wednesday to reverse its decision or face a possible lawsuit. They represented one of the ASU football players.
“This is a great victory for the players of Arkansas State University,” said Hiram Sasser, director of litigation for Liberty Institute. “The university officials and the Arkansas Attorney General did the right thing restoring the religious liberty and free speech rights of the players to have the original cross sticker design if they so choose and we commend them for doing so.”
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Religion wins this one, non-believers lose
Arkansas State University called an audible and decided to reverse its decision banning memorial crosses that football players had placed on their helmets to honor two fallen teammates.
The team had been ordered to either remove or modify the small cross decals, honoring former player Markel Owens and former team equipment manager Barry Weyer, following complaints that the cross violated the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
“It is the university’s position that any player who wishes to voluntarily place an NCAA-compliant sticker on their helmet to memorialize individuals will be able to do so,” the university announced in a letter.
How sad that we live in a nation where it is against the law for a university football coach to design a memorial that includes a religious icon.
Liberty Institute, a law firm that specializes in religious liberty issues, had given the university until Wednesday to reverse its decision or face a possible lawsuit. They represented one of the ASU football players.
“This is a great victory for the players of Arkansas State University,” said Hiram Sasser, director of litigation for Liberty Institute. “The university officials and the Arkansas Attorney General did the right thing restoring the religious liberty and free speech rights of the players to have the original cross sticker design if they so choose and we commend them for doing so.”
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Religion wins this one, non-believers lose
This post was edited on 9/18/14 at 12:40 pm
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Posted on 9/18/14 at 2:59 pm to BillyBobPorkin
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Arkansas State lifts ban on football helmet crosses, but players must foot bill for decals
Eat it Atheists, EAT A BIG THEIST DICK.
Especially Stonehog, I hope this news offends every nerve ending in your labia minora and you kill yourself.
WE WIN, YOU ALL LOSE, SUCK IT.
Meh, I really didn't care
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