- Feb 5, 2011
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I think geography probably plays a part. The culture in this area is probably very different to the culture in your area. That's not to say that everyone here believes the same.I guess living in the Northeast causes me to question this further. Telling a student they are free not to participate if it makes them feel uncomfortable when it involves religion and faith in a public school setting in an activity that has nothing to do with religion would not sit well with me as a parent. In a private setting I'd have no issue with it. But not in sports in a public school.
Almost every sport in the public schools around here have an FCA character coach visit them. Some weekly, some just occasionally. Every football team has a rep come on gameday and it is much more faith based than anything we do. Not saying this to justify what we do, just to provide info into what the culture is around our area. What works for us, doesn't translate everywhere.
I'll reach out to our rep and see if she has any suggestions. She is a former coach, and an avid reader. I'm sure she has materials that aren't faith based!I'm trying to imagine the level of backlash I would get if I invited an FCA leader into my practices once a week. He/she might never crack a Bible but the fact that the C in FCA stands for Christian would likely be enough to approach DEFCOM 5 levels.
The differences in different parts of the country...
Having said that, if I could figure out a way to do this in my practice without daring to relate it to a specific faith at all, I'm all over this. If anyone has some materials I could look at or point me to a source, I'd be appreciative.