College Coach Resigns After Religious Signs Removed
Jr. College Coach Resigns After Religious Signs Removed
By The Associated Press
Sun, Apr. 01 2007 08:44 AM ET
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) — Central Alabama Community College baseball coach Don Ingram resigned after the school removed two signs bearing religious messages from the outfield fence.
The 8-foot by 12-foot signs, sold to sponsors for $1,000 apiece, were taken down after the community college received complaints because of their religious nature.
An individual paid for a sign reading "John 3:16" that was sponsored by the school's Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter. The second sign, sponsored by Prospect Baptist Church, read: "True success is finding out what God wants you to do, then doing it."
"I resigned because I will not compromise my commitment to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ," Ingram said in a letter mailed to his latest signing class. He added that he didn't fault school administrators for the decision.
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Jr. College Coach Resigns After Religious Signs Removed
By The Associated Press
Sun, Apr. 01 2007 08:44 AM ET
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) — Central Alabama Community College baseball coach Don Ingram resigned after the school removed two signs bearing religious messages from the outfield fence.
The 8-foot by 12-foot signs, sold to sponsors for $1,000 apiece, were taken down after the community college received complaints because of their religious nature.
An individual paid for a sign reading "John 3:16" that was sponsored by the school's Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter. The second sign, sponsored by Prospect Baptist Church, read: "True success is finding out what God wants you to do, then doing it."
"I resigned because I will not compromise my commitment to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ," Ingram said in a letter mailed to his latest signing class. He added that he didn't fault school administrators for the decision.
Story Continues at The Christian Post
I post articles this way not to advertise for sites, but a lot of forums I'm associated with use the "3 Paragraph" rule. Which is that you only post the first 3 paragraphs so you do not infringe copyright violations. I didn't see anything in the rules about this.
Please feel free to correct me if I've overlooked something.