Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about free speech and free exercise of religion.
No student is forced to participate in a post game prayer. This decision affirms the right for a coach to pray publicly following a game (or before a game).
This does not violate the separation of church and state.
Did you ever play HS sports? When the coach asks the team to participate in a public team prayer, there is a lot of pressure for everyone to participate. The ones who don’t want to do it bow their heads and are silent or mumble. If you are going to object to the prayer you may as well quit the team because you will be treated as a problem.
A few players went to Coach Kennedy to express that they were uncomfortable joining the prayer.
Do you know what he did?
He made them co-captains because he admired their willingness to speak out to him and to express their opinions. He viewed them as leaders.
If a player feels as if he/she has been pressured..... they can take that case to court.
Still coercive. In essence, his public prayer forces high school kids to declare and defend their religious beliefs in order to play a sport.
That is just not true. There was no coercion. Nobody has to defend their religious beliefs, or lack of them, in order to play a sport.
The hysteria here is ridiculous. The only thing wrong with this ruling is that 3 Justices dissented.
The coach is in a position of power and authority over the players. He gave students who did not join in non-preferential treatment.
Also, what a terrible, non-inclusive team culture. The way you celebrate a victory is with a Christian prayer? What is you are Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist you don’t get to celebrate and bond with your team ?
How is making two who spoke up co-captains non-preferential treatment? My goodness your lies upon lies never stop.
Anonymous wrote:
You can keep repeating it..... but NOBODY lied to Congress. Except maybe Brenner and Clapper.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about free speech and free exercise of religion.
No student is forced to participate in a post game prayer. This decision affirms the right for a coach to pray publicly following a game (or before a game).
This does not violate the separation of church and state.
Did you ever play HS sports? When the coach asks the team to participate in a public team prayer, there is a lot of pressure for everyone to participate. The ones who don’t want to do it bow their heads and are silent or mumble. If you are going to object to the prayer you may as well quit the team because you will be treated as a problem.
A few players went to Coach Kennedy to express that they were uncomfortable joining the prayer.
Do you know what he did?
He made them co-captains because he admired their willingness to speak out to him and to express their opinions. He viewed them as leaders.
If a player feels as if he/she has been pressured..... they can take that case to court.
Still coercive. In essence, his public prayer forces high school kids to declare and defend their religious beliefs in order to play a sport.
That is just not true. There was no coercion. Nobody has to defend their religious beliefs, or lack of them, in order to play a sport.
The hysteria here is ridiculous. The only thing wrong with this ruling is that 3 Justices dissented.
The coach is in a position of power and authority over the players. He gave students who did not join in non-preferential treatment.
Also, what a terrible, non-inclusive team culture. The way you celebrate a victory is with a Christian prayer? What is you are Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist you don’t get to celebrate and bond with your team ?
How is making two who spoke up co-captains non-preferential treatment? My goodness your lies upon lies never stop.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about free speech and free exercise of religion.
No student is forced to participate in a post game prayer. This decision affirms the right for a coach to pray publicly following a game (or before a game).
This does not violate the separation of church and state.
Did you ever play HS sports? When the coach asks the team to participate in a public team prayer, there is a lot of pressure for everyone to participate. The ones who don’t want to do it bow their heads and are silent or mumble. If you are going to object to the prayer you may as well quit the team because you will be treated as a problem.
A few players went to Coach Kennedy to express that they were uncomfortable joining the prayer.
Do you know what he did?
He made them co-captains because he admired their willingness to speak out to him and to express their opinions. He viewed them as leaders.
If a player feels as if he/she has been pressured..... they can take that case to court.
Still coercive. In essence, his public prayer forces high school kids to declare and defend their religious beliefs in order to play a sport.
That is just not true. There was no coercion. Nobody has to defend their religious beliefs, or lack of them, in order to play a sport.
The hysteria here is ridiculous. The only thing wrong with this ruling is that 3 Justices dissented.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about free speech and free exercise of religion.
No student is forced to participate in a post game prayer. This decision affirms the right for a coach to pray publicly following a game (or before a game).
This does not violate the separation of church and state.
Did you ever play HS sports? When the coach asks the team to participate in a public team prayer, there is a lot of pressure for everyone to participate. The ones who don’t want to do it bow their heads and are silent or mumble. If you are going to object to the prayer you may as well quit the team because you will be treated as a problem.
A few players went to Coach Kennedy to express that they were uncomfortable joining the prayer.
Do you know what he did?
He made them co-captains because he admired their willingness to speak out to him and to express their opinions. He viewed them as leaders.
If a player feels as if he/she has been pressured..... they can take that case to court.
Still coercive. In essence, his public prayer forces high school kids to declare and defend their religious beliefs in order to play a sport.
That is just not true. There was no coercion. Nobody has to defend their religious beliefs, or lack of them, in order to play a sport.
The hysteria here is ridiculous. The only thing wrong with this ruling is that 3 Justices dissented.
The coach is in a position of power and authority over the players. He gave students who did not join in non-preferential treatment.
Also, what a terrible, non-inclusive team culture. The way you celebrate a victory is with a Christian prayer? What is you are Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist you don’t get to celebrate and bond with your team ?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about free speech and free exercise of religion.
No student is forced to participate in a post game prayer. This decision affirms the right for a coach to pray publicly following a game (or before a game).
This does not violate the separation of church and state.
Did you ever play HS sports? When the coach asks the team to participate in a public team prayer, there is a lot of pressure for everyone to participate. The ones who don’t want to do it bow their heads and are silent or mumble. If you are going to object to the prayer you may as well quit the team because you will be treated as a problem.
A few players went to Coach Kennedy to express that they were uncomfortable joining the prayer.
Do you know what he did?
He made them co-captains because he admired their willingness to speak out to him and to express their opinions. He viewed them as leaders.
If a player feels as if he/she has been pressured..... they can take that case to court.
Still coercive. In essence, his public prayer forces high school kids to declare and defend their religious beliefs in order to play a sport.
That is just not true. There was no coercion. Nobody has to defend their religious beliefs, or lack of them, in order to play a sport.
The hysteria here is ridiculous. The only thing wrong with this ruling is that 3 Justices dissented.
Anonymous wrote:Wonder how these parents would feel if it was a gay coach. Praying to a transsexual God.....hmmmmm
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about free speech and free exercise of religion.
No student is forced to participate in a post game prayer. This decision affirms the right for a coach to pray publicly following a game (or before a game).
This does not violate the separation of church and state.
Did you ever play HS sports? When the coach asks the team to participate in a public team prayer, there is a lot of pressure for everyone to participate. The ones who don’t want to do it bow their heads and are silent or mumble. If you are going to object to the prayer you may as well quit the team because you will be treated as a problem.
A few players went to Coach Kennedy to express that they were uncomfortable joining the prayer.
Do you know what he did?
He made them co-captains because he admired their willingness to speak out to him and to express their opinions. He viewed them as leaders.
If a player feels as if he/she has been pressured..... they can take that case to court.
Still coercive. In essence, his public prayer forces high school kids to declare and defend their religious beliefs in order to play a sport.
Anonymous wrote:This decision is one more chipping away at the separation of church and state with the ultimate goal of requiring the full funding of religious schools.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is about free speech and free exercise of religion.
No student is forced to participate in a post game prayer. This decision affirms the right for a coach to pray publicly following a game (or before a game).
This does not violate the separation of church and state.
Read the case. Students felt pressured to participate in the coach’s prayers because they thought if they didn’t then they would be disfavored and not get playing time.