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Crowd’s Reaction After Atheists Get Lord’s Prayer Recitation Banned From High School Football Game
Faithwire ^ | 09/26/2017 | Billy Hallowell

Posted on 09/26/2017 9:45:46 PM PDT by ForYourChildren

An Alabama school district decided to halt its decades-old practice of reciting the Lord’s Prayer over a loudspeaker before high school football games after atheists complained — but that did little to stop fans from still belting out the biblical invocation.

The fascinating moment, which united players, fans and parents from both teams, came on Friday night when the announcer called for a moment of silence in place of previous student-led prayer at Smiths Station High School games, AL.com reported.

The Lee County School System decided to halt the Lord’s Prayer tradition after the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an atheist activist group, wrote a letter complaining about it.

“It’s especially unacceptable for public schools to invite proselytizers to take advantage of an immensely popular school event in order to preach,” FFRF co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor said in a statement. “Any time we contribute to halting that, we feel vindicated.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
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1 posted on 09/26/2017 9:45:47 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
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To: ForYourChildren

See link for video.


2 posted on 09/26/2017 9:46:03 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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Ping


3 posted on 09/26/2017 9:46:25 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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Bump!
Thanks for posting :)


4 posted on 09/26/2017 9:50:18 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: ForYourChildren

Awesome, do whatever it takes to not cave to petty tyrants. I’ll bet no one took a knee for the national anthem either.


5 posted on 09/26/2017 9:53:18 PM PDT by pfflier
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Lord’s Prayer Recitation Banned From High School Football Game"

That's a violation of their First Amendment rights.

6 posted on 09/26/2017 9:55:15 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: ForYourChildren

I tweeted to conservatives. Heartwarming.


7 posted on 09/26/2017 9:55:21 PM PDT by Kenny
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Just imagine how fast these Fascists would have bought down America’s traditions of freedom with der Hildebeast as President. I say it is time to put these horses in the corral with some chalk talk to the American people.


8 posted on 09/26/2017 9:55:26 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Trump continues to have all the right enemies.)
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To: ForYourChildren
I think that the 1st Amendment says “Freedom of Religion” not “Freedom from Religion”.
9 posted on 09/26/2017 9:57:24 PM PDT by Chgogal (Sessions recused himself for shaking an Ambassador's hand. Shameful!)
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To: ForYourChildren

I love the Lord’s Prayer. I say it no less than 10x daily.


10 posted on 09/26/2017 9:59:04 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Chgogal
The First Amendment says:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

11 posted on 09/26/2017 10:02:25 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: ForYourChildren

The softball leagues in South Alabama and in the Panhandle pray the Lord’s Prayer at the end of every game. I’m not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing because the girls just recite it without thinking. It would be more meaningful if the adults in the bleachers would stop packing up and join in.


12 posted on 09/26/2017 10:02:59 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: Chgogal

In context, OF and FROM are opposing prepositions where the latter requires enforcement — totally antithetical to the 1st Amendment.


13 posted on 09/26/2017 10:03:59 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: ForYourChildren

A football stadium with its own Waffle House!


14 posted on 09/26/2017 10:08:05 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Orthodox American!)
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To: ForYourChildren

Tyranny of the assh0le mnority. Crowds should always do what they did. Just do it anyway. Freedom OF religion, not FROM religion.


15 posted on 09/26/2017 10:08:19 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ForYourChildren

Our Fatther, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, ...


16 posted on 09/26/2017 10:09:44 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, ...


17 posted on 09/26/2017 10:11:10 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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On Earth as it is in HEAVEN.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.


18 posted on 09/26/2017 10:23:31 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: ForYourChildren

on earth as it is in heaven


19 posted on 09/26/2017 10:23:40 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: ForYourChildren

You said it!
“For Thine is the Kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.”


20 posted on 09/26/2017 10:28:46 PM PDT by onedoug
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