Prayer at Sporting EventsEssay Preview: Prayer at Sporting EventsReport this essay“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” stated by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution. Organized prayer at sporting events is unfair and violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and should not be happening.
Yes, I am aware that the First Amendment states freedom of speech and religion, meaning yes you can voice what you believe in. It is unfair though to pray at a sporting event favoring one religion. What about the people in the stands who follow Hinduism or some of the 1.3 billion people who practice Islam or Buddhist, the list can go on. Even if the stands are more than likely mostly filled with one religion doesnt make it okay. Every US citizen has the same rights. If they want to do prayer than make sure that every religion that is practiced by someone at the sporting event is prayed. If that cant happen then dont do it at all. If a certain group wants to pray before a game then they should make a time anyplace and do it together, but not everyone who doesnt believe in that prayer or just doesnt want to shouldnt have to.
1378 2/23/2015 11:24:41 5-8 Yes Yes, because that doesnt change my views. It is just a form of punishment for being a racist/intolerant bigot.
1379 2/23/2015 11:40:16 11/17 No Yes, it hurts me. I feel that it is more important to try and change people’s minds because those who think differently are the ones who should be punished for their wrong ways. But even the beliefs or positions they take are their own ideas and it needs to never go away, especially in their political outlook.
1380 2/23/2015 11:42:06 11/18 No Yes I don’t know why they didn’t do it to the athletes, but for being a racist/intolerant bigot against the LGBT community, this is more a political issue than religious or social. Maybe it’s because I was a person that didn’t really mind seeing a gay person being hurt, or maybe these “transphobic” protesters are being unfairly treated.
1381 2/23/2015 11:48:57 11/28 Yes Yes I will not be silenced by the media.
1382 2/23/2015 11:54:43 11/34 Yes Yes they are allowed to speak freely. However the media’s anti-gay bias goes way, way beyond what the first amendment permits. No, it is not only against the LGBT population of the United Arab Emirates who are the most discriminated against. I can personally attest to my friends in the United Arab Emirates, my own family as well as my wife, and their whole family. A minority of our residents does not have a right to have these political opinions expressed just because of their religion. It is extremely dangerous to speak their religious beliefs. It is also very dangerous to publicly protest them because they can make their own choices for public service and social causes.
1383 2/23/2015 11:59:42 11/50 Yes Yes. Although I think it is fair and something we should all agree on to fight for better treatment for gays and lesbians everywhere. I would like to support people’s right to self faith as well.
1384 2/23/2015 12:14:12 11/11 No No No, but my point is not that this is a bad stance, it’s more that it is a positive one. I just really do not believe it would be a good one at all.
1385 2/23/2015 12:18:42 11/29 No Yes, it hurts, it hurts a lot, especially with the LGBT community when there are so many people who disagree with us. For any person to argue that they aren’t right for expressing their religious views without actually defending that viewpoint for any length of time is just not about the individual person.
1386 2/23/2015 12:25:17 11/29 Yes No It hurts a lot. It’s not a problem with the LGBT population but it does hurt the country, because you already know about some very bad things. And people tend to say things differently because it can. I’m not one of them, but I can see the