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| | + | Cheerleaders, including those in [[public schools]], have on many occasion boldly expressed their faith and conservative values, sometimes individually, sometimes as an entire unit. For example, cheerleaders at Kountze High School in [[Texas]] faced persecution by the [[ACLU]] and other liberals for quoting Bible verses on banners intended to raise school spirit.<ref>https://www.aclu.org/news/religious-liberty/cheerleaders-and-bible-verses</ref> Members of all three public high schools in Charlotte County, Florida (along with the football team at Port Charlotte High School, which was specifically attacked by Freedom From Religion Foundation)<ref>https://www.freethoughttoday.com/free/ffrf-fights-for-your-constitutional-rights/</ref> and Ponte Vedra High School (also in Florida)<ref>https://www.aclu.org/news/religious-liberty/cheerleaders-and-bible-verses</ref> have engaged in similar expression. It is likely for these reasons that administrators (who are active on the site to this day) at the liberal atheist [[RationalWiki]] have previously expressed a desire for all cheerleaders to die.<ref>https://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=User:Punching_Bag&diff=595844&oldid=593423</ref> |
| − | In 2007, varsity cheerleaders at a [[California]] high school were suspended from school for lifting their skirts to show "Indians #1" spelled out on their undergarments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcra.com/news/14612729/detail.html|title=Ripon Cheerleaders Suspended For Showing Bloomers|date=2007-11-15|accessdate=2009-12-27|publisher=Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc.}}</ref> Some network administrators have even blocked access to websites related to cheerleading due to concerns of indecency. It is important to note, however, that some cheerleading squads have made good-faith efforts to reduce indecency. For example, cheerleaders at [[Pensacola Christian College]] and [[Liberty University]] display much less skin than many cheerleaders at secular universities, with PCC's cheerleading uniforms coming down to the cheerleaders' knees in accordance with the institution's standard dress code.<ref>http://www.pcci.edu/Athletics/CheerleadersAndTumblers.aspx</ref> Many Christian schools have cheerleading squads, and there are many cheerleaders themselves who are Christians. Some cheerleading squads at public high schools have been attacked by [[atheists]] for publicly praying at cheer events and otherwise promoting Christianity. | + | In 2007, varsity cheerleaders at a [[California]] high school were suspended from school for lifting their skirts to show "Indians #1" spelled out on their undergarments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcra.com/news/14612729/detail.html|title=Ripon Cheerleaders Suspended For Showing Bloomers|date=2007-11-15|accessdate=2009-12-27|publisher=Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc.}}</ref> Some network administrators have even blocked access to websites related to cheerleading due to concerns of indecency. It is important to note, however, that some cheerleading squads have made good-faith efforts to reduce indecency or never performed in indecent ways in the first place. For example, cheerleaders at [[Pensacola Christian College]] and [[Liberty University]] display much less skin than many cheerleaders at secular universities, with PCC's cheerleading uniforms coming down to the cheerleaders' knees in accordance with the institution's standard dress code.<ref>http://www.pcci.edu/Athletics/CheerleadersAndTumblers.aspx</ref> Many Christian schools have cheerleading squads, and there are many cheerleaders themselves who are Christians. Some cheerleading squads at public high schools have been attacked by [[atheists]] for publicly praying at cheer events and otherwise promoting Christianity. |