Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't mind as long as there wasn't any crazy speaking in tongues/arm waving/etc but it would open the door to any religious group being allowed to say prayers and I'd rather not start off a game with pagan false gods, aka demons, being invoked.

LOL NO

NO

Anonymous wrote:Would I be ok with it for my own athiest kid? Yes, because I know he would just not participate. But other kids might feel pressured to, so that's the problem.

+1 my atheist kid would stand back and not participate, but what about the kids who would feel pressure to do so to fit in with the team? And in such a diverse area where not everyone believes the same mythology feelings are bound to get hurt.

Only if it was a prayer to Jobu.

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I went to British boarding school, complete with prayerful assembly, religion study and grace before meals. It was in a particular time and place, and I accepted it.

However, in our area, in our time, this is not acceptable.

Private school is different, plenty of private schools have prayer. There is a HUGE difference between what is allowed when parents choose for their children versus publicly-funded, government-run schools.

PP you replied to. My point exactly.

Absolutely not.

Nope. I am Christian but I have friends who are not. Standing by silently still makes them feel uncomfortable and singles out their kids who are not participating. I doubt too many Christians would be ok with a rotation of a Catholic Priest, an Imam, a Rabbi, a Methodist, a Baptist, a Hindu and other religions during the season. Unless the religious prayer is going to rotate through all of the various religions in the area, then no because it marginalizes people who have different faiths.

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Anonymous wrote:It may shock some of you to know this, but public address system prayers before football games are quite common before high school and even college games in many parts of the country.

Yeah, those areas where Trump is king and Covid runs rampant. Glad to be in DC.

Not necessarily. It's common practice in heavily and/or traditionally Catholic areas as well, including places like Massachusetts.

I grew up in a super Catholic town and no one EVER did this. The coaches were all Catholic and were all in the KoC and stuff, too. We felt bad for the Catholic kids, whose coaches made a show of doing this before games. (And their cheerleaders, with their calf-length skirts.)

I mean Catholic SCHOOL kids that we used to play.

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Anonymous wrote:It may shock some of you to know this, but public address system prayers before football games are quite common before high school and even college games in many parts of the country.

Yeah, those areas where Trump is king and Covid runs rampant. Glad to be in DC.

Not necessarily. It's common practice in heavily and/or traditionally Catholic areas as well, including places like Massachusetts.

I grew up in a super Catholic town and no one EVER did this. The coaches were all Catholic and were all in the KoC and stuff, too. We felt bad for the Catholic kids, whose coaches made a show of doing this before games. (And their cheerleaders, with their calf-length skirts.)

It would be nice and could help our team do well.

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I went to British boarding school, complete with prayerful assembly, religion study and grace before meals. It was in a particular time and place, and I accepted it.

However, in our area, in our time, this is not acceptable.

Private school is different, plenty of private schools have prayer. There is a HUGE difference between what is allowed when parents choose for their children versus publicly-funded, government-run schools.

Would I be ok with it for my own athiest kid? Yes, because I know he would just not participate. But other kids might feel pressured to, so that's the problem.

Anonymous wrote:Sure, I'd love to start the game with an Our Father and a Hail Mary. I'll bring an icon of Christ for the team members to venerate, too. You'd be fine with that, right OP?

You you okay if they pray to Allah ?

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Anonymous wrote:It may shock some of you to know this, but public address system prayers before football games are quite common before high school and even college games in many parts of the country.

Yeah, those areas where Trump is king and Covid runs rampant. Glad to be in DC.

Not necessarily. It's common practice in heavily and/or traditionally Catholic areas as well, including places like Massachusetts.

Nope.