Maybe I'm missing the real point, but I honestly don't see how somebody saying a prayer before a football game could be offending. If YOU don't want to say the prayer, just don't. Nobody's forcing you. Let other people be, and they'll let you be. I fail to see how this is a big deal, no matter what you believe in. If a Muslim wants to say a Muslim prayer before a football game in the U.S. I'm sure there will be nobody holding him back either.
I live in the only Italian region where you have Catholic religion class in all your 13 years of school. There's a cross in every building, in every class room, on mountains.. There are only churches. I think there are a maximum of 10 families who aren't Catholic over here. Since my mom isn't Catholic, she had me signed out of Religion every year, and it was never a problem. People asked whether the cross offended me, but why should it have? I honestly just don't see how a cross could offend someone. I think one of the reasons there were never any problems is due to the mutual respect. That's what it boils down to. |