Joe Kennedy was a high school football coach in the state of
Washington. He lost his job after he refused to stop praying at midfield after
football games. U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton declined to issue a
preliminary injunction that would have compelled the Bremerton School District
to rehire him while his case is litigated.
The
former coach is suing the district, claiming they violated his religious
rights. The coach was placed on administrative leave last year after he refused
to stop his post-game ritual of taking a knee and praying at the 50-yard-line.
After every game for the last eight years, Kennedy walked out to the 50-yard
line, took a knee and offered a brief prayer. Eventually, over the years,
students asked if they could participate, and he said they were free to do
whatever they wanted.
That
changed last year when the school district launched an investigation and
ordered the coach to cease and desist. He was prohibited from kneeling, bowing
his head or doing anything that could
possibly be seen as religious in nature.
Ironically,
the head coach at Washington State’s Garfield High School, Joey Thomas, recently joined his entire team as
they took a knee during the national anthem to protest America. No
recriminations are forthcoming.
This is what it’s come to in Obama’s America: you can take a knee in protest, but not
in prayer.
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