A Texas public high school cheerleading squad can keep emblazoning Bible verses on banners to cheer on football players at games, at least for now, a judge ruled Thursday. The school district had barred the cheerleaders from using the slogans on their …
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Judge Rules in Favor of Cheerleaders Who Display Biblical Banners – Christian Post
A judge has issued a temporary injunction allowing for a Texas high school cheerleading squad to display banners with Bible verses on them during football games. District Judge Steve Thomas issued the injunction Thursday on behalf of the cheerleaders at …
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Judge OKs cheerleaders’ use of bible verses on banners – WCSH-TV
The Kountze Independent School District ordered the cheerleading squad to stop using Bible verses on game banners after receiving a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The cheerleaders then sued the district, claiming the order …
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Judge okays Bible banners – KSN-TV
The Kountze Independent School District ordered the cheerleading squad to stop using Bible verses on game banners after receiving a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The cheerleaders then sued the district, claiming the order …
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Judge allows Texas cheerleader squad to use Bible banners – Windsor Star
A Texas high school cheerleading team may continue using religious scriptures on banners at football games for now, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, saying the students had a constitutional right to express their faith on school property. The ruling over the …
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Judge rules in favor of cheerleaders’ use of religion – KPRC Houston
The Kountze Independent School District ordered the cheerleading squad to stop using Bible verses on game banners after receiving a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The cheerleaders then sued the district, claiming the order …
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Judge Lets Cheerleaders Keep Bible Banners – Newser
The cheerleading squad creates huge banners with lines such as “If God is for us, who can be against us?” and an atheist group has sued. The cheerleaders have strong public backing from Gov. Rick Perry and state Attorney General Greg Abbott. Competing …
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Cheerleaders See Victory as Judge Delays Decision on Religious Banners – WFJA Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM
The 32-girl cheerleading squad at Kountze High School have been both showing support for the team and displaying their religious beliefs by painting Bible verses on the banners that players run through before each game. Recently an unidentified spectator …
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Cheerleaders’ Religious Signs Can Stay While Judge Mulls Ruling – Reason
The 32-girl cheerleading squad at Kountze High School have been both showing support for the team and displaying their religious beliefs by painting Bible verses on the banners that players run through before each game. Recently an unidentified spectator …
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Texas cheerleaders can keep their biblical banners for now: judge – New York Daily News
The polarizing posters were temporarily banned at the cheer squad’s public high school last month, but a judge reinstated their use and granted another two week extension Thursday as he decides whether they violate the First Amendment. “We’re fighting for …
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