Comments for Georgia School Sidelines Bible Verses at http://thenewamerican.com , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://thenewamerican.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:13:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/2028-georgia-school-sidelines-bible-verses#comment-5255 I would like to note, first of all, that by posting this comment, I'm agreeing to this site's Terms of Usage, which allow the admins to change my comments. I would appreciate it, however, if they did not stifle my free speech. Reading the comment section, it becomes clear which side the majority of the readers fall along. However, I'd like to politely disagree. The Separation of Church and State is a tricky one, I'll admit. But the law is in place for a very good reason. If taxpayer-funded institutions, such as public schools, favor one religion over another, that is considered "respecting an establishment of religion." It is noted in the article that "Principal Jerry Ransom wholeheartedly endorsed the effort." As the head of the school, he sets the tone and policy. Christians should note that, regardless of their belief that their faith is the true one, the majority of the world disagrees. If it were verses from the Koran or Bhagavad Gita that the football players were using, the town would assuredly be up in arms about that. But legally, there's no difference between religious texts. - JayK Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:55:59 +0100 http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/2028-georgia-school-sidelines-bible-verses#comment-5238 One can promote homosexuality, Islam, communism or dye hair pink. But God cannot be mentioned. What has happened to this country? - whysguy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:07:19 +0100 http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/2028-georgia-school-sidelines-bible-verses#comment-5127 St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.. - His friend Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:03:07 +0100 http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/2028-georgia-school-sidelines-bible-verses#comment-5106 Its like where you cant show THE TEN COMANDMENTS or a NATIVITY in a public place but you can still show pagan idols of the QUETZALCOATYLE in a public place - Flu-Bird Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:08:52 +0100 http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/2028-georgia-school-sidelines-bible-verses#comment-5098 Who cares what high school cheerleaders in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia have to say…About anything? Apart from high school boys in Fort Oglethorpe and the town pedophile…Nobody! You can’t tell me that some adult, fire-and-brimstone, Southern Baptist (probably working at the school) didn’t have a hand in all this “commit to the Lord” and “take courage and do it” foolishness. But: “The cheerleaders are not trying to push a religious cause, to shove religion down someone’s throat, said local youth minister Brad Scott...The cheerleaders are just using Scripture to show motivation and inspiration to the players and the fans.” Does Scott really think the rest of the country is stupid enough to buy that piece of rotten baloney? If those little Georgia Peach, Fort O, cheerleaders really want to motivate their team of adolescent boys, they don’t have to use some silly banner to do it. Know what I mean? This kind of thing is exactly what youth minister Scott says it isn’t; pushing a religious cause and trying to shove religion down someone’s throat. Why can’t these people just be honest enough to say it – “Hey, we’re Christians; the mighty, mighty Christians! We wanna make you a Christian. Christianity is the one and only true religion. Christianity is American and if you don’t like it, move to North Korea.” Youth minister Brad Scott may not say that, but I’ll bet he thinks it. And if that’s true, then he and the folks clutching their Bibles in church this morning are not all that different from the stinky Taliban guy clutching his Koran in some dirt hole on the Pakistan border. And that’s why we have to fight them there as well as we have to fight them here. Because, come on, it’s not so much your soul that they are after; it’s your body; and worse yet your mind. You know - “Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.” Can I get an Amen on that somebody? - Susan Q. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:49:58 +0100 http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/2028-georgia-school-sidelines-bible-verses#comment-5097 When people in this country wake up and grow a spine this kind of thing will stop happening. I would bet if all the parents of the players had pulled their kids out of the game and not attended any games until this was resolved they would have a verse to run through this friday nite.This country was founded on faith in God not faith in budda or allah or what ever,it was founded WITH God all mighty. - kilo16 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:25:28 +0100 http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/2028-georgia-school-sidelines-bible-verses#comment-5092 The ACLU as well as the PEOPLE for the AMERICAN WAY, SPLC amd other liberal groups want to ban every bit of religious expression in america like any even communists thugs - Flu-Bird Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:26:04 +0100 http://thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/2028-georgia-school-sidelines-bible-verses#comment-5091 This is another example of the work of the ACLU (the anti Christ lawyers union) in America and, of all of the subversive malcontents who hate Jesus Christ even unto death. America use to be a free country, but I fear those days have since passed. Maybe it's time for a second revolution? Elect all third party and throw out the reigning republicans and democrats who are responsible for the destruction of the Constitution and our "republic" which they all call a democracy. - Kirk Cramer Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:18:47 +0100