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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Am I reading this wrong that the guy prayed on his own time and didn't lead anything?

I am a committed atheist but I don't see anything wrong with a private prayer.[/quote]

[quote]I will quote fox news for once.

"Joe Kennedy was a junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant coach with the Bremerton School District in Washington from 2008 to 2015. He began the practice of reciting a post-game prayer by himself, but eventually students started joining him. According to court documents, this evolved into motivational speeches that included religious themes. After an opposing coach brought it to the principal's attention, the school district told Kennedy to stop. He did, temporarily, then notified the school that he would resume the practice."

I have no issue with a private prayer to yourself, I work in healthcare where folks do that all the time, but I DO take issue with him starting to lead groups of students in prayer. I've also been in that situation at work where the religious manager started to do that and as an atheist, it was horrifically uncomfortable, and it was also uncomfortable for staff who felt compelled to participate when they weren't religious.

Implications of the ruling are that teachers can lead groups of students in prayer and I find that incredibly problematic for freedom of religion when teachers are authority figures in schools. I am appalled by this ruling.[/quote]

Same and another health care provider here. This would be akin to me leading the code room in the Lord's Prayer when we pronouce a patient's death. I may say it to myself, but as the person clearly in charge of the code, it would be completely out of line for me to deliver the perceived expectation to all team members that their participation in my ritual was necessary. And that's exactly how it would be perceived, as hierarchies work this way. In medicine, in politics, and on the field.

Any other interpretation of this coach's actions is willfully obtuse. And intentional. [/quote]

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