9th Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Fired Football Coach’s Right to Pray after Games
from Christian Headlines: https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/milton-quintanilla/9th-circuit-court-of-appeals-denies-fired-football-coachs-right-to-pray-after-games.html
Last Thursday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against a high school football coach who was fired for praying after football games.
According to CBN News, the three judges published a unanimous opinion stating that Joseph Kennedy’s practice of praying after games on the 50-yard-line was a violation of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
“Kennedy’s attempts to draw nationwide attention to his challenge to the district showed that he was not engaging in private prayer,” Judge Milan Smith wrote. “Instead, he was engaging in public speech of an overtly religious nature while performing his job duties.”
Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a non-profit organization, celebrated the ruling put forth by the federal appeals court.
What do you think?
Should a coach be allowed to publicly pray on the field while working?
Or does this violate the Establishment Clause as so ruled by the Court of Appeals?