Yayy! A Win! from Sid Miller: Friends, earlier I alerted you about the fact that late last week, football players at Arkansas State University were ordered by the school to either remove a Christian cross decal, worn in memory of a fallen teammate and equipment manager, from their helmets or deface the cross by turning it into a mathematical sign. The Freedom from Religion Foundation had complained that the image violated the U.S. Constitution. But in a victory for religious freedom, the University has reversed course and will allow the memorial crosses on the helmets after receiving pressure from a demand letter from our friends at Liberty Institute. Texas Values president Jonathan Saenz debated the schools initial decision on Fox 7 News in Austin stating, “It’s outrageous that private speech of individual students is being attacked so viciously by the university simply because the type of symbol the students decided to use, to honor the fallen player on their team, was a religious one – a cross…This is unconstitutional discrimination of the worst kind.” I agree and am glad that we were able to declare a small victory in the war against religion.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:48:05 +0000
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