Victory! Court rules cheerleaders can paint Bible verse banners
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Cheerleaders will be able to once again raise banners proclaiming God’s Word at football games in Kountze, Texas.
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The Court of Appeals for the Ninth District Court of Texas ruled late Thursday in favor of the Kountze cheerleaders – declaring the inspirational Bible verses painted on run-through banners are private speech.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“We find the Cheerleaders’ speech on the pregame run-through banners cannot be characterized as government speech,” the court ruled.
In 2012 the school district had banned cheerleaders from writing Bible verses on run-through banners for the football team. That decision came after the notorious Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a complaint.
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