re: Prayer over PA before game in Tiger Stadium

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arguing the "wrong" side of this here

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It's not that you're wrong, it's just that you're calling a generic moment of gratitude a Christian prayer when it's not. If she had said "Dear God" or "Dear Jesus" beforehand, you'd have a leg to stand on.

It will be stopped and it has nothing to do with progressive conservative fight like people try to make it. It is a Constitutional issue.
LSU is a state agency. The Constitution prohibits the Federal government and states from establishing a religion.
This was done so that the government could not make its citizens pray in a certain way and force them to profess certain religious beliefs. (This is a deep seated issue and right in English law that took decades if not centuries to resolve. Think in terms of Olivier Cromwell, Puritans)
Now when you pray at a state sponsored (LSU) football game, to Jesus as God, you have established a religion that recognizes Jesus as God. (I am not debating whether He is or isn’t. I personally believe He is. Notice the capitalization when I refer to him.)
Now if you have some persons in Tiger Stadium are Jewish, they do not believe Jesus is god but a prophet.
If you say a prayer to Jesus as God, you are violating their Constitutional rights. The State has established a religion that says Jesus is God and forcing them to profess beliefs that is contrary to the Jewish beliefs.
A moment of silence does not violate the Constitutional provisions. You can pray to what ever God you want, the Trinity, Jesus, Yahweh, Alla, Buddah, Zeus, Thor, or just sit there thinking I wish the game would start.
Another non constitutional thought is people are paying their money to buy tickets. A lot of them may think it is BS and don’t want to pray or don’t think it is appropriate.
There are a lot of people who don’t believe in God, don’t believe in organized religion, or don’t give a damn about religion and praying. Just think about all the people that don’t go to church on Sunday.
If there was no prayer at the last home game, I am sure there won’t be one at the next. It is an easy lawsuit to win and LSU has to pay the damages and the attorneys.
One final thought on all this mandatory prayer or trying to make people pray. Isn’t this what the Shria law, the Talaban and ISIS try to do. The government makes you pray their way.

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would you be fine with LSU requiring a prayer before every class held at LSU?

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No

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would you be fine with LSU allowing political endorsements over the Tiger Stadium loudspeakers?

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No

Would all you upvoters be ok with doing this before kickoff?

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Would all you upvoters be ok with doing this before kickoff?

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No, and nothing even close to that happened. In fact there was no mention of any deity at all.

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Most don't, I do. Doesn't mean most religious people still don't confuse that, and you know full well if there was an Imam giving a "generic" prayer people here would lose their minds.

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Totally agree. And they should lose their minds. That's not the tradition here. The tradition is predominately Christian. There are other locations where Muslim prayer is very accepted (actually required.. ).

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No one has ever stopped you or others from saying prayer the entire game if you want.

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Agree. But I'm not at the game to pray. I'm at the game to, well, watch a game.

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Getting everyone involved seems wildly unnecessary and will ultimately end it it being removed again.

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It's not necessary it's just an extension of Louisiana culture, or any SEC school for that matter.

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Blaming Progs at every turn is silly. There are a handful of atheists on this forum that I'm well aware of who are conservatives. I'm more middle of the road now, thanks in large part to the notion that some on the right have that to be a "true" conservative means you have to love you some Jesus.

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I was wrong to say prayer only hurt some "progs feelings" in my previous post but it sure is convenient on a message board.

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name the religion that cuts off your head if you do not conform to their beliefs? typical dumbass.

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Typical brainwashed idiot.

Research your religion's history. Research all religion history, you'll find they have ALL had their centuries of evil.

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We are grateful for this exciting day to experience Tiger football. We are grateful for our country, our state, our university and its spirit, tradition and core values. We appreciate the education and experience that inspires us to fulfill our university's purpose. Develop leaders and character and to serve the greater good. We hope for the protection of our players and safe travels for our visitors. Amen

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I am grateful that you posted this.

Wait, I just made a religious statement according to GeauxTigerTM & crew

It was the worst 25 seconds of the OP's life. I thank God he survived this attack.


Ohh dammit.

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Because despite having zero evidence to support their claim

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are you this fricking stupid on all topics here? not just football?

yeah clownboy ignore personal healings, paranormal, laws of thermodynamics and the law of conservation of angular momentum. there is tons of evidence. i will also bet you are a leftwing socialist right?