Just curious how far these cheerleaders 1st amendment rights to religious expression extend.

As long as it has to do with Jesus there is no limit...no other religions need apply!

Freedom for some is not the same as freedom for ALL.

because he was so upset about losing their tacky banners.

As I read it, the cheerleaders chose this on their own.

would get if the shoe was on the other foot. They'd probably be lucky if someone didn't take a shot at them, literally.

they'll eventually throw it out. They'd rather no one have free speech rights than allow atheists to have any.

Does that shoe fit a little better?

Or Talibornagains?

Well, "The Handmaiden's Tale" could well come true if the Dominionists get a shot at power.

Time to call these theocratic crazies out and keep them away from elected office and the public sphere as much as possible.

Fixed it for you.

Morse vs. Frederick. 2007

The SC was really clear on that. And in Morse, the speech was promoting an illegal activity, which was partially the reason for the ruling.

Sign was taken away and the student suspended.

Upheld by the scotus.

Its ruling was quite specific and I don't see it applying here.

Boroff v. Van Wert City Board of Education, 240 F.3d 465 (6th Cir. 2000)

Facts:
A high school student wore a t-shirt to school bearing the name of the shock rocker Marilyn Manson. The shirt depicted a three-faced Jesus, bearing the words "See No Truth. Hear No Truth. Speak No Truth." On the back, the shirt contained the word "BELIEVE" with the letters "LIE" highlighted.

A school official told the student that the T-shirt violated the school’s dress code policy, which prohibited "clothing with offensive illustrations." The school official ordered the student to either turn the shirt inside out or leave school. The student left and returned the next day with another Marilyn Manson t-shirt. He was again sent home. The student sued, claiming a violation of his First Amendment rights. A federal district court dismissed the suit. The student appealed to the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Issue:
Whether school officials can prohibit a student from wearing t-shirts with offensive messages.

Holding:
In a 2-1 vote, a Sixth Circuit panel ruled that school officials may prohibit students from wearing clothing that is vulgar or offensive.

Reasoning:
The majority quoted the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Fraser: "It is a highly appropriate function of public school education to prohibit the use of vulgar and offensive terms in public discourse." In addition, the court ruled that the school could prohibit student clothing which is "patently contrary to the school’s educational mission."

Majority:
"The standard for reviewing the suppression of vulgar or plainly offensive speech is governed by Fraser." (Judge Harry W. Wellford)

Dissent:
The dissenting judge argued that school officials cannot forbid students from wearing t-shirts simply because they disagree with the shirt’s message. "In sum, the Supreme Court's First Amendment jurisprudence prohibits school officials from telling a student that he cannot wear a particular T-shirt simply because they perceive that the T-shirt is communicating a message with which they disagree." (Judge Ronald Lee Gilman)

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Seems like a pretty clear cut decision to me, the judicial system does not accept the notion that the first amend applies to everyone, including high school kids.

The part where the cheerleaders went to the local LGBT gathering and threw acid in peoples faces was really awful.


Hyperbole is counterproductive. It trivializes real issues and makes you look silly.

"If God is for us, who can be against us"? Really?

How is that different than, "God loves us more than you"? What a shitty message for people who claim to be Christian to send.

but someone else will, no doubt.

on all points. if they aren't using my tax dollars to promote religion (and as a teacher I am almost certain the kids and parents paid for the materials) then i don't give two sh*ts what they put on their banners. as a christian i find them tacky.

It wasn't just random students doing it, but students who are part of a school-sanctioned activity at a school-sanctioned sports function. A PUBLIC school.

This ruling opens the door for minority groups to do the same thing. There's no way they're having that.

It should be for the reasons you stated.

protect me from your followers!

from if the marching band spelled out "Allah is Great!" at half-time; if the basketball team began the game with a prayer circle; or, to go back to MY elementary-school days, if students read a passage from the Bible every morning.