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Posted by Scorpion on Sun - May 16 - 6:27pm:

I am looking up some information for a few people and came across this. I was wondering if there is anything more recent as far as a stand by the WT that is similar to this? The reason I ask is because I know of a few JWs that went out for cheerleader in the local High School as well as a Junior Football program and both were accepted as cheerleader this last year.

Anyone have anything more recent than what is posted below?

Stan

Cheerleader and Homecoming Queen

At athletic events it is the responsibility of cheerleaders to orchestrate the crowd in a frenzied cheering for a school. They also encourage the people into hero worship and lead them in standing for the school song. Jehovah's Witnesses consider it inappropriate to do this. Similarly, we feel that for a Witness youth to serve as a homecoming or beauty queen would be in violation of Bible principles that show the impropriety of glorifying humans.-- Romans 1:25; Acts 12:21-23

School and Jehovah's Witnesses (1983) pages 23-24