If this is true, this is the stupidest rule I have ever heard of.....
On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 7:20 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > What if he had been a muzzie and pointing at his moon god? > ** > DCG posted: " 'Act of faith' costs track team a win, trip to state > championships CBS Houston: COLUMBUS, Texas -- An act of faith has cost > an area track team a win and a chance to advance to the state > championships. This past weekend, the Columbus High School Migh" Respond > to this post by replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Athlete pointing > to the sky gets track team > disqualified<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/athlete-pointing-to-the-sky-gets-track-team-disqualified/> > by > DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> > > [image: "Excessive" act of > celebration]<http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/pointing.jpg> > > "Excessive" act of celebration > 'Act of faith' costs track team a win, trip to state championships > > CBS > Houston<http://www.khou.com/sports/Act-of-fath-costs-track-team-its-win-205661221.html>: > COLUMBUS, Texas -- *An act of faith has cost an area track team a win and > a chance to advance to the state championships.* > > This past weekend, the Columbus High School Mighty Cardinals had just won > a boys relay race when a runner’s final gesture got them disqualified. As > he was crossing the finish line, *Derrick Hayes pointed up to the sky*. > His father believes he was giving thanks in a gesture to God. > > “It was a reaction,” father KC Hayes said. *“I mean you’re brought up > your whole life that God gives you good things, you’re blessed.”* > > Columbus ISD Superintendent Robert O’Connor > <http://www.columbusisd.org/Page/189>said the team had won the race by > seven yards. It was their fastest race of the year. > > *Though O’Connor cannot say why the student pointed, he says it was > against the rules that govern high school sports. The rules state there can > be no excessive act of celebration, which includes raising the hands.* > > “I don’t think that the situation was technically a terrible scenario as > far as his action, but *the action did violate the context of the rule*,” > Supt. O’Connor said. > > *But critics, including the runner’s father, see it as a violation of > religious freedom.* Some of them have even complained to the state, which > does not appear to be budging. > > “You cross a finish line and you’ve accomplished a goal and within seconds > it’s gone,” KC Hayes said. “To see four kids, you know, what does that tell > them about the rest of their lives? You’re going to do what’s right, work > extra hard, and have it ripped away from you?” > > It has proven to be a difficult lesson for a team which showed how well it > can win. It must now show how well it can handle loss. > > From the Columbus High School web page<http://www.columbusisd.org/Domain/10> > : > > *"...we recognize the value to enhance the education and self-esteem of > all students..."* > > Contact information for the school and superintendent: > > Jerry Brem, Principal, Columbus High School, 979-732-5746 > > Columbus ISD Business Office <http://www.columbusisd.org/domain/25>, 979- > 732-5704 > > DCG > > *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | May 3, > 2013 at 3:30 am | Tags: Columbus High School Mighty > Cardinals<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=columbus-high-school-mighty-cardinals>| > Categories: > Christians/Christianity<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=111409284>| > URL: > http://wp.me/pKuKY-luF > > > Comment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/athlete-pointing-to-the-sky-gets-track-team-disqualified/#respond> > See all > comments<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/athlete-pointing-to-the-sky-gets-track-team-disqualified/#comments> > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > Subscriptions<https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf&email=goosepickles%40gmail.com>. > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/athlete-pointing-to-the-sky-gets-track-team-disqualified/ > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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