Battle Over Scriptural Banners Reaching Biblical Proportions

What began with one resident's complaint about the use of run-through banners decorated with Bible verses at Kountze (Texas) High School football games has turned into a national controversy. Reporters from coast to coast have invaded this small southeast Texas town of fewer than 2,200 people that has become - at least for now - the center of the debate over religious freedoms.

On Thursday, an estimated 80 cheerleaders, parents and other supporters gathered in the Hardin Country Courthouse as State District Judge Steve Thomas declared that he needs more time to issue a final ruling on whether the large scriptural banners - "But thanks be to God, which gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:57) read one recent banner - violate the First Amendment. So he extended a temporary order granted last month to allow the banners for at least another two weeks. A new hearing is scheduled for Oct. 18. (Kountze's regular-season football schedule runs through Nov. 9.)

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