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He could have prayed all day long and all through the game. I thought G-d knows our hearts and thoughts and hears your silent our prayers.
Again, I'm an agnostic. I don't pray in general, so have no idea if formal prayer is more effective. Nor do I care. What I care about is the government telling someone that they can't pray. That is what happened to this coach, and that is the issue addressed by the SCOTUS based on the Constitution's protection of religious freedom.
The ruling means any other religious group or teacher is free to do the same. IDK about the coercion part. does a coach have any power over kids on the team?
The question should be whether he used his power to force or coerce his players to pray with him. From everything I've seen on the case, he did not.
I don't understand why this upsets some people. The guy was not coercing any others to join in. It's his life. He should be free to do it.
I don't care if the person who wants to pray on a sideline is Islamic, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, any religion. Doesn't matter. They guy wants to pray, does not coerce participation. What's the problem.
Fear mongering leftists would like to scare the daylights out of people because the SCOTUS is doing what they're supposed to....interpreting the Constitution, and it's not their agenda.
I see on state media cable news how they're screaming about the country being on the verge of "losing our Democracy!!" Most of them are ignorant about how a Democratic Republic functions. They're scared to death because they know they "won't know what hit them!!" in the coming elections.
So, let me get this straight. Liberals are fine with homosexual pride celebrations in public places, but they are against religious prayer on an athletic field?
OK, these people have gone bat crazy at this point.
The Court said that the school violated the constitution and free exercise clause. The coach did not pray during the games and did not force students to participate, though many did. Good cases coming out this summer.
The Court said that the school violated the constitution and free exercise clause. The coach did not pray during the games and did not force students to participate, though many did. Good cases coming out this summer.
Good for court to get one right. Should never have been an issue anyway. Waste of taxpayer dollars.
Contrary to popular myth, the Supreme Court has never outlawed “prayer in schools.” Students are free to pray alone or in groups, as long as such prayers are not disruptive and do not infringe upon the rights of others.
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