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Saints' Drew Brees encourages kids to bring bibles to school

- Saints QB Drew Brees is urging children to take part in 'Bring Your Bible to School Day,' which is

sponsored by the Christian group, Focus on the Family.

- The day is aimed at encouraging children to express their faith with friends.

- The event is, of course, not mandatory for students at public schools.

- According to FOF: 'You have First Amendment rights to engage in voluntary, free speech

conversations in a way that does not interfere with academic instruction'.

- Critics of the event have pointed out that Focus on the Family is known to be 'an anti-LGBTQ group'

that has characterized homosexuality as 'evil'.

- Brees has been a Christian his entire life, but says he committed himself to the religion at the age of 17 while he was dealing with a serious knee injury.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is encouraging children to take part in 'Bring Your Bible to School Day,' which is sponsored by the conservative Christian organization, Focus on the Family, and aims to 'empower' students to express their faith.

The 40-year-old Brees promoted the October 3 event by recording a YouTube video in which he shares a favorite verse, 2 Corinthans 5:7.

'For we live by faith, not by sight,' Brees said.

'So I want to encourage you to live out your faith on Bring Your Bible to School Day and share God's love with friends,' Brees continued. 'You are not alone.'

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Small Drew Brees (left), who helped New Orleans win its first Super Bowl at the end of the 2009 season, has been a Christian his entire life, but said he committed himself to the faith when he was 17 while dealing with a knee injury.

The event is, of course, not mandatory for students at public schools in the United States. Children are permitted to bring bibles to school, provided they do not disrupt the classroom environment.

'As a student in a public school, you have First Amendment rights to engage in voluntary, free speech conversations in a way that does not interfere with or substantially disrupt classroom time and academic instruction,' read a website for 'Bring Your Bible to School Day.'

'That means you can voluntarily express your personal and religious beliefs to your classmates through verbal or written expressions, as long as you follow school policy and do not engage in these activities during classroom or instruction time.'

Speaking with Fox news, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly explained the significance of Brees's participation in the event.

'His influential voice helps to amplify the overarching theme of the event,' Daly said, 'that respectfully sharing and expressing your faith powerfully demonstrates God's love in a world that's in desperate need of hope and healing.'

Brees, who helped New Orleans win its first Super Bowl at the end of the 2009 season, has been a Christian his entire life, but said he committed himself to the faith when he was 17 while dealing with a knee injury.

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