seems like god is a colts fan.

Mohammed said anyone who wants to use the prayer areas should approach stadium security, who usually wear yellow jackets emblazoned with the words "Event Staff," who will then direct them to the appropriate areas.

Just follow the signs that say "exit".

The Icelander

Well, the problem is that they have to face Mecca (east) and drop to their knees and bow to worship. This can obstruct passage through a hallway, or cause confusion to those who don't know what they're seeing. Plus, afaik there are specific times of day to pray so it's not like they can wait till they get home.

Really it's kinda funny - I'll bet Christian people are thinking of this as "teh Muslims get preferential treatment over Christians - they get their own space!", while Muslim people are seeing this as "they're coralling us at the back of the bus - this is oppression".

craigzy

seems like god is a colts fan.

What, does God go on vacation every January or something?

The Other

New keyboard, please.

Well played.

What an outstanding idea! Now we can keep our eyes on them without being accused of profiling! Excellent!

If you have to make a public spectacle of your prayers, you have NO faith. The Bible specifically says that you should shut yourself up in a closet and pray there, alone, where only God can see.
So all these "Christian" folk making a lot of noise and bullshiat in lieu of actually doing what their Lord and Savior asked them to do? Not Christians.

"/I suspect that many Moslems are upset BECAUSE they aren't being persecuted by our society, this is why they keep pushing for more and more until we finally say no and god help us then"

Sorry but Christian fundies are guilty of this. Intentionally breaking laws and then claiming they are punished due to religious persecution. See: Judge Roy Moore.

"On the 8th day God created the Dallas Cowboys."

I remember T-Shirts with that printed on them at a Stucky's outside of Dallas when we went to Texas to visit family.

/ Go Cowboys!
// Eagles suck

If you're not from Dallas and are a Cowboys fan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach

ChairmanKaga: I don't stop goat traffic in the middle of Bahrain or ask for a special room at the local public execution stadium to hold Communion.

you don't live in Bahrain, but you sound like the kind of person who would, if you did.

/Bahrain isn't exactly poor... I doubt there were problems with goats on the track at the F1 race this year.

I don't particularly like the Cowboys, or Dallas, but I'll say one thing: Texas Stadium knows how to throw down at a football game. Loads of fun in "The Corral", before, during and after the game.

Dallas?! WTF?! Everyone knows Dallas sucks worse than Duke!

God has to be a Bears fan! Da Bears!

Get the Hell out of my country!

I can't wait until these kinds of comments are delegated to the prayer zone:

I'd really like to thank God for providing our team with this win and putting me in such a great spot...

Because yeah, God has a lot of pressing issues like who wins a farking sports game!!! If he really cared, he'd stock all of the teams with philanthropists and charitable folks who play only for the love of the game and the fuzzy feeling that they took all that money off the table and put it to something that actually helps uplift society.

Doesn't this kind of violate seperation of church and state, since the Meadowlands is run by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority? Hey ACLU, why don't you go after this one? Oh, that's right, because only displays of Christianity offend people. I forgot.
/hates the ACLU
//let all religions be practiced publicy
///loves the Jets
////looks sad and dejected

"/hates the ACLU"

Yeah, rights are stupid!

Tuff Daddy Cool: Doesn't this kind of violate seperation of church and state, since the Meadowlands is run by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority? Hey ACLU, why don't you go after this one? Oh, that's right, because only displays of Christianity offend people. I forgot.

If Freedom of Speech zones can be set up, then what's wrong with Freedom of Religion zones? Seriously.

Allah is a Broncos fan - that is why sunsets are orange and blue.

/God hates your rivals, too

tommyl66: What, does God go on vacation every January or something?

Ouch...That was harsh

young khonshu: "Dad? Why does Texas Stadium have a hole in the roof?"
khonshu's dad: "Well, son, that's so God can watch his favorite team."



(this is for those of you who are wondering to what the submitter is referring. you're welcome.)

I hate the ACLU because they only seem to come to the aid of the most degenerate members of our society (rapists, murderers, pedophiles, etc.), but if someone puts up a Nativity scene on public property, they're worse than Hitler. I say, be fair with it. Call the Meadowlands worse than Hitler for allowing a religious display on their grounds. Or, slag off and leave all people who want to display their faith alone. It's not hurting anyone. And if anyone is offended, they don't have to look.

Dear God,

Please let us win this football game. In Scott Norwood's name we pray. Amen.

I would like to respectfully request that anyone who is inclined to pray at football venues, kindly attend the next Ravens game.

/could only help...
//especially the next game...

Hell, the ACLU even came to the aid of the Klan in a case in Missouri.
/both the ACLU and the Klan can fark themselves.

the roof has a hole in it so GOD can pee on his team.

This prayer area will be perfect for my pagan sacrifice of sheep necessary to thank various gods for delivering touchdowns.

"Hell, the ACLU even came to the aid of the Klan in a case in Missouri.
/both the ACLU and the Klan can fark themselves."

Yeah, they came to the aid of Rush Limbaugh as well. I think you are being a tad selective in looking at their case history. And if you can't grasp the concept of why they defend these people (it's not because they agree with their platforms), I feel kind of sorry for you.

Isn't the stadium publicly funded? If so, waaaaaa SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE!!! Waaaaaaa....
sorry, i thought it was Christains this policy was geared towards buit since it is for the Muslums then by all means let bow to Allah!!

Tuff Daddy Cool: Hell, the ACLU even came to the aid of the Klan in a case in Missouri.


take it easy with your mock rage

from tfa The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority says it will provide a special area for anyone who wants a place to pray

williamzabka I knew it got better around here all of a sudden. Must have been when you left.

Tuff Daddy Cool

The American system of government is founded on two counterbalancing principles: that the majority of the people governs, through democratically elected representatives; and that the power even of a democratic majority must be limited, to ensure individual rights.

Majority power is limited by the Constitution's Bill of Rights, which consists of the original ten amendments ratified in 1791, plus the three post-Civil War amendments (the 13th, 14th and 15th) and the 19th Amendment (women's suffrage), adopted in 1920.

The mission of the ACLU is to preserve all of these protections and guarantees:

* Your First Amendment rights-freedom of speech, association and assembly. Freedom of the press, and freedom of religion supported by the strict separation of church and state.
* Your right to equal protection under the law - equal treatment regardless of race, sex, religion or national origin.
* Your right to due process - fair treatment by the government whenever the loss of your liberty or property is at stake.
* Your right to privacy - freedom from unwarranted government intrusion into your personal and private affairs.

We work also to extend rights to segments of our population that have traditionally been denied their rights, including Native Americans and other people of color; lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people; women; mental-health patients; prisoners; people with disabilities; and the poor.

If the rights of society's most vulnerable members are denied, everybody's rights are imperiled.

Source.

I hate the ACLU because they only seem to come to the aid of the most degenerate members of our society

I agree with you that Rush Limbaugh is one of the most degenerate members of our society

Locobot:
This prayer area will be perfect for my pagan sacrifice of sheep necessary to thank various gods for delivering touchdowns.


Does that work?

/ravens fan

I hate the ACLU because they only seem to come to the aid of the most degenerate members of our society (rapists, murderers, pedophiles, etc.),................
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I remember when the ACLU came to the aid of that scumbag Rush Limbaugh when the prosecutor in his drug case wanted access to his medical records for evidence of doctor shopping.

/ Cowboys rule
// Eagles suck
/// God hates the Eagles, that is why they are the only NFC East team without a Super Bowl title.
//// Any team with a judge and jail below it has scumbag fans
///// Even slashies hate the Eagles!

My father was a truck driver, and his terminal was just across the highway from Texas Stadium. At the age of six, I was sitting in the driver's seat of a steel monster with the Temple in the front windshield. Good times...

/Tall kid
/Praying for another Cowboys - Steelers Super Bowl; Must make up for the 70's.

"sorry, i thought it was Christains this policy was geared towards buit since it is for the Muslums then by all means let bow to Allah!!"

They said anyone can use it to pray.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

If the space is paid for by public funds, then let those who need to pray either do it in their seats, the parking lot, or--even better--in the restroom.

all they are really going to do is open one of those Church/mosque/synagoge thingys you see in airpots and hospitals, of course this one will sell fortified wine and nacho communion wavers.

...wonders when the rooms for those who don't want to see people praying (most often quietly and to themselves if in public) will start popping up in stadiums across the country.

We could call it an Offense Free Zone but the Houston Texans might move in before it's finished. Whine cellar also works.

Kanemano,
Given that point, I withdraw my objection to this particular display.
HotWingConspiracy,
I understand that they want to protect rights. Rights need to be protected, but I also feel that they are way off base in more than half of their cases. How can they defend a pedophile? Yes, he has the right to a fair trial, just like everyone else, but the ACLU has defended NAMBLA, saying that's it's a constitutional right that they have. No. It's pedophilia. Defend the guilt or innocence of the individual, not the right of deviants to break the law and harm others in the process.
/don't care about defending Limbaugh, as he doesn't concern me one way or the other

When I was a kid, my dad got free tickets every thanksgiving to see the Boys play at the Cottonbowl. Walt Garrison, Tom Landry, Bob Lilly, Mel Renfro etc pretty much the whole ring of honor. Now live in Michigan, God hates the Lions. Even prayer couldnt help that bunch.

"Yes, he has the right to a fair trial, just like everyone else, but the ACLU has defended NAMBLA, saying that's it's a constitutional right that they have. No. It's pedophilia. Defend the guilt or innocence of the individual, not the right of deviants to break the law and harm others in the process."

But they never argued that they have the "right" to sleep with kids. They (NAMBLA) do have the right to lobby to try and change laws saying it's illegal to sleep with kids. It's farked up, gross, and sad....but they do have the right to do it.

Holy crap. Someone dumped the NAMBLA trash bag into this convesation.

FSM, in your holy and divine noodle could you please dribble your saucy grace upon us and keep us on your track and in the light of your farina?

/rummages for the hip waders and a snorkel

safetycap

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

If the space is paid for by public funds, then let those who need to pray either do it in their seats, the parking lot, or--even better--in the restroom.

Maybe you can go into the restroom first and spend some time there studying basic constutional history, and then perhaps you'll understand that the meaning of that provision is that there will be no one specific state established religion (the way the anglican church is the established religion of the UK).

NAMBLA is the Godwinning of free-speech debates.

droptone,
That's all well and good, but I also feel that they are over-reaching when they say that certain groups are denied rights. Not everybody is denying rights to everybody else, and that is what I hear from the ACLU.

HotWingConspiracy,
Of course they have the right to lobby to get a law changed. It won't happen, thankfully, but I was pretty sure that the ACLU defended NAMBLA's right to do it. If I am wrong on that, I apologize, but I don't have the case data in front of me. Like I said, if I'm wrong, I apologize.

Kanemano: Yes, he has the right to a fair trial, just like everyone else, but the ACLU has defended NAMBLA, saying that's it's a constitutional right that they have. No. [blah, blah]

If you don't believe in the equal application of fundamental rights to all members of society, perhaps you might wish to emigrate to a country that more accurately mirrors your beliefs, such as China, Iran or North Korea.

P.S., you might also want to actually read and understand the details of what the ACLU was defending with regards to NAMBLA.

Uh, safetycap,
See above.

BlindMan

No, because then it would be trivial to be more specific - congress shall not establish a state religion. Crystal clear. They said "no law _respecting_" a religion. I take that to mean that the original intent was for Congress (and thus the Government at large) to ignore the existence of religious establishments. The government should be totally 100% ignorant of any specific religion.