The federal judge didn't ban the song, nor did he "bench" the band.
The school did. The court's ruling said the school shouldn't include religion in its official presentations. Which it shouldn't.
The court didn't say anything about this song or its performance. The school was under a court order to knock off all the religion content in/at its official functions, so why did the band plan to include this hymn (and you're really splitting hairs to say its not a hymn because the words weren't being sung) in the first place? They shouldn't have.
Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
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The federal judge didn't ban the song, nor did he "bench" the band.
The school did. The court's ruling said the school shouldn't include religion in its official presentations. Which it shouldn't.
The court didn't say anything about this song or its performance. The school was under a court order to knock off all the religion content in/at its official functions, so why did the band plan to include this hymn (and you're really splitting hairs to say its not a hymn because the words weren't being sung) in the first place? They shouldn't have.
Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
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