The football came is a private venture. I think that the owners etc can have any kind of pregame activity they want. I don't have to pray. Others can. No big deal.
In any place where there are government dollars supporting it then the separation of church and state comes into it.
I suggest that there are those who carry it too far (like if the story about the little girl over her lunch is actually true -- it seems some of these are false). Of course, there will be such people. We need to keep clear what is within in bounds and is not.
An individual praying over their lunch on on a prayer mat in the corner of the playing field or gym of a school should be ok. However, we do have to be careful of having the school itself impose any prayer of any kind or allow peer pressure to come in to it.
This is another one of those cases were a bit of reasonableness is requiered.
I'd really like to see some muslims open a football game in a school with a prayer. You can bet that a lot of these Christians would be quick to try to stamp that out.
When you think back it is amazing what a good job the founders of the USA did. It is a rare historical event where such people come together and think things through so very well.
It is a shame that there aren't any people of that stature and wisdom in power now.
This message has been edited by NosyNed, 01-03-2005 15:27 AM
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