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La. Teens Disciplined After Sporting ‘Jesus Loves You’ Sign at Basketball Game — But It’s Not What You Think

Mar. 1, 2013 4:17pm Madeleine Morgenstern

Louisiana Teens Disciplined for Jesus Loves You Basketball Sign

Image source: WAFB-TV

Two Louisiana teens were disciplined over a mocking “Jesus Loves You” sign meant to show support for their high school basketball team.

WAFB-TV reported the Patterson High School students posed with a handmade poster that read, “Jesus Hearts You!…Unless You Attend Parkview Baptist” during a game last Friday. One of the students was also wearing a T-shirt that said “I hate Parkview.”

According to WAFB, a photo of the Patterson students made the rounds on the Internet and Kevin Thibodeaux, assistant superintendent of St. Mary Parish Schools, said they “have been disciplined” for their conduct.

Parkview Baptist coach Don Green said neither he nor his players noticed the sign during the game, and didn’t think the students meant any harm.

“I don’t believe there was any intent or ill will, just going maybe just a step too far in trying to support the team,” Green said.

The sign didn’t seem to give Patterson any juju: Parkview beat them 59-42.

(h/t Yahoo! Sports)

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Free2speakRN
Posted on March 2, 2013 at 11:25am
They would have been ‘disciplined’ just for the ‘Jesus’ sign. “PC”
Funny?
How deep you know that Jesus loves everyone may help you decide.

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repairsea
Posted on March 2, 2013 at 10:00am
Funny.

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pandora665
Posted on March 2, 2013 at 1:59am
Why is there a news story regarding everyday child development? They are kids still learning what is socially accepted behavior, and they are going to make mistakes. When they make these kinds of minor faux pas, a mild form of social punishment is appropriate, not a news story. Wth is wrong with some of you, humans are not born with an intrinsic knowledge of what is socially acceptable or unacceptable it has to be learned and mistakes occur.

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- hayesstephen
  Posted on March 2, 2013 at 10:47am
  And on top of your statement it is a non story, why did the Blaze editors even run this?
  
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Margyt
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:05pm
Take the private school Christian vs Christian element out of this and it is still rude and tacky. Funny is funny and it is not this. Is this why people kill each other at soccer games? Poor sportsmanship can happen in the stands as well as on the floor. I am glad the school called them on their behavior.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:23pm
  Deaths at soccer games occur because of fascism or socialism.
  I’m serious. Look it up.
  All soccer riots occur in fascist or socialist countries, without exception.
  
  We don’t have sports riots here because immature signs ,like this, are somewhat expected… because we are free to be dumb.
  
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- ConveyAltruism
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 9:32pm
  Eygpt, a republic,
  Morrocco, constitutional monarchy,
  England, parlimentary monarchy
  Ghana, independent democracy
  Spain, parlimentary democracy.
  
  What does Socialism and Feudlism have to do with this.There are only 4 countries that consider themselves Socialist, 3 more that are Democratic Socialist.
  
  And yes, idiocy is expected in this country but we are also self righteous and disrespecful with a tendency to overreact at the slightest bit of disapproval in what our beliefs are, when we expect and demand everyone else to accept us for how we are.
  
  These teenagers didn’t know the serverity of the words they were saying, nor did they have the smallest amount of respect for someone else with opposing views. I understand our freedom of speech lets them say whatever they’d like, but this could easily been construed as a hate crime against a different religion.
  
  Why is a sign like this considered funny? All they do is spew ignorance and get complimented for it. Why do Americans have to always have a shock laugh, or anything that has to do with degradation. The only thing this sign signifies is that Americans are immature, closed-minded, and egotistical.
  
  Also, what happened to our society? (11 hah) 11 years ago, the controversial “Bong hits 4 Jesus” sign was made. It didn’t promote hate of any kind, yet it was stripped from the hands of the boy as if it had the power to possess. One doesn’t have to believe in the occult to realize we are being desensitized
  
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- Palmstead
  Posted on March 2, 2013 at 10:10am
  This is an example on the micro level where this country is failing. These kids are showing the following: Team spirit, dislike for a disgusting group and exercising their free right the express themselves. They did not yell “fire” in a movie theater. These words were not of a racial tone etc… You want them to be punished by the school and this behavior done away with. Well I find your attitude, about their freedoms, offensive. Thus you should shut up and go away just as equally. In all honesty, you both have the right to express yourself, as dumb as your comments MAY be interpreted by dumb people.
  
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term limits for congress
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:02pm
Give ‘em a break. It was a joke – and funny.

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- Sparky101
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:15pm
  It was a poor attempt at humor, and I think the girls know that now. The opposing team’s coach understood the error those girls made, forgave them immediately, mentioning how at his Christian school this would not go over very well. He responded as you would hope of a coach at a Christian school – with truth, forgiveness and humility.
  
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Joel 2:12-13
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:49pm
The other day I saw a sign that said “Need help? Call on Jesus” and it had a local phone number. So I called it and got a voice mail box. I left a message with my address, and the next day a guy showed up with a lawn mower: his name was Jesus.

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zgomer
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:47pm
Who cares…

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Eastinfection
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:43pm
Holy Cow. Lighten up people.
I thought their sign was funny.
If i attended the rival school, and saw their sign, i would have thought it was funny, too.

The Christian High School i attended in the 80′s was guilty of far worse sportsmanship…
We used weed killer in a pump-sprayer to draw a giant P E N I S in the grass of the football stadium of our main rival. They painted over it with green spray-paint for three years. lol.

This sign is child’s play.

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CAEROGAP
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:11pm
More people exhibiting the CAEROGAP mental complex.

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theBru
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:06pm
it is a rivalry, these two teams meet each other in the playoffs in about every sport there is, almost every year…wow, lighten up folks, too much PC will kill us all…I guess all of you folks were never young and played or participated in any extra-curricular events…most of you are just a bunch of nerds from what I can see…and it wasn’t even racially motivated, wow…

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Clownzilla
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:56pm
You won’t be laughing when you Parkview Baptist students are burning in Hell telling yourselves “Oh why did I have to attend Parkview Baptist”. Listen, all these kids are doing is warning you of your partnership with pure evil…….that goes by the name of Parkview Baptist.

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jungle J
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:56pm
It is so easy for some to hate and call it justice….look at today’s government.

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marybethelizabeth
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:47pm
Glenn Beck said today to send your kids to religious schools. He supports privatizing education. He wants corporations to profit from educating children.

Children can be mean. Mr Beck played up a story of a girl who was teased by her classmates because she bought a paper gun to school. Her classmates called her a murderer.
When Glenn Beck told the story he lied.
He said it was the school administration that was calling names.

No one just can’t trust anything Mr. Beck says.

Holding a New Jersey rifle Mr. Beck said there was no way it could have been manufactured in New Jersey with Chris Christie as Governor. He said this even with the evidence in his hands.
He just can’t stop lying.

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- theBru
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:59pm
  Maybe he and potus are really kin to each other…lying is a learned behavior, so maybe they had they had the same great grandfather, as we know, mothers never lie…least we know, potus is a convicted liar…same old campaign promises broken election after election…
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:04pm
  Well of course HAIRYMETH…can’t rob the teachers’ union of much needed extortion money.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:36pm
  MARYBETHELIZABETH… i root for you. i really do. You seem like a good person.
  
  Unfortunately, you only understand sarcasm when it’s spoken in a “funny voice”.
  
  When it’s dead-panned or written…. it’s way over your head.
  
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- The Big Mick
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:05pm
  Let’s see,
  Believe Glenn or Lezzy Three Names,
  Beck, Lizzy, ……..
  
  think I’ll go with…….Beck.
  
  Sorry Lizzy.
  
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Mudd
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:39pm
I think it’s funny, not to mention a freedom of speech issue. But by all means, make sure you discipline them because there’s nothing funny about Muhammad…. I mean Jesus.

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:36pm
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Two more subjects for my Stupid & Ugly people were a Quickie study…..

I really need that Grant money…..

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john654
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:34pm
They are American Christians, they can interpret the Bible anyway they want too. Don’t be so “Judgmental”!

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Locked
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:29pm
Reminds me of the signs that other high schools have shown: “If Jesus is with us, who can stand against us?”

Uh, the other school’s sports team can. Because Jesus doesn’t give a fig about your game or your school rivalry.

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- DLV
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:42pm
  Lol Locked, I agree. So you don’t think Jesus likes sports teams? hahaha
  
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- Sparky101
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:06pm
  He must like sports. The Bible starts right in the middle of a ball game. “In the big inning…….”
  
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- Locked
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:16pm
  @DLV
  
  Nah, I bet if Jesus were back in person today he’d love sports; I just don’t think he’d bless one team or the other :-)
  
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shorelineliz
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:25pm
What a bunch of racist, hater, religious bigot, homophobes. Probably Conservative Republicans and I am sure their parents are GOP.

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- wilbstal
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:34pm
  i hope they are Conservative, a Liberal would have performed Oral sex on them then tried to convert them to Muslim Brotherhood memebrs and join Acorn
  
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- Chatikh
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:09pm
  @WILBSTAL
  
  What is wrong with you?
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 6:07pm
  “What a bunch of racist, hater, religious bigot, homophobes. Probably Conservative Republicans and I am sure their parents are GO” – SLL
  
  A white girl & a black girl hold up a sign together & you immediately go to “racist, sexists, bigot, homophobe”. You just painted yourself as bent.
  
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SamIamTwo
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:24pm
You thank it might have been done in fun, eh?

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LeadNotFollow
Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:22pm
The name of Jesus, should never be used to spread hate.
Those girls are disgusting.

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- Cavallo
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:37pm
  They were trying to be comical as well as adversarial to the opposing team, as happens in educational sports.
  
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- JRook
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:47pm
  Yes it is always refreshing to see individuals who present themselves as christians show such a high level of respect for JC and grasp what his real message was. But then again, you see countless examples on here of similar ignorance by individuals who are self proclaimed good christians. But of course I’m sure JC main focus was to provide comic relief and be used as a competitive force against such an unholy group as the opposing basketball team from a religious school.
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 4:57pm
  Dude, they’re dumb teens. I know some enlightened cultures might have them stoned for mocking religion. Even the opposing coach thought they were just being stupid.
  
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- Sparky101
  Posted on March 1, 2013 at 5:43pm
  Yet again, rook displays his hateful bias. Let me challenge him to point us to where these two girls identified themselves as Christians. Of course he cannot, and that’s my point. Nowhere in this article or on the video did these girls state that they were Christians. But facts like that don’t stop rook from spewing his hate for Christians. Just more proof that I hope could be used to make him realize how unfair and hateful he is. He probably has no Christian friends, and he certainly seems not to understand Christianity very well.
  
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