Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Supreme Court sides with school coach who prayed at a game, offering more protection to public displays of religion; High School Football Coach Joe Kennedy Touts SCOTUS Victory — ‘Every Single American Has Won with This’

Meegan M. Reid/Usa Today Network Via Reuters
Supreme Court sides with school coach who prayed at a game, offering more protection to public displays of religion
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a Washington state football coach’s post-game prayer on the 50-yard line was protected by the First Amendment, a decision that sets a precedent for more protections for school employees who engage in public displays of religion
Currently, Texas public school students are allowed to practice their religion at school. Some schools offer meeting rooms for students and teachers to discuss their faith. What Texas public school leaders cannot do is lead their classes in prayer, force or compel students to participate in a religious activity or prohibit students from privately practicing their own religion.
Monday’s ruling involved the case of Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach, who was fired for refusing to stop kneeling in prayer after games. The court’s opinion was that the coach was praying as a private citizen, not as an employee of the district.
“Respect for religious expressions is indispensable to life in a free and diverse Republic,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote. “Here, a government entity sought to punish an individual for engaging in a brief, quiet, personal religious observance doubly protected by the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment.”
Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel for First Liberty Institute, a religious freedom organization that represented Kennedy, said Monday’s ruling was a win for religious liberty across the board. --->READ MORE HERE
High School Football Coach Joe Kennedy Touts SCOTUS Victory — ‘Every Single American Has Won with This’:
Monday on Newsmax TV’s “John Bachman Now,” high school football coach Joseph Kennedy reacted to the Supreme Court siding 6-3 in his favor for praying on the field after games.
Kennedy was fired from his role as varsity assistant coach at Bremerton High School and as the junior varsity head coach after he refused to quit praying on the 50-yard line following games.
Kennedy hailed the victory as an “elevation for all Americans in their freedom of religion” and their “freedom of speech.”
“My elevation is nothing. This is an elevation for all Americans in their freedom of religion and also in the freedom of speech,” Kennedy advised. “Nobody is any more important than anyone else. My rights are the same as everybody’s, and I was just exercising mine. So, I’m glad that the rest of the justices took a look at it, looked at the facts of the case, and realized this is not a big deal. This is a guy just being thankful after a football game.” --->WATCH and READ MORE HERE
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