Posted on Apr 25, 2022
The Supreme Court ponders the right to pray on the 50-yard line
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The U.S. Supreme Court jumps back into the culture wars Monday in a case that involves a football coach's asserted right to kneel and pray on the 50-yard line at the conclusion of a public school football game.
Joseph Kennedy, a coach for the Bremerton, Wash., High School Varsity and JV football teams began praying with his players before and after games in 2008. At the end of a game, he would take a knee and say a prayer with his players at midfield.
By the 2015 season, Kennedy was often joined at the 50-yard line as well by players from the opposing team. Indeed, it was an approving comment by an opposing coach that finally alerted school district officials to the practice.
The U.S. Supreme Court jumps back into the culture wars Monday in a case that involves a football coach's asserted right to kneel and pray on the 50-yard line at the conclusion of a public school football game.
Joseph Kennedy, a coach for the Bremerton, Wash., High School Varsity and JV football teams began praying with his players before and after games in 2008. At the end of a game, he would take a knee and say a prayer with his players at midfield.
By the 2015 season, Kennedy was often joined at the 50-yard line as well by players from the opposing team. Indeed, it was an approving comment by an opposing coach that finally alerted school district officials to the practice.
The Supreme Court ponders the right to pray on the 50-yard line
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Hopefully the Supreme court upholds it's decision from 60 years ago. NO SCHOOL SPONSORED PRAYER. PERIOD!. Kennedy fought and defended the constitution but clearly doesn't understand it.
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SPC Joseph Kopac
I was always uncomfortable about school prayer in grade school. The Lords Prayer was different at the end compared to what I was taught as a Catholic. I wonder if the players thought it was their obligation to the coach to pray. So, who do you pray to as a team ?Christian, Moslem, Hindu, Mormon, Satan, or Scientology ? Religion belongs at church or your home. Not to be forced onto others. Our country does have a separation of church and state. Very important. Many wars were fought over religion.
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Here’s the standard:
Today, what constitutes an "establishment of religion" is often governed under the three-part test set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971). Under the "Lemon" test, government can assist religion only if (1) the primary purpose of the assistance is secular, (2) the assistance must neither promote nor inhibit religion, and (3) there is no excessive entanglement between church and state.
From my perspective, this fails all three tests.
Today, what constitutes an "establishment of religion" is often governed under the three-part test set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971). Under the "Lemon" test, government can assist religion only if (1) the primary purpose of the assistance is secular, (2) the assistance must neither promote nor inhibit religion, and (3) there is no excessive entanglement between church and state.
From my perspective, this fails all three tests.
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