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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]September 29, 2022

More people approve than disapprove of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow a public high school football coach to pray on the field. More than 6 in 10 think a coach leading a team in prayer, a player leading a team in prayer, or a coach praying on the field without asking the team to join in should all be allowed at public high school sporting events.

[b]Few Americans are concerned that the Supreme Court ruling will make students feel pressure to participate in prayer or make students feel less welcome participating in high school sports.[/b] Most do not think the court’s ruling will lead to other public school officials praying with students during school hours. And just 30% of the public feels that religion has too much influence on what children are taught in school.

When it comes to professional sports, more people approve than disapprove of professional athletes praying on the field or expressing their faith publicly.  Forty-five percent approve of professional athletes wearing religious symbols while on the field.  However, only 30% approve of professional athletes kneeling during the national anthem.

https://apnorc.org/projects/the-publics-opinion-on-religion-in-sports/

Proselytizing means forcing people to be religious. The coaches aren’t proselytizing when they are praying and expressing their religious beliefs. Prayers in public are not proselytizing.

Proselytism is attempting to convert people's religious or political beliefs.

If you look up the verb “proselytism” in most dictionaries, you’ll find it defined as any effort to persuade a person to give up one point of view in favor of another. Atheists and anti-theists constantly proselytize in this forum. [/quote]

Yea! Fall back onto the the Supreme Court. Way to prove your point.    /s

That you're quoting a poll of what Americans think (by the way, i know too much about polls to take that at face value) doesn't mean that Christians should do do in this instance. Isn't the Bible the higher authority? What is purely legal, may not be what is the best treatment a Christian should offer their neighbors' children.

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I mean, America leads the world in the proportion of people who think angels are real.

We truly are a stupid lot. [/quote]

We don’t know if angels are real, scientists can’t prove or disprove anything about what lies beyond the natural world. Having religious beliefs may seem stupid to you, but [b]having respect for the beliefs of others is a sign of emotional maturity[/b]. You don’t have to be threatened by things you don’t understand. Other people have thoughts and feelings that are different from yours. You can respectfully co-exist and not feel threatened or upset by the way others live their lives.

I don’t know why fellow American citizens exercising their freedom of religion and speech is so threatening to people? Especially since those two things are not easily come by in this world- we are lucky to have those rights.

Calling others stupid is not necessary or nice. [/quote]

Display this maturity then and pray privately.
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No, neither I nor anyone else in America has to pray privately. We have the rights of freedom of speech and religion.

There are atheists and anti-theists in this thread that do not like those rights.

One plainly states that they want to stop prayer in sports.

Why do atheists and anti-theists like taking freedom of speech and religion away from people?

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I know you are just talking crap because nobody making out in public wants you to join in, either. Neither people praying nor making out are doing so to make you take notice and lure you in.

You just have main character syndrome and make yourself the center of the universe in every moment. Other people are making out or praying and you can’t stand it! How about realizing not everything is about you, mind your own business, and let people live? Unclench, how insufferable is it going about watching and critiquing everyone and trying to insert yourself and your pwecious fee-fees into their lives?

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Alert!  Christian talking above -- but a mean one.  Not the good kind, who also exist. hopefully in greater number.[/quote]

You aren’t going to ALERT! on the atheist post above that called Americans stupid?That was extremely mean.

How about ALERTING! on each post that a poster wants to take away freedom of speech and religion?[/quote]

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