Tebowing: Banned By Michigan High School Following ACLU Complaint!

A high school in Bloomfield Hills,
Mich., has officially banned
Tebowing, the post-game or
post-score prayer posture
inspired by NFL player Tim
Tebow.
The ban comes in response to a
formal complaint, alleging
violation of separation of church
and state, by the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU).
Tebowing took the NFL by storm
in 2011. Then Tim's career sort
of imploded, but controversy
over the religious star and his
on-field ritual rages on.
At Lahser H.S., the football team
led traditional post-game prayers
at midfield, allowing members of
its team and visitors to take part
in the tradition.
That's not uncommon at all
levels of competition, but the
Tebowing took it too far,
according to the ACLU, which
said it exceeds its proposed
guidelines.
The school says it will no longer
permit postgame prayer
sessions, which began more
than a decade ago, and were
never intended to make anyone
unhappy.
“It kind of just carried on,”
Coach Dan Loria said. “It was
something somebody wanted to
do every year. I got caught up
because of how it originated and
lost sight of it.”
In contrast with the complaint
made to the ACLU, which
claimed that Loria had been
leading the prayer sessions, the
coach said he was merely
present.
Nonetheless, Loria
acknowledged responsibility for
the transgressions because of
his knowing presence, and made
it clear that the practice would
be stopped:
“When it comes to discipline,
whatever you allow, you
encourage. By being present, I
was encouraging it. This
happened because of me and I
had to wake up.”