Oct 23, 2012
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What started with the censorship of tiny crosses has now turned into a giant public relations problem for Louisiana State University.
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Thousands of football fans across the nation are outraged after LSU digitally erased the tiny crosses from a photograph of “The Painted Posse” that was distributed by the university. The school feared that someone might be offended.
“The Painted Posse” have been longtime fixtures in “Death Valley.” They’re known for loving Jesus and Tiger football. And they celebrate both during every football game — painting their bodies in school colors — along with a tiny cross – representing their faith in Christ.
And now the passionate group that mixes God and the Gridiron is speaking out — urging football fans to join them in wearing crosses at Saturday’s game against Alabama.
“We encourage anyone who would like to honor Jesus Christ to join us by wearing a cross on November 3rd,” read a statement on the group’s Facebook page. “We strongly discourage the wearing of a cross as a way to protest the university or its recent decision.”
The young college students said even though they disagreed with the university’s decision to airbrush the crosses, they are not angry at school officials. They said they had even received an apology from the Southeastern Conference school.
Regardless, the Painted Posse said they plan to return to their normal seats with their normal painted uniforms on Nov. 3 — and they plan on “wholeheartedly supporting our Tigers.”
“Despite what happened, our main focus is to represent Christ,” the statement read.
University spokesman Herb Vincent told Campus Reform that the school altered the image to prevent other students from being offended.
“We don’t want to imply we are making any religious or political statements, so we air-brushed it out,” the school said in a statement. “Only one of the students, who didn’t appreciate it, actually contacted us about it. So next time, we’ll just choose a different photo.”
Going forward, the school plans to steer clear of photos with religious overtones when it sends out emails promoting athletics.
“It was just a straight sports communications message, no politics involved, no religion,” Vincent said.
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The school shouldn't worry about who may be offended, but rather the many they're going to royally piss off. If the bigots and haters can't handle a harmless symbol, they should consider covering their eyes when it appears in their line of sight, otherwise they are just a bunch of crybabies complaining over spilt milk.
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I am sorry if I offended you. I have enjoyed our little fight. Yes, my bitch is in the hospital dying right now, and I'm a little biter.
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Soooo, LSU will post pictures of their students as long as they aren't Christians. What about posting photos of student wearing burkas or yarmulkes? Rosaries? Guess not, seeing as how they're so offensive.
Actually, no, they won't use those pictures. Read the article. It states in pretty clear English that the school will not be using any religious imagery in it's publications regarding athletics.
Actually, no, they won't use those pictures. Read the article. It states in pretty clear English that the school will not be using any religious imagery in it's publications regarding athletics.
Actually, no, they won't use those pictures. Read the article. It states in pretty clear English that the school will not be using any religious imagery in it's publications regarding athletics.
Actually, no, they won't use those pictures. Read the article. It states in pretty clear English that the school will not be using any religious imagery in it's publications regarding athletics.
Trying to not offend other students, you did offend and deny the beliefs of the students who were pictured.
LSU has taken it off of the photo and no one is appalled. What will happen when LSU tells the students they can't wear the painted crosses because they may offend someone. LSU has offended me and I am sure many others by taking the cross out of the picture. So much for not offending someone. But I guess it is politically ok to offend christians.
I would love to see a man dressed as a gal wearing that black burka thing just COVERED in crosses…WOW that would definitely make the "you know whos" mad as hops!
I'm not by any means appalled by this, but I do understand why people are upset. They photoshopped the photo because they didn't want it to seem like LSU promotes any specific religion, but they definitely went about that the wrong way. As an atheist student at LSU, I'd like to say I'm not at all offended by these students' painted crosses.
LSU knows what they did was wrong and that's why they issued an apology. I don't know who's half-baked idea it was but it only offended 95% people that are LSU fans.
Political correctness is a anti-American and anti-freedom.
LSU, Despite your efforts to censor these young people it is you LSU who offends..
LSU did not censor these people. LSU is under no obligation to spread Christianity.
Another American Asshole strikes again. This time LSU.
I feel that the school has the right to choose what pictures it posts as long as everyone and everything is given equal opportunity and equal sructiny and censorship. They did not have the right to misrepresent that group of students by altering their appearance. As for the school's fear of offending anyone by showing crosses, LSU didn't have a problem with offending me in the least. There are lots of symbols that offend me but they are all protected by the freedom of speech. Bravo to the Painted Posse for being true to their convictions. Jesus said that if anyone denied Him then He would deny them before the Father and whoever is ashamed of Him that He will be a ashamed of them before the Father.
Matthew 10:32-33
It doesn’t matter if you offend Christians, it only matters if you offend atheist and muslims.
No one cares if you're offended, people. To quote Stephen Fry, "It's now very common to hear people say 'I'm rather offended by that' as if that gives them certain rights; it's actually nothing more… it's simply a whine. It's no more than a whine. 'I find that offensive,' it has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that,' well so fucking what?"
This isn't about being offended, this is about a school trying to maintain an open policy regarding religion. They are trying to maintain a diverse and equal opportunity university and as such do not want to show favoritism to any one religion in their publications. You will not see any burkas or Stars of David appearing in these sports photos, no upside down pagan stars. There will be NO religious imagery.
I am a "dyed in the wool" South Carolina Gamecock fan- but I STAND SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER with these students! If LSU "hierarchy" censors the cross on these students, what do you think God will erase on you?
Lev. 19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the Lord.
To get down to it, they are choosing to discriminate. If they want to show their student body, they need to show the student body as is. Air brushing is discrimination. There is no reason they can't run various photos that cover all religions at the school over time to display a composite of their student body to directly air brush them or to overtly say we won't use this or that picture, creates a gross misrepresentation of the student body. There is a difference in promoting a group and making a direct statement by misrepresenting the facts to the community.
"There is no reason they can't run various photos that cover all religions at the school "–yeah, there is–SURE there IS! It's a PUBLIC school–it has no business highlighting or featuring religious material as part of its official position!
This is just so common-sense correct. If the school–WHICH IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL–"uses" a photo of kids wearing crosses and pushing their "faith" then the school SHOULD censor out the religious symbols, lest it be taken as an endorsement of a creed or religion.
GOOD CALL by the school. Much ado about nothing.
ZZZ that's the problem with political correctness. Leaving the pic as taken would show acceptance of freedom of religion, not pomotion. The article was about footbal, not religion. We are guaranteed the freedom OF religion, not the freedom FROM religion.
I swear, if I had a dollar for every time one of you misinformed Christians repeated that canard–"We are guaranteed the freedom OF religion, not the freedom FROM religion"! In a word, BULLCOOKIES.
First of all, the institution of the school SHOULD NOT put itself in a position where it appears to be advocating or endorsing ONE creed or religion. It WOULD have done that had it left sectarian symbols in a picture that it used for the promotion of the school. I know you Christians would get all cozy about them putting YOUR religion "first", but sorry–that's nbot what the Constitution lays out.
The Constitution guarantees that "no religious test" shall be required of an office holder; THEREFORE, there is no provision that ANY person has to affirm OR deny their beliefs. Ergo, you are explicitly permitted to have "no" religion.
And what makes you so arrogant to think that one who doesn't hold religious beliefs would not be protected under the First Amendment?
You Christians seriously need to get a clue. It's pathetic that you need your religion to be "affirmed" somehow time and time again, as if the pasting of its icons and symbols over everything somehow confers it with some previously-unattained legitimacy or something?! Pretty weak!!
This is just so common-sense correct. If the school–WHICH IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL–"uses" a photo of kids wearing crosses and pushing their "faith" then the school SHOULD censor out the religious symbols, lest it be taken as an endorsement of a creed or religion.
GOOD CALL by the school. Much ado about nothing.
God will abandon this nation unless we all paint crosses on our chests. Except, of course, for those who believe in Leviticus 19:28.
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