Locker room baptisms at Texas Tech?

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Jul 16, 2013
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Agreed. Here in CT (where I think it would be darn near impossible to get even 9 players of faith - much less the same faith, or who practiced that faith the same way - on a team), the closest I ever got to religion in sports was high school football, where our coach before we took the field for a game would say “now, let’s each in his own way, say a silent prayer, not for victory, but that no one gets knocked.” Which was about as close to the line as I'd like.

Our local high school football team does a short team prayer prior to every game. The coaches and all players are involved in that. It is pretty much the same as you are saying. Each player can silently pray in any way they wish, but it is done as a group to show unity.

Added: this is a public high school by the way...
 
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Apr 20, 2015
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I'm sorry but there is no way in this environment that young women can't feel coerced into something like this. No one wants to feel like they aren't a team player and if this is supported by the coach then regardless of her intentions there will always be an inkling of doubt as to what will happen to me if I don't participate. I'm a Christian but I don't support this

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May 20, 2015
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i would share concerns about blurred lines/mixed messages when a coach is involved with something like this.....

pretty sure most of my players over the years don't know my religious preferences, my political preferences or anything of that nature, aside from i'm a decent guy who pushed them hard and treated them like daughters.....

although a few know, and mostly dislike, my musical tastes.....i have a penchant for hijacking the speaker from time to time and introducing them to the wonderful world of 80's metal



as an aside, not sure i want to dunk my head into a whirlpool/ice tub that has been in use in a softball locker room......
 
Aug 19, 2015
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As long as non-participation in these activities is not frowned upon, punished, etc.., then have at it. But even though the coach and adults may feel like it's totally voluntary and they're not requiring participation, kids may feel coerced to participate. They may believe that their coaches will think they're not "team players" if they don't. And what if you had a Jewish, agnostic, or atheist player? All of this might make them very uncomfortable. Now, if the team/school/college advertised as being a Christ-Centered team (or whatever terminology they might use), I'd say "have at it" because players knew going in what it was all about. Otherwise, I fall in the "odd, but probably harmless as long as participation is voluntary" camp.
 
Mar 28, 2014
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I wonder how a muslim player would be received if she wanted to conduct a sacrament of Islam in the Texas Tech locker room or dugout?
Just sayin'...
the dollar bill says "In GOD we trust" not "In ALLAH we trust" so little bit different.
 
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Mar 28, 2014
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"Allah" roughly translates to god, so they're good.

Also, that's only been on the dollar bill since the 1950s, so that may not be the hill you want to die on.
On paper money yes but it has been on coins since Civil War time. 1864 to be exact. But not sure what the duration of time its been on there has to do with anything. You picked the weird hill to die on if that's your argument.
 
Dec 26, 2017
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On paper money yes but it has been on coins since Civil War time. 1864 to be exact. But not sure what the duration of time its been on there has to do with anything. You picked the weird hill to die on if that's your argument.

You specifically mentioned the dollar bill.

If you're somehow insinuating that other religions shouldn't be able to use state school locker rooms for religious ceremonies, because of what it says on our money, the fact that the founders of the country didn't think it was necessary to print it on there might be an important factor to consider...
 
Mar 28, 2014
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You specifically mentioned the dollar bill.

If you're somehow insinuating that other religions shouldn't be able to use state school locker rooms for religious ceremonies, because of what it says on our money, the fact that the founders of the country didn't think it was necessary to print it on there might be an important factor to consider...
The poster asked " I wonder how a muslim player would be received if she wanted to conduct a sacrament of Islam in the Texas Tech locker room or dugout?" to which I made my reply. My reply did not take a stance of one side or the other, right or wrong, it simply pointed out that since our country is a Christian country, as noted on our coins and currency, that is therefore our culture and other religions' activities might be looked at differently. Just like if a christian wanted to get baptized in the Iranian National Team's locker room. I'd ask the same question the poster asked......... I wonder how a christian player would be received if they tried to get baptised in the locker room"? to which my answer would be "Since Iran is primarily a muslim country, it would be a little bit different".

Cultures exist in countries and anything done that is outside of the normal culture tends to raise eyebrows for many. And that goes for the US, Iran, Iceland and any other country. It's quite normal actually. Sort of like getting married in a supermarket might raise eyebrows and be considered strange to people. Right pattar?
 

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