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Quote by: Whilletal  I did not read anything in the article that said he forced players to join in. In this article it states that it was a student initiated prayer. The Rutherford Institute - Press Releases
And it seems to me that it is a case of disallowing the coach the right to pray. And apparently they are not allowed to pray before or after plays either. Honestly its not about a requirement of prayer its about praying at all. I just don't see why its a problem. If you are Jewish say a prayer from Torah, if your Buddhist say a chant etc. |
The problem here is that this is a government representative leading his students in a religious exercise while in his capacity as a government representative. It would be different if he, as an ordinary citizen (which he is when he is not acting in his capacity as a government representative) led a bunch of kids in prayer during an event that had nothing whatsoever to do with the school.