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						<h1><a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2010/01/14/my-god-or-yours-the-meaning-of-allah/" rel="bookmark">My God or yours? The meaning of Allah</a></h1>
			
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				<p>January 14, 2010 by <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/author/husna-najand/" title="Posts by Husna Najand" rel="author">Husna Najand</a> &middot; <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2010/01/14/my-god-or-yours-the-meaning-of-allah/#comments" title="Comment on My God or yours? The meaning of Allah"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="9919 http://unlvrebelyell.com/?p=9919">5 Comments</span></a>&nbsp;</p>
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			<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">What the recent controversy in Malaysia means for us</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">by husna najand</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Rebel Yell Staff Writer</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">During conversations about religion, it would occasionally irritate me if the person I was talking to would say, â€œAllah, your Godâ€ â€“ as if to distinguish a Muslim God from a Christian God.  This distinction was made more often when the person belonged to an Abrahamic faith.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Why the exasperation?</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Because, simply put, Allah is an Arabic word that literally translates to â€œThe One God.â€ As in: the God of Abraham, the God that the Jews pray to and the Christians pray to. Muslims may have different perceptions of God than non-Muslims, but in the end, God means Allah and Allah means God.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">It is this crucial concept that I would have to hash out repeatedly with my non-Muslim friends and acquaintances, in an attempt to explain how God could not be qualified with terms like â€œMuslim,â€ â€œIslamicâ€ or anything else of that nature.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Now Iâ€™m confronted with the knowledge that there are other Muslims in the world who do make this distinction.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Until recently in Malaysia, Muslims had no exclusive right over the word â€œAllah.â€</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Apparently, the Malay (Muslim ethnic Malaysians who comprise about 60 percent of the population) feel a sense of ownership over the word â€œAllah,â€ in the respect that it specifically denotes the Muslim God.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">The Malays claim that Allah is commonly used worldwide to reference the God that Muslims believe in and any sharing of the word may lead to confusion or deliberate proselytization of Christians.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">This is in spite of the fact that the word â€œAllahâ€ (in lieu of the word â€œGodâ€) is just as much a part of the fabric of the Malay language for Christians as it is for Muslims. Itâ€™s also in spite of the fact that proselytization is illegal in the country.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">In a recent court ruling, which overturned the law that banned non-Muslims from using the word, Judge Lau Bee Lan claimed that â€œThe applicants have the right to use the word â€˜Allahâ€™ in the exercise of their rights to freedom of speech and expression.â€</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Unfortunately, this was met by vehement outrage on the part of the Malays.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Amidst the many peaceful protests that took place in the country, some turned to violence and proceeded to destroy several churches. The violence has spanned days.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Attacks of this nature have been unprecedented and the religious uproar has served to exacerbate racial tensions. Malaysia is a multiracial city with a myriad of religions being practiced. Christianity is predominantly practiced by the Chinese and Indians. The Malays practice Islam and religion is an inherent part of the ethnic identity.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Ooi Kee Beng of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies had this analysis to offer to the New York Times: â€œReligion has become a much more useful tool for parties who depend on playing on ethnic divisions. We are seeing the result of that political opportunism over the last two decades.â€</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">According to some political analysts, the government, itself in a precarious situation due to heavy losses during elections held in 2008, would benefit in asserting that â€œAllahâ€ is an Islamic term, to shore up its base of Malays â€“ thus, their appeal of the courtâ€™s decision and their public support for the ban.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">On the other hand, the government is pleading for restraint on the part of the zealots, in the interest of preserving the social peace among different ethnic and religious groups.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">What the government should be doing instead is respecting the courtâ€™s decision publicly and standing by it â€“ this would be much more conducive to the social peace it claims to desire. Then it could start to downplay the cultural significance of Allah to the Malay identity.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Malays, in the meantime, appear to be recalcitrant in intertwining their ethnicity with their religion, thus their unique claim on Allah. However much they may feel a culturally relative justification, it is a moot point because of the inherent universality of Allah.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Whatever Malaysiaâ€™s political quagmire, as far as the rest of the world is concerned, the word â€œAllahâ€ is not one that can be owned by a certain group of people.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Even in neighboring Indonesia, Christians use â€œAllahâ€ without controversy.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Of all the things to fight over, Iâ€™m amazed that Jews, Christians and Muslims have generally shared this word throughout history without agitation.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">The ironic part is that the word â€œAllahâ€ actually predates Islam.  Arab-Christians and Jews had been using the term before the Islamic faith came into being and they continue to use it to this day.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">I have Arab-Christian friends that regularly say â€œInshAllah,â€ which means â€œGod willingâ€ among other Allah-infused words. Itâ€™s as ordinary for them to say it as it is for me.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">There is a common foundation between the three monotheistic religions which cannot be denied or repudiated, as much as some extremist or just plain ignorant people would like to do. The universally accepted use of â€œAllahâ€ serves to highlight this unity, which makes the situation in Malaysia all the more dismaying.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;">Anyone who believes in the â€œThe One Godâ€ believes in Allah, be they Muslim or Christian. Any law that suggests otherwise goes against this universal spirit.</div>
<p><strong>What the recent controversy in Malaysia means for us <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2010/01/14/my-god-or-yours-the-meaning-of-allah/#more-9919" class="more-link">Read more</a></strong></p>
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						<h1><a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/11/12/why-consider-religion-first/" rel="bookmark">Why consider religion first?</a></h1>
			
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				<p>November 12, 2009 by <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/author/husna-najand/" title="Posts by Husna Najand" rel="author">Husna Najand</a> &middot; <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/11/12/why-consider-religion-first/#comments" title="Comment on Why consider religion first?"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="9031 http://unlvrebelyell.com/?p=9031">47 Comments</span></a>&nbsp;</p>
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			<p><strong>Jumping to conclusions about Fort Hood shooterâ€™s motives is irrational, destructive <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/11/12/why-consider-religion-first/#more-9031" class="more-link">Read more</a></strong></p>
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			<p><strong>Lecture outlines naturalism, evolutionary theory</strong></p>
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						<h1><a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/26/stop-preaching-you-don%e2%80%99t-have-all-the-answers/" rel="bookmark">Stop preaching: <Br>You donâ€™t have all the answers</a></h1>
			
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				<p>October 26, 2009 by <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/author/samuel-powers/" title="Posts by Samuel Powers" rel="author">Samuel Powers</a> &middot; <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/26/stop-preaching-you-don%e2%80%99t-have-all-the-answers/#comments" title="Comment on Stop preaching: You donâ€™t have all the answers"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="8520 http://unlvrebelyell.com/?p=8520">5 Comments</span></a>&nbsp;</p>
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			<p><strong>Uncompromising belief in one faith unproductive, divisive</strong> <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/26/stop-preaching-you-don%e2%80%99t-have-all-the-answers/#more-8520" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
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						<h1><a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/22/the-conversion-of-the-catholic-church/" rel="bookmark">The conversion of the Catholic Church</a></h1>
			
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				<p>October 22, 2009 by <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/author/afan-tarar/" title="Posts by Afan Tarar" rel="author">Afan Tarar</a> &middot; <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/22/the-conversion-of-the-catholic-church/#comments" title="Comment on The conversion of the Catholic Church"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="8418 http://unlvrebelyell.com/?p=8418">11 Comments</span></a>&nbsp;</p>
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			<p><strong>Churchâ€™s decision to accept Anglican converts suspicious</strong> <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/22/the-conversion-of-the-catholic-church/#more-8418" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
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						<h1><a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/19/diverse-panel-discusses-jesus-in-religion-history/" rel="bookmark">Diverse panel discusses Jesus<Br> in religion, history</a></h1>
			
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			<p><strong>Scholars and theologans discuss the  essence of Jesus</strong> <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/19/diverse-panel-discusses-jesus-in-religion-history/#more-8345" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
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						<h1><a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/12/keeping-the-faith-questions-about-a-comparison-death-in-two-traditions/" rel="bookmark">KEEPING THE FAITH: <br />Questions about a comparison:<br /> death in two traditions</a></h1>
			
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			<p>It is frighteningly easy for me to fall into the attractively simple idea <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/12/keeping-the-faith-questions-about-a-comparison-death-in-two-traditions/#more-8112" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
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			<p>In our school system today children are being indoctrinated. No, not by the Evangelicals, Jews, or Muslims, they are being indoctrinated by the secularists.</p>
<p>Our public school system today refuses to acknowledge the role of religion in America and the world. Texts books mention religion as a side note rather than presenting it with the respect and serious thought that it deserves.</p>
<p>This is something that must change. children need to learn about how religion has shaped not only America and its values, but also the world.</p>
<p>Religion is viewed by the right as a cause (Christianity in particular), and as a bane by the left. Religion divides and many people have passionate sentiments attached to it. But sadly many people are religiously illiterate.</p>
<p>Many people cannot even name all the ten commandments, many dont know who wrote the gospels, what holy books Muslims use or what are the four noble truths of Buddhism. </p>
<p>Christian conservatives champion the Bible, but many dont even know whatâ€™s written in the Bible. An overwhelming majority of children today cannot tell the difference between the different denominations of Christianity or even the difference between Judiasm and Islam.</p>
<p>America was founded by people escaping religious persecution and religion became the foundation of American colonial society. Pennsylvania was William Pennâ€™s â€œholy experimentâ€ for the Quakers. Rhode Island became a haven for several different denominations and Maryland was  a haven for Catholics.</p>
<p>Colonies passed laws that required people to know the Bible and some of the basic catechisms of their denominations. People knew the Bible by heart and this not only spread a sense of morality in this new, strange world but also made many people literate.</p>
<p>People learned to read from the Bible and so American history has become inexerably tied to religion.</p>
<p>It is not possible to teach history or world literature without touching religion. Religion played a key role in the civil rights movement and the work of Rev. Matrin Luther King Jr. </p>
<p>The issues of abortion and gay rights are tied to Abrahamic religious thought. Thomas Jefferson wanted the American seal to be a depiction of Moses guiding the Isrealites out of the wilderness. Harvard University, the best college in the world, started as a college of divinity.</p>
<p>And there are many more examples of how religion has helped shape America.<br />
This is not only limited to America. World history and politics are shaped by religion. How can people understand the conflicts in the Middle East without learning about the Crusades and the religious significance of Jerusalem?</p>
<p>The problems in Tibet and the exile of the Dhali Lama. Osama bin Laden and his motivations. The untouchables in India and the caste system. All these things involve religion and some form of religious literacy.</p>
<p>But textbooks avoid these things and mention them as an afterthought.</p>
<p>This attitude must change. The first amendment does stop religion from being established by the government and I agree that teaching religion is wrong. However, teaching about religion is constitutional. </p>
<p>As Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark said, American school children are being indoctrinated by the â€œreligion of secularism.â€</p>
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				<p>October 5, 2009 by <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/author/victoria-gonzalez/" title="Posts by Victoria Gonzalez" rel="author">Victoria Gonzalez</a> &middot; <a href="http://unlvrebelyell.com/2009/10/05/professor-debates-theologian/#comments" title="Comment on Professor debates theologian"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="7881 http://unlvrebelyell.com/?p=7881">2 Comments</span></a>&nbsp;</p>
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			<p>An atheist UNLV professor and a Christian radio talk show host met Saturday in the Green Valley Evangelical Church to debate the existence of God.</p>
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<p>Author, theologian and Christian talk show host Steve Gregg explained why he rejects scientific claims of evolution.<br />
â€œThere is something that is there that explains what has come about since,â€ Gregg said. â€œThere are things we marvel on that science may not ever be able to explain.â€</p>
<p>He went on to say that the founder of nature must be supernatural and that no one has shown that anything other than a deity made life.</p>
<p>â€œWe donâ€™t know that there is no God,â€ Gregg said.</p>
<p>Assistant professor of philosophy William Ramsey, who taught at the University of Notre Dame for 18 years, was given the chance to explain his views and some of the criticism he has faced for being open about them.</p>
<p>â€œI was once told [in Notre Dame], â€˜Whatâ€™s a nice place like this doing with a guy like you?â€™â€ he said.</p>
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<p>Ramsey also said that, for him, things do not make sense if they do not fit well together â€“ a criticism he found of theology.<br />
â€œI feel that way with core Christian claims. They just donâ€™t make sense to me,â€ he said. â€œIt doesnâ€™t make sense to me that we need to be â€˜saved.â€™â€</p>
<p>Ramsey continued on to speak about salvation and why he believes Christians technically â€œkill the messengerâ€ by devoting themselves to the idea that Jesus died for the sins of mankind.</p>
<p>Ramsey ended his speech by saying he could not understand how a benevolent, loving and caring God would let bad things happen to human beings.</p>
<p>He said Orthodox Christians believe that suffering will happen to those who donâ€™t believe in God.</p>
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<p>â€œIt is essentially a scare tactic saying, â€˜You better believe in this. If not, bad things will happen to you,â€™â€ Ramsey said.<br />
The focus of the debate was then turned to Gregg, who argued from the perspective of a religious devotee.</p>
<p>â€œIn a Christian point of view, heaven cannot be tainted with bad people,â€ Gregg said. â€œGod wants people that are repentant for their faults and sins.â€</p>
<p>Ramsey took the floor again to say that he believes there has to be reason for every single fact and that he is perfectly happy believing in facts alone.</p>
<p>To this, Gregg responded by saying that the miracles of Jesus were consistent with who he claimed to be.<br />
Gregg asked Ramsey what it would take to convince him that there is a God. Ramsey responded by saying that he would require clear-cut evidence.</p>
<p>â€œI need to walk out of here and look up to see the stars arranged in a way that tells me, â€˜Hey Ramsey, I exist,â€™â€ he said.<br />
In one last question from Ramsey to Gregg, the professor asked the theologian why God makes it so difficult to believe and stays silent.</p>
<p>â€œSeeing is not necessarily believing [to everyone],â€ Gregg responded. â€œYou believe what you are willing to believe and donâ€™t believe what you are not willing to believe.â€</p>
<p>At the end of the debate, both sides took time to express their respect for one another, with Ramsey adding that he believes there is an openness to atheism that has not always existed in the philosophy at large.</p>
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<p><strong>Constitutional vagueness leads to arbitrary decisions</strong></p>
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<p>Time and time again, mankind has argued over the meaning of a few words to determine the fate of millions who will be affected by the interpretation.<br />
Religious texts are one such source of contention. In the U.S., an entire branch of government was created to resolve conflicts over the interpretation of words: the judicial branch.</p>
<p>Courts have been able to define and refine laws for centuries to clarify and extend those that were initially expressly included in the U.S. Constitution.<br />
But one amendment has far outdone the others in the amount of heated discourse it has caused: the First Amendment.</p>
<p>The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution starts off with some words, which at first seem to imply a clear meaning: â€œCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereofâ€¦â€</p>
<p>The writers of our constitution chose the issue of religion to address first, which hints at the seriousness of religion-related issues in their society.<br />
The importance of the role of faith hasnâ€™t diminished more than 200 years later â€“ debate over what is allowed and what is not continues on.<br />
What academics and constitutional scholars know but many others donâ€™t understand, is that often the establishment clause and free exercise clause contend.</p>
<p>This conflict results in arbitrary rulings that often seem contradictory.<br />
Take this scenario recently brought up in England as an example: A nurse wears a necklace with a crucifix to work. She identifies with the Christian faith and claims that she has been wearing the necklace for 30 years.<br />
The hospital trust claims that wearing any kind of necklace is prohibited for the purpose of safety. The nurse claims in return that many on staff have violated the â€œno-necklaceâ€ policy for years without reprimand.</p>
<p>Would the hospital be establishing a religion if it allowed her to wear a crucifix even though it is against dress code? Or would the hospital be infringing upon her freedom to practice Christianity if it decided to fire her on those grounds?</p>
<p>Most cases are analyzed on an individual basis. The courts have to determine which clause to uphold when they are in conflict â€“ the establishment clause or the free exercise clause â€“ by analyzing each situation separately.</p>
<p>Many times, courts will decide differently on cases that might look almost exactly the same, for technical reasons or a slight differentiation. This is why these cases can take years to solve and many times they end up in the Supreme Court. </p>
<p>But the courtsâ€™ decisions on many cases seem to be subjective: Many cases have troublingly arbitrary and unpredicted outcomes. The founding fathers have left us in a state of confusion, even though their intent was clear. </p>
<p>This issue is nowhere near universal consent and we must continue to challenge the establishment because for all we know the most facially neutral law could be ruled unconstitutional, or vice-versa. </p>
<p>Last month this issue was again brought to light nationally when some high school football students were baptized at a voluntary school trip to a church service in Kentucky. </p>
<p>A high school football coach â€œtook about 20 players on a school bus late last month to his church, where nearly half of themâ€¦ were baptized.â€ Apparently, the school districtâ€™s superintendent was there and did not object. The coach claimed that being baptized would bring the team together. </p>
<p>None of the students were given permission forms to have their parents sign and many of them were baptized without the knowledge of their parents, even though the churchâ€™s pastor â€œsaid that he requires minors to obtain their parentsâ€™ consent to be baptized.â€</p>
<p>Even though the pastor knew that the kids belonged to a high school football team, in his defense he claimed: â€œSometimes 16-year-olds look like 18 years. We did the best we could.â€</p>
<p>But how can anyone assume that every high school student is 18 years old? Most students donâ€™t turn 18 until their senior year of high school or later. Itâ€™s like assuming anyone in college is at least 22 years old.</p>
<p>Of course, the real issue of concern is not why the pastor baptized these students. The issue is whether or not the school district was establishing a religion by using a school bus and a school event as an opportunity to baptize students.</p>
<p>The necklace case seems harmless enough: if the hospital allowed other staffers to wear necklaces in the past, then the crucifix necklace should be allowed. </p>
<p>But some cases are easier to judge than others: It seems to me that the coach and pastor were both pushing their religion on the students.  </p>
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