No, it was built (not founded, see Native Americans) by Puritans. They were quite intolerable to other religions in case you forgot. So I would say, "Founded by religious freedom," would be incorrect. :D

High Court May Consider Team Prayers ...
 

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OHSAA SAID REF DIDN’T VIOLATE ANY RULES OR PROCEDURES

The Ohio High School Athletic Association had two words for Trotwood-Madison High School on Wednesday, March 18.

Case closed.

Trotwood-Madison wanted the OHSAA to acknowledge that referee xxxxxx xxxxxxxx made a mistake by calling a foul with eight-tenths of a second remaining in the Rams’ 52-51 Division I district championship loss to Centerville at UD Arena on Saturday, March 14.

But the governing body of Ohio high school athletics refused that acknowledgment because the official did not violate any rules or procedures.

“If a rule was misinterpreted or an official’s procedure was misapplied, then that is something we would potentially acknowledge,” said Tim Stried, OHSAA’s director of information services. “But this (Trotwood’s complaint) doesn’t have anything to do with that. Several of us watched the video and it’s clear the official thought it was a foul, and that’s the end of the story. It’s over.”

OHSAA bylaws prohibit schools from protesting the outcome of games.

“It’s for this very reason,” Stried said. “If we allowed protests, gosh, we’d have a thousand protests a month from folks who said there was a missed call or a bad call. That’s why we don’t allow for protests. Officials’ decisions at the site are final.”

Trotwood principal Gerald Cox said he addressed his concerns in a letter to the OHSAA, and that he’ll comment after contacting the association.

Oh good grief...the Puritans founded one small settlement that grew into one of the original 13 colonies. By that time, the majority of the people living in the colony were not Puritans.

They shouldn't have let it come down to that one call. If they want to blame someone, blame themselves. I'm sure somebody missed a couple of free throws or a layup somewhere that kept them from winning by five or so points.

Thank you for clearing that up before I got back here.

Now Only If I Could Find My Rainbow Colored Wig ...
 

I guess I'm like one of those losers that you posted about because I've got "John 3:16", and a cross, tattooed on my upper left arm. And if the moderators want to delete my signature, or part of this post, then so be it. I wouldn't have any problem with that. We enjoy the rights of freedom of speech, and freedom of religion, including the right not to practice any religion, here in the United States, but Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. owns the Forum, and they are free, and have the right, to do whatever they want with their property.

Here's another good bible verse: We know how dearly God loves us, and we feel this warm love everywhere. (Romans 5:5) Maybe it will be my next tattoo?

dave30 Should Be An Honorary Mythbuster ...
 

Officials are on the court to be the only unbiased arbiters of the game. Officials are not concerned with who wins or loses, but only fairness and safety. Everyone else in that gym cares about winning, and therefore cannot look at the game objectively. Players commit fouls and violations; officials view those infractions, judge the action, and then apply the rules of the game to what they had viewed. The rules then determine the penalty.

Agreed.

not you. I have no problem at all with you using the 3:16 in your sig. By losers I didn't mean you. I meant those people in the gym who keep running around holding the signs and clearly have that in mind over watching a game which is why they are removing the signs.

Good grief. I'll agree that there are better things to do with their time, more productive things even if they want to evangelize. But your comments are just juvenile, frankly.

This isn't much better. Why are they "losers?" Because you don't agree with them? While it's certainly within the rights of game management to remove the signs, I have to wonder why.

Give Me That Old Time Religion ...
 

mutantducky: I'm sorry if you misunderstood my post. I'm not, nor have I recently been, upset with you. I just wanted to voice an opinion contrary to your opinion, that's all. Many Forum members are fortunate enough to live in a country where we all have freedom of speech, and freedom of religion, including a freedom to have no religion. Also, although I am proud to be a Christian, I am also tolerant of other religions. And evangelizing is just not my cup of tea. I work with some Muslims, and some Hindus, and we discuss the differences, and similarities, in our different religions all the time, and we are often fascinated with learning something new about a religion other than our own.

Now give this Bible verse a quick read. Although this comes from the Bible, I'm sure that people from many religions, and those who are not religious at all, would fully agree with it's meaning: And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. (Isaiah 58:10)

Honorary Mythbuster? I'm confused!:confused:

Who You Gonna Call ??? Mythbusters ...
 

NFHS Forum: THE MOST MISUNDERSTOOD BASKETBALL RULES

Check out the first, and the fourth, post, as well as the last section in the list in the first post.

yeah I didn't mean anything. I'm not anti-Christian or anything. I was just getting tired of the people running around with the John 3 16 signs.