I don't consider the superbowl a public event - its not put on by the government, so I don't think it would be in any way a violation of anything, even if the presentation was openly religious.
--Beth, Pseudo usenet cop Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 10:50 PM Subject: Separation of Church and State at the Super Bowl > Watching the half time show tonight, this question came to me. > > The Super Dome is government owned. Though the Super Bowl is private > enterprise, it's still using a state-financed facility. And it is a public > event. > > During the half time show, U2, fronted by two evangelical Christians (Bono > and The Edge), performed a song called "Where the Streets Have No Name" > while the names of victims of Sept. 11 scrolled on a screen behind them. > Tonight, Bono added the lyric (not in the album version), "I'll show you a > place / where there's no sorrow and no pain / Where the streets have no > name." Which is not directly a biblical reference, but a Christian concept > of heaven. Even without the added lyric, the song could be taken as about > heaven. > > So, violation of separation of church and state? Too offensive for a public > event? > > > H. > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
