Cheerleaders in a small East Texas town that worships two things — God and football — are now fighting back after the Bible verses they painted on banners to display at games were banned. The cheerleading squad at Kountze High School, just north of …
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Bible Verses on Banners Inspire Texas Conflict – Wall Street Journal
A Texas public high school cheerleading squad will head to court this week to find out if it can hoist banners inscribed with biblical verses during football games, the latest case to test the sometimes fine line between the separation of church and state and …
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Texas Cheerleaders Stand for Their Religious Freedom – Christian Post (blog)
This fall the high school cheerleading squad in Kountze, Texas, population 2100, decided they wanted the banners the football players run through to boast positive and encouraging messages. Instead of painting words like “Trounce the Tigers” or “Massacre …
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Texas Cheerleaders Fight School District’s Decision To Ban Religious Signage … – The Inquisitr
At the start of the high school football season, cheerleading squads all over the nation get together to make banners in support of their football team. While most of the signage shouts “Kill the Cats!” Or “Go Eagles!,” one high school in East Texas decided to do …
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Texas Flip Factory introduces cheer team for children with special needs – Your Houston News
Alexis Kelly, left, gets a high-five from cheerleading coach Heather Traweek during practice at Texas Flip Factory in Humble on Sept. 17, 2012. Alexis, who has Down Syndrome, is the first member of a new cheerleading squad for kids with special needs.
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Religious banners removed at Texas school – FS Houston
An east Texas cheerleading squad is at the center of the latest debate about religious expression in the public arena. Some cheerleaders at Kountze High School, located 85 miles northeast of Houston, were writing Bible verses on homemade signs and …
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Religious banners removed at Texas school – FS Southwest
An east Texas cheerleading squad is at the center of the latest debate about religious expression in the public arena. Some cheerleaders at Kountze High School, located 85 miles northeast of Houston, had been writing Bible verses on homemade signs and …
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Two Texas Tech Cheerleaders Represent at Olympic Basketball Finals – News/Talk 790 KFYO
John Chebret, a junior exercise and sport sciences major from Humble is a current member of the Tech cheer squad, and Logan Lefler, a 2008 business graduate from Combine, are part of a cheer squad that will cheer for the men’s basketball semifinal and …
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Texas Tech Cheerleaders represent at Olympic Basketball finals – KCBD-TV
While cheerleading may not be an official sport yet, a group of U.S. cheerleaders is in London to cheer for the men’s basketball semifinal and finals as part of a cheer squad sponsored by Varsity brands, the worldwide leader in cheerleading training.
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FBI investigating more white powder letters in Texas – WBRC
AMore >> OGDEN, UTAH (KUTV/FOX) – Ogden High School suspended members of a cheerleading squad for hazing incoming cheerleaders, including one that suffered a minor medical incident. The nine senior cheerleadersMore >> (FOX) – A photo shoot in …
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