I HATE THE ACLU....we need a second....American Christian Liberties Assoc.
the rest of the article:
He said the board acknowledged the prayer by Shane Tycer at the baseball game "and offered a lame explanation" that he took the microphone when the regular announcer was late. No school officials tried to stop him, nor has the board or superintendent repudiated the prayer, Cook said.
He said board members should be fined or go to jail "for their calculated un-American and immoral conduct to embarrass, hinder or obstruct the court in the administration of justice." The contempt motion was the latest development in a years-long legal battle over prayer at school functions in Tangipahoa, which is on the north side of Lake Ponchartrain across from New Orleans. The lawsuit, filed by a parent identified as John Doe on behalf of his children James and Jack Doe, originally included objections to prayers at Loranger High School football games.
That portion of the lawsuit was settled last year with an agreement that prayers would be dropped at games and other school events. Unsettled until recently was a challenge to public prayer at school board meetings. Berrigan ruled in February that school boards, unlike most government bodies, cannot hold public prayers.
Berrigan noted that school-sponsored prayers in classes or at other school functions have long been prohibited by federal courts as a violation of First Amendment guarantees against government-established religion. And, she said, school boards should come under the same stricture because they are integral parts of school systems: They set policy and oversee operations and sometimes involve students in board meetings.
Berrigan's ruling was lambasted by Gov. Kathleen Blanco among others and is being appealed.
Just as in the civil rights days of the late 50's and early 60's, there comes a time when nonviolent civil disobedience is warranted. These folks should be backed by action from the executive and legislative branches, but I'm not holding my breath.
Fine, hold them in contempt, and fine them $1.00 each time they say a prayer before a game.
I think all schools should show contempt for the ACLU.
U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan
There is a conflict of interest here.
This sounds like a PRIVATE school playing games against PUBLIC schools.
If the school is private, they can do anything they want.