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Posted on 10/19/12 at 10:29 am to DestrehanTiger
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It's a policy that LSU follows for everything religious and political. Nobody complained.
Exactly
A lot of people in this country have no clue as to how a public university cannot endorse one religion over another.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 10:30 am to TheDoc
Couldn't God just make the cross magically re-appear in all the images? 
Posted on 10/19/12 at 10:31 am to Gmorgan4982
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Couldn't God just make the cross magically re-appear in all the images?
Posted on 10/19/12 at 10:31 am to Gmorgan4982
now you've done itPosted on 10/19/12 at 10:39 am to Holden Caulfield
The origins of separation of church and state was not to preclude someone from displaying a religious symbol anywhere at anytime. It is quite to opposite, it was founded on the basis that all religious symbols can be displayed without government intervention.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 10:41 am to DestrehanTiger
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Nobody complained.
I'm complaining.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 10:41 am to TFS4E
So LSU is admitting that they were wrong by not showing again. I would have more respect for them if they would man-up and say so. The cross is not the issue here.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 10:42 am to dwr353
By the way :beatdeadhorse: I am out.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 10:53 am to TheDoc
quote:
A lot of people in this country have no clue as to how a public university cannot endorse one religion over another.
The irony of it all is that our Admin by airbrushing out the crosses that were already present endorsed another religion.
There is no such thing as a politico-religious-philosophical-worldview neutral position. It does not exist.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 10:55 am to AlwysATgr
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The irony of it all is that our Admin by airbrushing out the crosses that were already present endorsed another religion.
Are you saying that airbrushing out the cross somehow endorsed Islam or some other religion?
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:31 am to DestrehanTiger
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Are you saying that airbrushing out the cross somehow endorsed Islam or some other religion?
Yes.
There is no critical difference between referring to something as "religion" or "philosophy" or "political system." They all express worldviews.
So when our Admin actively and specifically removes an already present Christian symbol they are actively and specifically making an anti-Christian statement, i.e., the Christian faith does not merit preeminence (which it espouses, e.g., Colossians 1:18).
I'm not suggesting LSU should be a distinctly Christian university or anything of the sort. What I'm pointing out is the fallacy of the Admin actions; that in trying to remain neutral they actually make a statement and take a religious position (because a neutral position in these matters does not exist). In this case, they made an anti-Christian statement.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:47 am to AlwysATgr
The kids love Christ, and LSU football. And there is nothing wrong with them taking a stand for what they believe in. And like Cameron said, they did not approach the media. The media approached them. It is good to see a bunch of college students taking a stand for what they believe in, and either way, LSU should not have altered the photo.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:48 am to AlwysATgr
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Yes.
Um, no. What is the statement they are making by choosing those Christian students in the first place?
By your logic if they ever choose not to use Christian fans clearly showcasing crosses on all promotional materials they are choosing not to use those pictures and therefore making a clear anti-Christian statement all the time.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:48 am to StadiumDormRat'72
You should be banned!
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:49 am to SoulGlo
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How insecure do you have to be to have this bother you?
Probably as insecure as you have to be to be bothered by its removal I assume.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:59 am to Jay Quest
Very very sad what has become and is becoming of our nation and schools. To LSU administrators responsible for this, shame on you.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 12:00 pm to mr. penguin
Good for LSU. frick those attention whores
Posted on 10/19/12 at 12:03 pm to Gmorgan4982
" ... Couldn't God just make the cross magically re-appear in all the images? .. '
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.. BOOM ! Yowza ...
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.. BOOM ! Yowza ...
Posted on 10/19/12 at 12:12 pm to TheDoc
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A lot of people in this country have no clue as to how a public university cannot endorse one religion over another.
And you would have seen the unaltered picture as an endorsement of religion?
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