High School Marching Band Banned For Christian Hymn, So They Did THIS To Fight Back At Mississippis Brandon High School, the crowd entertained themselves during half time. The schools marching band, who would usually be entertaining, had played How Great Thou Art, in violation of a federal court order. The Ranking County School Board and District Office are very saddened students will not be able to perform their halftime show they have worked so hard on this summer, the district wrote in the Clarion Ledger newspaper. The incident was the result of a student suing the district over a series of Christian meetings that had been held on school property. U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves ruled that the district had violated the agreement when a Christian minister delivered a prayer at an awards ceremony. The school was ordered to pay thousands of dollars in fines. Defendants are permanently enjoined from including prayer, religious sermons or activities in any school sponsored event including but limited to assemblies, graduations, award ceremonies, athletic events and any other school event, the order dictates. When the school heard the band had been benched, the community rose in their support. During the halftime show, a lone voice started to sing Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee. Within minutes, the whole crowd had joined in. What do you think? Do you support this communitys stand? 