Statement From the Woman Who Raised Questions About the Ft. Oglethorpe Cheerleading Banners

Christans must stand together in these times where hate mongers have all the rights - one person can question our rights and the result can be, 10,000 people in a giving area can lose their free will to be a Christian. Something is desperately wrong with this when the miniority of devil worshipers can over ride the christian beliefs of the majority and this is SAD.

What took so long for the school superintendent to get around to banning this prima facie act of proselytizing at an official school function?

Who allowed the original misfeasance to become a "tradition?"

What if the banners said "Allahu Akbar!" or "Sa'arah B'Kos Mayim!"

How about "Arbeit macht frei!"

It sounds like a good time for some lessons in history, law and religion.

Oy vey y'all.

I am proud of these young people. As a 1962 graduate with children graduating 1985 and 88, from LFO as well, we have had a proud heritage of Christian beliefs through the years. AS a community as a nation, we have got to start standing up for what is right. The saying is that if you don't use it you loose it. Freedom OF religion not FROM it is constitutional and so is free speech. And a little child shall lead them. Recently in the news we have seen 2 young people with a video recorder uncover and take down one of the largest corrupt organizations in this country doing what major news media and law enforcement could not do and they saved billions of our tax dollars. Support these young people and give a cheer, stand up for God, stand up for America, stand up for what is right. WE are the majority, make your voice known and take this country back!

The problem was created when the cheerleaders brought the banners on the field & made them part of the football game - a school-sponsored event. All the players, whether Christian, or of some other faith (or no faith), were then expected to run thru the religiously-themed banners. Even if no one complained, it doesn't mean there weren't some who were uncomfortable with it. We all know how harsh people can be to those who "don't fit in". I think it's commendable these kids feel strongly about their faith & they could certainly have a get-together before or after the game, but completely voluntary. Anyone in the stands is free to hold a placard with a Bible verse too, if so moved (remember the guy with the John 3:16 sign at the NFL games). I grew up in the community and graduated from LFO & my family was at church every Sunday & Wednesday. We had the old-fashioned banners with "Go Warriors, De-Fang the Tigers" or something like that. I managed to keep my faith & my school spirit.

Parents.. You need to have a discussion with your children. They are turning a good thing into something ugly by teasing and mocking others that are of a different denomination. In the Gospel of John, we are told, "to all who received him [referring to Jesus], to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.". Please don't let this continue. Help your kids to stay focused on God and his will. It is not for us to judge others.

This girl sounds sincere; give her a break, my fellow Christians! Innocent until proven guilty...if we want that, we must extend it to others. But here was her mistake: There was really no reason to question if the students or school would be liable for a violation of "separation of church and state" - because students who voluntarily do this without being co-erced by teachers TOTALLY HAVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO DO SO. Besides, the Constitution guarantees religious free speech...it does NOT guarantee freedom from HEARING or SEEING someone's freedom of speech! That's what people don't understand today.

Im a christian, I have kids in a neighboring school system (not LFO) but in Catoosa, I don't care for Denia Reese at all.. That being said I do know there are rules she has to follow.. and if this issue is brought to her attention, wherever it came from, she has to address it and follow the law on it.

My big question/confusion here is if this Donna Jackson really ONLY wanted to inquire about the law and had NO OTHER underlying reason for asking about it,,, why in the WORLD would she call the superintendent and not a ... ummm I dont know...... LAWYER?????

If I have a law question,, my first thought would not be to call the school.. just seems fishy to me that she was not trying to get something started or plant a seed there.

Personally I think it got way too much media attention and if this many people would get this worked up about something like homelessness or chronically ill children instead of signs that, in the end, are torn up and thrown away,,,,, then God would be just as blessed, if not more, and the lives of lots of people would be made better.

Just my opinion.

All I can say is she's more than insane!!! I'm sure none of these kids had a rope tied around there neck making them do this. It took 1 person to start this drama & it's absolutly CRAZY.

thank GOD that there are still christian teens that are not ashamed to praise and worship GOD in public,i wonder if this woman would be so eager to sound off if the subject were on homosexuality,also could this woman be an athiest? i say get on your knees woman.

it doesnt matter the outcome. Its the impact its had on the community. Something like this has to happen before our youth gets vocal! I am a cheer coach and educator in a neighboring county. I used it in a lesson this week. The action taken and the controversy spreads his word more. Let them keep debating. Its inspiring. Let the teams choose to pray individually or the squad as a group before the intro of the game. YOU CANT STOP THAT!

It's going to take people who are willing to do as the Lord commanded,to forsake ALL to follow Him. It's easy to sit at home and protest. Jesus' followers went to jail, were burned in furnaces, and nailed to crosses. The modern day disciples will be shorn of their worldly goods and cast into the United States Bureau of Prison's worst accomodations for standing for their faith. Their cities will be pillaged by this imperial government's fines, then run by their occupation dictators as Pittsburgh's and several other cities already have been. Are you ready? Are you WILLING to do your Lord's work on Earth, no matter the cost?

me thinks thou dost protest too much