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Title: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: Dori on May 03, 2013, 05:49:03 PM: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/03/track-team-disqualified-for-religious-gesture)

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The Columbus High School Mighty Cardinals had won the 4x100-meter relay--by seven yards, no less--and had a shot at the state championship. That was until Junior sprinter Derrick Hayes pointed to the sky. Hayes's father, K.C., said that his son made a gesture of thanks to God, but raising a hand to the sky is considered excessive celebration according to the state scholastic rules. And with that, the team was disqualified
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Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: CG6468 on May 03, 2013, 06:46:36 PM: It's a good thing my kids are grown up; I'D GO BATSHIT CRAZY DEALING THIS!!!! :rant:
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: marv on May 03, 2013, 07:25:57 PM: OMG! They better strip the KC Chiefs of their Super Bowl IV championship...

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Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: A7X_foREVer on May 03, 2013, 10:40:06 PM: This pisses me off to no end
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: drazor1 on May 11, 2013, 07:46:31 AM: When it comes down to it, if the opposing team members, their parents, and the coach, don't come out and defend this kid, meaning that they come clean and publicly admit that the winner's gesture didn't offend them and that they deserve the win, then they should also be ashamed. This is a real teaching moment for the kids on the opposing team from their parents and coach. They cannot be satisfied with a default win over this issue. I would certainly not be happy to advance in the standings based on the fact that a kid thanked God for his talent and his victory. It's pathetic. That opposing team should do the right thing and acknowledge the real winning team's achievements. It would be a real Christian thing to do...
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: CG6468 on May 11, 2013, 08:43:54 AM: Our nation is a thing of the past.
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: Lacarnut on June 10, 2013, 08:02:24 PM: Quote from: CG6468 on May 11, 2013, 08:43:54 AM
Our nation is a thing of the past.

Afraid you might be correct. God is bad. The country is getting down in the gutter with left wing ideology such as legalization of drugs, prostitution, abortions, etc. We will pay a price for godliness.
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: obumazombie on June 10, 2013, 08:09:48 PM: The libs have made so many aspects of our society into a Lewis Carroll plot.
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: Ptarmigan on June 12, 2013, 11:48:49 AM: Stupid. :mental:
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: vesta111 on June 27, 2013, 07:20:32 AM: Quote from: Ptarmigan on June 12, 2013, 11:48:49 AM
Stupid. :mental:

I wonder just how much money was riding on the opposing team to win ?
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: Lacarnut on June 27, 2013, 09:00:07 AM: Quote from: vesta111 on June 27, 2013, 07:20:32 AM
I wonder just how much money was riding on the opposing team to win ?

Where do you come up with such stupidity? I have heard of betting on college football but never on H.S. track.
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: Ptarmigan on June 27, 2013, 11:12:41 AM: Quote from: vesta111 on June 27, 2013, 07:20:32 AM
I wonder just how much money was riding on the opposing team to win ?

What does this have to do with gambling?????????? :???: :wtf2: :mental:
Title: Re: High School Track Team Disqualified When Runner Gestures Thanks to God
Post by: vesta111 on June 27, 2013, 11:32:53 AM: Quote from: Lacarnut on June 27, 2013, 09:00:07 AM
Where do you come up with such stupidity? I have heard of betting on college football but never on H.S. track.

You be surprised at the small towns in the South that have so little entertainment they live for H.S sports. Only place I ever lived that the majority of the town turned out for a girls basketball game.

Some weekends they had to cancel the dog or cock fights as everyone was out rooting for a soft ball game, little league.

Small towns where most everyone has lived a generation or 2 next door to their neighbors, most everyone has a horse in the race be it son, daughter, nephew, niece, grand child or family's of best friends.

Any kind of competitions brings out the money be it cockroach racing, to frog jumping.

I suggest you Lacarnut get out a bit more to see the other side of life.

Then there are the businesses that sponsor's the H.S. GAMES, they want to advertise they are proud sponsors of the H.S winners in a Spelling Bee or Chess Club, the Swim team or field hockey teams.

The recruiters for the professional sports teams start at Freshman level H.S. and keep an eye on the potential college players for years.

There is money to be made in sports one way or another. Never know when a recruiter will pick up a 15 year old track runner for possible future Olympic endorsements.