Posted on 04/17/2014 5:20:40 AM PDT by LeoMcNeil
Something called the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has sent a demand letter to Clemson University regarding its football program. It appears head coach Dabo Swinney has had the unmitigated audacity to hire a team chaplain and have Bible studies. Three privately funded buses took the team to a church. Even more outrageous, three players spoke of their faith in Jesus Christ at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes breakfast. The real horror is that their teammates heard about that faith in person. FFRF is a meddling group from Wisconsin intent on eliminating faith from the public square. Interestingly there isn’t a single Clemson player speaking out against Swinney’s inclusion of Christianity in the football program.
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Love it. Throwing their own lingo back at them - “anti-Chritsian bigots”...lol
How can Christians fight back? There are just a handful of these “organizations” who are intent on destroying Christianity in schools, the military, government, and churches.
We need to organize and fight back but I don’t know where to begin.
Forced “neutral religion” is both an establishment of religion and a violation of free exercise.
Toleration, as the Founders understood it, meant everyone was simply allowed to be themselves. Others simply lived with it, AND had the same freedom themselves.
The Founders decided that was a lot better plan that the current religion police that the Freedom from Religion Foundation apparently wants to use to prosecute those who don’t practice religion their way.
There’s a new group called “The Center for Inquiry” which is not only promoting the same anti-religious messages but are laso promoting, get this, ISLAM, and Agenda 21 propaganda and are connected to the United Nations.
They are obviously focused on getting Christianity out of the very fabric of American life not just the school systems and government but are pushing Islam. Now THAT is a true HYPOCRITE if I ever saw one.
www.centerforinquiry.com
> We need to organize and fight back but I don’t know where to begin.
Maybe by winning their founders over to Christ?
What stopped you from posting your full content, Leo?
Looking for a few blog hits?
Were any of these activities mandatory for the team members? No? Then tell FFRF to take a hike.
I hope he don’t cave like so many others that cave to these groups and the queer groups.
A simple reply back with:
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Dear FFRF,
No.
God Bless,
Dabo Swinney
“Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF)”
Someone should sue the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) for not having anyChristians in it’s organization.
Okay, how? By email? I don’t know these people personally. I can pray for them but in the meanwhile they are destroying an important part of America.
Just curious, but why is this a problem for you, or for anybody? Hit it, or don’t hit it, it’s your choice.
If the owner of FR doesn’t want it, he has the power to do something about it. But I still don’t understand why this should be objectionable to anyone.
So, if you, or somebody, could enlighten me, I’d appreciate it.
Thanks.
That would be great. I read a few years ago that Annie Laurie Gaylor’s husband is a former minister. I forget which denomination.
McNeil, why do I have to take a chance and click you link to find possible computer viruses at your link?
Perhaps they don't want to threaten their own inclusion in the football program. Obviously the atmosphere that is set up is that if one is not Christian you are not going along with the coach's direction for the team.
Se effectively Clemson is telling any prospective players that if they are not practicing Christians, don't bother coming to Clemson. Since Clemson is a public university and the South Carolina Constitution has a similar freedom-of-religion clause to the U.S. First Amendment, perhaps Clemson is headed for a court case.
> There’s a new group called “The Center for Inquiry”
How quaint.
Reminiscent of the Spanish Inquisition.
If it doesn’t bother you for this guy to be using Free Republic
as a hit farm, or a free advertising tool for his blog.. then you are very tolerant.
Personally I don’t like it.
Nothing prevents him from posting his content in full.. yet he does not.
Because he wants blog hits. He’s USING us.
That FFRF is a very evil foundation who has already done some of this kind of garbage. They have even run ads on TV, had someone speaking who looked like they’d never seen sunshine.
A number of years ago, the University of Memphis had a great football coach with a winning team. Fired him and haven’t dad a winning team since........
isn’t a single Clemson player speaking out against Swinney’s inclusion of Christianity in the football program.
That doesn’t matter, just the fact the Christian faith is being talked about (w/o ridicule) is enough cause to ban it. Libs constantly move the goal post. First “just wanted” to not fund anything Christian. Then it shouldn’t be talked about. Their end game will be to ban Christianity from private homes and from churches. Just look at the march of the anti-smoking Nazis.
Which reminds me, almost forgot to grab a cigar before I leave....
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