Huge win for football players - ASU backs off 'cross' banThursday, September 18, 2014
In a huge win for religious freedom, Arkansas State University conceded it made a grievous constitutional error in ordering football team players to remove a memorial sticker from their helmets.
As reported in an AFA Action Alert earlier this week, ASU authorities told players to remove the sticker because it contained a cross, flanked by the initials of two team members tragically killed in the past year.
Over 25,000 AFA supporter emails flooded the office of the president and legal counsel, urging them to abide by the constitution of the United States and stop its practice of religious discrimination.
Knowing the school was wrong, one (unnamed) player obtained the services of Liberty Institute, which fired off a letter to President Charles Welch, giving him just three days to correct the injustice or face potential legal action.
With that much backlash, it didnt take long for ASU leaders to see the error of their ways.
The school has now issued a statement, acknowledging the right of ASUs football players to engage in private speech, including speech in the form of a cross-shaped helmet sticker memorial to their former colleagues.
I want to thank you for standing with your AFA. Together, and with Gods help, we are making a difference. Just ask any member of the ASU football team!
An all to rare “win” for the good guys.
The American Center for Law and Justice rubbishes those unconstitutional atheist lawsuits time after time.
It's good to see the good guys win!
“Get thee behind me ACLU!”
To force people to abandon their own religious symbols, words and practices is equivalent to forcing them to follow Atheism.
Atheism is NOT the official state religion.
That violates the First Amendment, specifically the " nor to prevent the free exercise thereof" clause.
There is no such wording as "separation of church and state" anywhere within the Constitution.
It would be interesting if ASU released the texts of the emails and content of phone calls they received.
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That is the only way to curb the PC crap that is going on.
ASU also has a gay tackle. Just wait until a suit is filed on behalf of him claiming discrimination that he can’t wear a rainbow flag decal on his helmet.