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Good Article on Danny Granger

Chico said:
What religion says you can't stand on the court with your teammates while your country's anthem is being played?
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It was about putting another symbol, etc. before God. Standing at attention to a flag does just that.

As Murph said freedom of religion and freedom to stand and look at the flag or not are one of the beauties of living in this country.

I'm amazed so many people get bothered by this. He never made anyone else not look at the flag, etc. and he never went public with anything. He did what he did in private.
 
tornado said:
there are a lot of people who have little respect for the flag and what it stands for,
but oddly even when it's reported, it falls off the page quite quickly.
http://www.faniq.com/blog/Video-Jos...Iverson-Charity-Flag-Football-Game-Blog-11932
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/091708dnspomavslede.112d818.html
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I don't think I've ever heard anyone say they don't respect what the flag stands for. If so, it is a very, very, very small number of people.

It's just a flag. Thats all it is.
 
If he wants to interpret his religious beliefs that way, he should be free to do so, unless it infringes on others' rights.

This matter was the subject of a Supreme Court decision in 1943 in which the US Supreme Court declared that members of the JW's did not have to salute the flag as was mandated by a statutes in the state of West Virginia--
http://atheism.about.com/library/decisions/religion/bl_l_WVABarnette.htm

http://greatessays.blogspot.com/2005/11/1943-supreme-court-opinion-on-jehovahs.html

However, I know a number of Jehovah's Witnesses who do not suscribe to this practice.
 
Da Coach said:
If he wants to interpret his religious beliefs that way, he should be free to do so, unless it infringes on others' rights.

This matter was the subject of a Supreme Court decision in 1943 in which the US Supreme Court declared that members of the JW's did not have to salute the flag as was mandated by a statutes in the state of West Virginia--
http://atheism.about.com/library/decisions/religion/bl_l_WVABarnette.htm

http://greatessays.blogspot.com/2005/11/1943-supreme-court-opinion-on-jehovahs.html

However, I know a number of Jehovah's Witnesses who do not suscribe to this practice.
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Amen Da Coach.
 
Out of Balance said:
You are a trip Murph! Didn't someone in a another thread just make cutting remark about coach MO's pre game prayer before each game? I wonder who that was!
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OOB, it's the same point.

Coach Molinari never required players to participate in pre-game prayers. It was never mandatory. If guys wanted too, they could. If they didn't, they didn't.
 
Lets just drop the Religion and National Anthem issues.
I say we put his picture on the CC wall next to all the great players who played for BU. He did so much for BU and showed so much appreciation.
 
Out of Balance said:
Lets just drop the Religion and National Anthem issues.
I say we put his picture on the CC wall next to all the great players who played for BU. He did so much for BU and showed so much appreciation.
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I don't think anyone was wanting to put his jersey on the wall...
 
I'm sure if he stayed at Bradley for four years and was an outstanding player for us...you guys would be more accepting to his religious beliefs.

I am not religious, but I still respect others' beliefs. He was not doing it to show blatant disrespect. Just because he doesn't honor a flag doesn't mean he doesn't respect or value what people have done for our country.
 
Future Walk-On said:
I'm sure if he stayed at Bradley for four years and was an outstanding player for us...you guys would be more accepting to his religious beliefs.

I am not religious, but I still respect others' beliefs. He was not doing it to show blatant disrespect. Just because he doesn't honor a flag doesn't mean he doesn't respect or value what people have done for our country.
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FW-On, I know what you saying on the four years and I am also very sensitive to one's religion and religious beliefs. I am sorry if I came across like I am not. I attend St. Marks weekly. I just am not convinced the National Anthem thing was about religion but more of his negative actions to disrupt the team and another one of his negative acts. It would be interesting to know if he continued to do his act at New Mexico, in the pros, the other night at the all star game and for that matter did he do it in HS before he came to BU. Also as I said put the religion issue aside and just judge the guy on how he acted and treated a University, its people and the fans who bent over back wards to help this guy after all the other negative things he did here.
This is the last I will say about DG, as I think this has gone on way to long now. There are way to many good/great players who played for BU that are far more deserving of more positive talk than to waste another minute him!
 
Out of Balance said:
FW-On, I know what you saying on the four years and I am also very sensitive to one's religion and religious beliefs. I am sorry if I came across like I am not. I attend St. Marks weekly. I just am not convinced the National Anthem thing was about religion but more of his negative actions to disrupt the team and another one of his negative acts. It would be interesting to know if he continued to do his act at New Mexico, in the pros, the other night at the all star game and for that matter did he do it in HS before he came to BU. Also as I said put the religion issue aside and just judge the guy on how he acted and treated a University, its people and the fans who bent over back wards to help this guy after all the other negative things he did here.
This is the last I will say about DG, as I think this has gone on way to long now. There are way to many good/great players who played for BU that are far more deserving of more positive talk than to waste another minute him!
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agreed. :)

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