https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/vermont-christian-school-reinstated-being-120010531.htmlA federal appeals court has reinstated a Vermont Christian school in statewide competitions after it was banned by state officials for forfeiting a basketball game against a team with a transgender athlete.In a Sept. 9 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned a district court order and granted a preliminary injunction to Mid Vermont Christian School to rejoin the Vermont Principals' Association (VPA) while the case continues. The panel said the school is "likely to succeed" on its Free Exercise claim because the VPA decision demonstrated "hostility toward the school's religious beliefs."The legal fight began in February 2023, when Mid Vermont’s girls basketball team, the Eagles, forfeited a playoff game against Long Trail School after learning a biological male transgender student was on the opposing roster. At the time, school officials cited safety and fairness concerns for female players competing against biological male athletes.Three weeks later, the VPA expelled the Christian school from all state-sponsored sports and non-athletic events, including spelling bees, science fairs and debate competitions.California Girls' Volleyball Players Refuse To Participate Alongside Transgender Teammate
Alliance Defending Freedom, a religious liberty group, sued state officials on behalf of the school and one of its families. The lawsuit argued the school was punished for exercising its religious beliefs protected under the First Amendment.Read On The Fox News AppAccording to court documents, VPA Executive Director Jay Nichols publicly criticized Christian schools two days after the forfeit, calling Mid Vermont’s decision "blatant discrimination under the guise of religious freedom."The VPA’s appeals committee also dismissed the school’s fairness and safety concerns in girls’ sports as a "myth" and called its religious objection "wrong.""It is a myth that transgender students endanger others when they participate in high school sports or create unfair competition," the committee wrote in its ruling.Head coach Chris Goodwin, who has led the Eagles for nearly a decade and whose daughter plays on the team, told Fox News Digital the forfeit was a difficult but necessary decision."It’s clear in Scripture that there is a difference between males and females. So if we decided to play that game, in essence, we’d be agreeing with the state’s belief system that boys can be girls and male athletes can be female athletes," he said.Goodwin said safety and fairness were also concerns. After the expulsion, athletes had to drive hours away to New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts to compete in a Christian league, losing exposure and scholarship opportunities in the process.
He called the punishment "excessive" and said the VPA was trying to "make an example" of the school.California School Board Meeting Descends Into Emotional Clash Amid Trans Volleyball Player Controversy"Athletics in high school and junior high is a really big part of the overall educational experience. So for that to be taken away from the kids was very disappointing, and for them to lose out on opportunities to be recognized in the state as all-state athletes or all-conference athletes and also have the possibility of receiving scholarships is a big deal. And they were denied that opportunity by the state," he said.David Cortman, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, told Fox News Digital the ruling sets a precedent that should protect other religious schools faced with similar situations. He celebrated the decision."So having to force the school to make a choice between standing up for their religious beliefs and losing out on all their athletics was an improper choice for the state to make," he said. "So we’re glad the court righted that wrong and are now looking forward to the school getting back into all the athletics and being treated on the same basis as everybody else."The Second Circuit’s order grants Mid Vermont a preliminary injunction to rejoin the VPA while the lawsuit continues.VPA Executive Director Jay Nichols told Fox News Digital the VPA doesn't comment on pending legal matters but that it doesn't discriminate against anyone based on their religious beliefs.Other defendants named in the suit, Vermont Secretary of Education Zoie Saunders and State Board of Education Chair Jennifer Deck Samuelson, said they could not comment on pending litigation. Christine Bourne, Heartland School Board, Randall Gawel and Waits River Valley School Board did not respond to requests for comment.
>>1440558I'M OUTRAGED!!!1 THEY OUGHT TO APOLOGIZE!111
Girls sports are a joke. If they were any good, there wouldn't be gender separation.
>>1440558Good story anon, thanks for posting
>>1440558They need to get the fuck over themselves. If they can't beat one player they don't deserve to have a damn team.
Gay ass mentally ill faggots losing again
>>1440630>one biological male dominates an entire female team so badly that they collectively rage-quit>leftists still claim there's no physical advantage trannies have over girls
It is very clear in the Bible, thou shalt not play sports against other genders.Can't blame them for not wanting to offend their god in this matter, I'm sure they prefer other sins.
>>1440682There are no genders. They're called personalities.
>>1440683Can't play sports against other personalities... solo sports are boring. Wanna watch me play solitaire, no helping...
>>1440569>Girls sports are a joke.So true. Only parents and homosexuals watch female team sports. I watch WWE female wrestling for the tits and ass. Same for girls gymnastics . .
>>1440630Talk with DEM Senator Mazzie Hirono. "You are now requiring applicants to be able to do a certain kind of pull-ups. Which a lot of women cannot because of physiological differences..." (speaking to Kash Patel)
>>1440559>"It’s clear in Scripture that there is a difference between males and femalesPoint out in the 10 Commandments where it says 'Thou shalt not have men playing sports with women'. I'll wait.Meanwhile, mixed doubles events in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. When LOCOG forced the absolute Muslim monarchy that is Saudi Arabia to have women in their team for 2012 London, LAOCOG is God as far as you're concerned, Christains.They don't have a problem with Imane Khelif defending their gold medal title three years from now: and there's less than fuck all Trump can do about it. That's how much power the IOC-supported LAOCOG has.
I wouldn't have banned them, I would have just counted the forfeits as loses and they'd never win again.
>>1440865What the fuck are you retardedly rambling about, you mentally ill fuckface?Just go commit a left wing terrorism already for fucks sake.
>>1440885Lol. Typical hypocrite response.
Trancels lose again.
1440917 loses again
>>1440630Almost like theres a principle there
>>1440916calm down you low iq psycho and dont shoot up yet another school
>>1441090Hold up a mirror to your face as you say that.
>>1440683Look, I'm very willing to say that "gender" as in the behavioral roles we assign people because of their sex, is a social construct. I'm willing to go as far to call anyone by whatever pronouns they want, let them do whatever they want to their bodies, but help me understand this please.Sex *is* a biological thing. I've talked to transgender people and was surprised when they didn't deny this. But women's sports are expected to be filled with those of the female sex because their bodies are built differently then males. Hormones are part of it, absolutely, but a good part of it as well is just body structure. If we're under no delusions that sex isn't gender, and these sports are, for better or worse, supposed to be for females since males body structure and hormones give them an advantage in sports, then why is this such a big deal for transgenders to be in a sport that they just unfortunately, do not fit into?I'm not trying to be mean here, but transgender people fall into the realm of like, physically disabled people. If a double amputee is allowed to use those crazy spring prosthetic legs that makes running super easy, they would blow the fuck out of track and have an unfair advantage.Now with amputees you can just give them another set of legs, but as of right now, you can't really change the body of a person after it's already developed. Hormones, sure, and that puts people on more of an even playing field, but even with hormones, the male and female body are just different.So this is a hill I just don't understand why a lot of trans people and liberals want to die on. It looses them a lot of support because it doesn't make a lot of sense. Even Newsom has said he didn't agree with this so please, explain this like I'm five. I wanna understand the logic here. Is it just because it's called "womens" sports? Would it be less of a problem for transgender people if it was called "Female body" sports or something?
>>1441173Big fag activist money flows into the pockets of Dems. And no, I'm not kidding.So, we ended up with a president like Biden, who way back in the day, voted against forced integration of schools. The old bag of shit fought tooth and nail for retarded dress wearing clothing fetishists.I lost all respect for the turd right then an there.There was so much fag money financing him that trans fag shit took up a constant spot in the MSNBC pro-fag debates.But I mostly agree with you, so I'm not sure why you replied to me.My personal stance on troons is:1. It a mental illness.2. It's retarded.3. I don't care if retarded mentally ill fags want to wear dresses4. If you look like exactly like a man I will not be forced into female poonouns for you.5. Troons can play dress up and do whatever and I won't bug them, but they will never be women.
>>1440636Don't sign your own posts
>>1441090Trump's 5-d chess skills involves sacrificing all his pawns and most the other pieces just to save the king. Lol.
>>1441233Like who?Name three people that fit the context you are describing?
>>1441090>shoot upTimothy McVeigh murdered 167 people, including 19 children.Did he use a gun?
>>1440885Not beating those 'Bible doesn't say anything about men in women's sports being illegal' allegations, so either God's the rambling retard or you are >>1440885. Choose wisely.
>>1440558>after girls refused to play against boysShe refused to play against an other girl, actually. Get your facts straight.
>>1441303Factually speaking its a boy. Subjectively, its a girl.
>>1441177Ah, sorry. I made that reply while I was incredibly sleep deprived and thought you were on the pro-trans side and wanted to inquire just to see if there was a reasonably explanation lol
>>1440569>>1440688who raped you anon?
>>1440558A single male can absolutely destroy females whe->it's fucking basketballOh, they don't know how to run plays. Fuck'em.
>>1441303I love the tranny threads because it's always such an easy win.Here, I'll just go ahead and ask the two questions that always completely BTFO you to the point that you concede:1) Do you have any evidence that FtM are as successful in men's sports as MtF are in women's?2) Do you have any sources for your claim that a biological human male can transform into a biological human female?
>>1441369You're right, having a single player who is significantly taller, stronger, and more athletic than the competition can't possibly be a significant advanta-->it's fucking basketballOh, this anon doesn't understand basketball. Fuck'em.
>>1441303>get your facts straight>still calling it a girllmao>>1441369>one biological male dominates an entire female team so badly that they collectively rage-quit>leftists STILL claim there's no physical advantage trannies have over girls
>>14413931) I don't watch sports, sports are for retard closet fags.2) it is called surgery, jackass.
>>1441476NTA, there's no surgery on the planet that can make a man a woman, jackass. Name one time in history a man has given birth.
>>1441476>sports are for retard closet fags>Trump likes watching sports 'entertainment' that is WWE. UFC match outside White House>sports are for retard closet fagsQED
>>1441486Seen that movie? It's called Predestination.And just like Marvel super heroes we will destroy you evil villains who don't want women in women's sports
>>1441505>Name one time in history a man has given birth.
>>1440558Let's be real for sec. Females should just stop doing competitive sports already, I mean "top" female athletes lose out to 15 year old boys all the time lmao. Ladies stop running around thinking people care about your sport "achivements" and spend time on something productive instead, like learning how to cook, clean and keeping your man happy :)
>>1441486God gave birth to Jesus Christ, blessed be his name. Checkmate libtards!
God made pregnant the underage child bride Mary, thus God is a pedophile or he never existed in the first place. Checkmate pedo-supporting MAGAt Christains! *Tips Trilby*
>>1441476Do you have a source that surgery can turn a biological human male into a biological human female?And this post involves minors. Are you saying that minors are in fact getting surgery? If not, then how is this minor a girl if he did not get this super-advanced surgery that is somehow capable of turning a biological human male into a biological human female?
