If the state truly intends to use the state law to create another obstacle, then more litigation will be inevitable, said Carroll Conley, executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine. “The current attorney general seems to not have learned any lessons from that experience.” “It was an erroneous opinion of the Maine attorney general that embroiled the state in five lawsuits spanning three decades and that culminated in the Supreme Court’s ruling against the state,” Bindas said Thursday in a statement. Michael Bindas, senior attorney for the Institute for Justice, said the attorney general isn’t paying close attention to the Supreme Court’s commitment to religious liberty in recent years.
There was no immediate comment from two schools, Temple Academy in Waterville or Bangor Christian Schools. They promote a single religion to the exclusion of all others, refuse to admit gay and transgender children, and openly discriminate in hiring teachers and staff,” he said in a statement. Hank Aaron? Well, he’s Hank Aaron – a distinction far greater than any notation in a record book.“The education provided by the schools at issue here is inimical to a public education. Bonds is the all-time home run leader: He hit those 762 balls over the fence, a majority of them unenhanced by chemists, all of them a testament to his skill, strength and determination. Perhaps that’s where we leave this so-called debate. In one year, Bonds will make his final appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot, after which his candidacy will only periodically be revisited by a panel even older than the writers who now judge him.īonds returned the love Friday after Aaron’s death, releasing a statement via social media that did not speak of home runs but rather thanked Aaron for “being a trailblazer through adversity and setting an example for all of us African American ball players who came after you.” They resonate further when we examine the totality of Aaron’s life – playing through death threats as he approached Ruth’s record, what he meant to Black athletes and baseball at large – juxtaposed against the wounds to Bonds’ legacy that were largely self-inflicted. Those sentiments will only reheat in the wake of Aaron’s death Friday at the age of 86. Old heads will passionately insist it is Aaron a Braves podcast, in fact, dubbed itself “755 Is Real,” leaving unsaid that 762, Bonds’ final home run count, is somehow artificial. The ensuing 14 years have left us to grapple with the nebulous and impossible concept of wondering who, really, is the all-time home run leader. The unqualified validation clearly meant the world to Bonds perhaps someday we’ll get to hear a deeper explanation of what he meant when, later that night, Bonds vehemently insisted, “This record is not tainted at all. My hope today, as it was on that April evening in 1974, is that the achievement of this record will inspire others to chase their own dreams.”Īaron’s words were loudly saluted in San Francisco, and the expression on Bonds’ face, even if only for a moment, spoke volumes. “I’ll move over now and offer my best wishes to Barry and his family on this historical achievement. Throughout the past century the home run has held a special place in baseball, and I have been privileged to hold that record for 33 of those years. It is a great accomplishment, which requires skill, longevity and determination. “I would like to offer my congratulations to Barry Bonds,” Aaron said in a pre-recorded message, “on becoming baseball’s career home run leader. 756 into a delirious scrum of Giants fans, slapped hands and kissed his babies, was handed a mic and then asked to direct his attention to the video board.Īnd for just a few fleeting seconds, all that ugliness dissipated as Aaron appeared. Was he good enough?Īll those forces converged that August night when Bonds hit No. Does he belong in the Hall? Two Cy Youngs, three WS titles: Good enough for the Hall of Fame? Phillies legend, NL MVP Jimmy Rollins debuts on ballot. Will controversy keep Curt Schilling out of the Hall of Fame? Andruw Jones was one of the best center fielders of all time.