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Supreme Court rules for coach in public school prayer case
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:18 am
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:18 am
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Washington state high school football coach had a right to pray on the field immediately after games, a decision that could lead to more acceptance of religious expression at public schools.
The ruling was a victory for Joseph Kennedy, who claimed that the Bremerton School District violated his religious freedom by telling him he couldn’t pray so publicly after the games. The district said it was trying to avoid the appearance that the school was endorsing a religious point of view.
In recent years, a more conservative Supreme Court has been inclined to view government actions it once considered to be neutral and necessary to maintain separation of church and state as hostile to religious expression.
One issue in the case was whether the coach’s decision to pray in such a prominent place, on the 50-yard line, amounted to a private moment of giving thanks or a public demonstration of his religious faith that his players may have felt compelled to join.
Kennedy urged the Supreme Court to find that he was acting on his own behalf, expressing his own religious views, not speaking not as a mouthpiece for the school. But the school district said the students on the football team looked up to their coach and felt coerced into doing as he did.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-coach-public-school-prayer-case-rcna31662
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Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:19 am to loogaroo
Trump doin' work!
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:19 am to loogaroo
This post was edited on 7/8/22 at 11:42 am
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:20 am to loogaroo
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The vote was 6 to 3, with the court’s three liberal members in dissent.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:20 am to loogaroo
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:20 am to loogaroo
EPA FUUUUUUUCKED!!! I like what this court is doing lately.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:20 am to loogaroo
Should have never made it that far.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:21 am to LuckyTiger
If the sports media is against something you know you’re on the right side of the issue. Those guys have been one collective bitch over social issues.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:22 am to loogaroo
how much more melt do the libs have in reserve? They’re gonna need it for sure.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:22 am to loogaroo
Waiting for the garland press release saying he will still send the gestapo to stop post game prayer.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:22 am to loogaroo
If he was Muslim this would have never been an issue.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:22 am to LuckyTiger
How does a guy praying in public affect the lives of anyone?
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:23 am to The Boat
A
THREAT
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OUR
DEMOCRACYYYYYYYYYY
THREAT
TO
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DEMOCRACYYYYYYYYYY
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:24 am to The Boat
Specifically dan wolken. Anything he hates must be a good thing.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:24 am to loogaroo
Been a bad week or so for the left wing. Which means some positive things are happening for America
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:24 am to loogaroo
I am amazed at this becoming contentious.
When I played high school ball in the early 2000's our coach was very clear. We will be on the 50 at the end of every game. We will invite the other team, no matter what happened during the game. I will pray and I invite you to join in. If you do not want to join in, no worries; reflect in your own manner.
Summed up: I will pray, you're welcome to join, you won't stop me, and I won't force you. But you will be a man and we will respect each other.
When I played high school ball in the early 2000's our coach was very clear. We will be on the 50 at the end of every game. We will invite the other team, no matter what happened during the game. I will pray and I invite you to join in. If you do not want to join in, no worries; reflect in your own manner.
Summed up: I will pray, you're welcome to join, you won't stop me, and I won't force you. But you will be a man and we will respect each other.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:25 am to TrueTiger
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How does a guy praying in public affect the lives of anyone?
They don't like it. They don't want to see it. More importantly, they don't like it that his players look up to him.
This post was edited on 6/27/22 at 9:26 am
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:26 am to fjlee90
We said The Lord's Prayer before and after every game and no one ever said a thing.
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:28 am to fjlee90
Constitutionally, this is absolutely the right ruling. The establishment clause has been interpreted far too broadly for far too long.
From a policy perspective, however, it is just a bad idea for the coach to do this. Between peer pressure and fear of “coach retaliation,“ this basically forces all but the strongest-willed players to join in, regardless of whether they really wish to do so.
And don’t try to tell me that coaches do not retaliate. Back when I played, it was amazing how much more likely it was that your films would be sent to nearby colleges, if you were a loyal member of the FCA.
From a policy perspective, however, it is just a bad idea for the coach to do this. Between peer pressure and fear of “coach retaliation,“ this basically forces all but the strongest-willed players to join in, regardless of whether they really wish to do so.
And don’t try to tell me that coaches do not retaliate. Back when I played, it was amazing how much more likely it was that your films would be sent to nearby colleges, if you were a loyal member of the FCA.
This post was edited on 6/27/22 at 9:32 am
Posted on 6/27/22 at 9:29 am to AggieHank86
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From a policy perspective, however, it is just a bad idea for the coach to do this. Between peer pressure and fear of “coach retaliation,“ this basically forces all but the strongest-willed players to join in, regardless of whether they really wish to do so.
the school shouldn't have fired him for the causes they wrote in the letter(s)
From my understanding of this, the school board really effed up.
This post was edited on 6/27/22 at 9:30 am
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