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I'm sure CAP approves, as long as their tops don't pop off http://www.disinfo.com/pages/article/id582/pg1/ the Christian Cheerleaders of America press release spends quite a bit of space explaining just what the CCA stands for. A few brief excerpts: "To teach 'state of the art' cheerleading techniques, material and methods while maintaining Christian standards. Being 'contemporary without compromise.'" "Christian cheerleaders are skilled athletes and should never take a back seat to anyone else in their excellence, 'for ye serve the Lord Christ.'" [..] MY INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHRISTIAN CHEERLEADERS MB: So what exactly is the Christian Cheerleaders of America? [..] Rose: We dress more modestly, and are more careful with our choice of music. We're conservative with music, and are careful not to play any heavy metal rock music. MB: You dress more modestly? Rose: Yes. MB: So the skirts aren't quite as short. Rose: Right. MB: They're like, knee-level instead of mid-thigh, or what? Rose: No. MB: By the way, how does Jesus tie into cheerleading again? Rose: We believe Jesus is a part of everything in our lives. We use cheerleading as a vehicle to help the cheerleaders grow in their relationship with the Lord. MB: Right. So basically what you're saying is that Jesus has nothing to do with cheerleading. (Long, awkward silence.) Rose: He has something to do with everything . . . I don't think Jesus was a cheerleader. MB: I'll quote you on that. Rose: We give kids something to cheer about: You can be a Christian! MB: Are cheerleaders of other faiths allowed to be in the Christian Cheerleaders of America? For example, Jewish cheerleaders? Rose: They can come. MB: Atheist cheerleaders? Rose: They can choose to come. I wouldn't imagine an Atheist would choose to come to a Christian Cheerleaders of America Cheer Camp, but they would be welcome. MB: Satan-worshiping cheerleaders? Rose: They wouldn't even ask. That's not an issue. MB: I wouldn't be so sure about that. Rose: (deadly serious) They would not be welcome. MB: So in high schools across the country, there's kind of this stereotype of the cheerleader as ... as ... uh, I don't know how to put this correctly ... Rose: A promiscuous, popularity-crazed sex symbol. MB: Right, a promiscuous, licentious sexual sex symbol. Do you feel the Christian Cheerleaders of America is combating this stereotype? [l.] THE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN CHEERLEADERS Turns out, Rose's information is complete bullshit. After countless weeks of meticulous research, I discover the largest Christian cheerleading association is based out of Georgia, and named - rest assured this is the honest truth - The Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders. Immediately after learning this fascinating piece of information, I call up Cary Coleman, President of the Fellowship, introducing myself as a journalist doing an article on the positive influence of Christianity in cheerleading. "So you're the largest Christian cheerleading organization in the world?" I ask. "Right. We have 6,000 kids up at our summer program," Coleman says. "Jesus!" I reply. "We're fairly small compared to other non-religious cheerleading organizations." "And just how the hell can you associate Jesus with cheerleading?" "It's no different than any other sport," Coleman explains. "You get talent as a gift ... and you learn to use your powers to represent Christ." "Could more cheerleaders use the morals only religion can bring?" I ask. [..] ................................. To find out, what address you were using, when joining Commie Hardcore, hyper to http://commie.oy.com/whocommie.html
