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Related: About this forumFlorida House Speaker: Football coaches can’t pray with players? Change the law again!
Floridas house speaker says state law should be changed to allow public high school football coaches to pray with their teams.
I feel its sad for a society like America that, as a culture, we decided in an extracurricular activity its inappropriate for an adult to lead a prayer voluntarily with students who volunteer to pray with them, said House Speaker Will Weatherford, a Wesley Chapel Republican.
Weatherford said he thought a law passed last year would permit superintendents to set guidelines for such worship activities.
His comments came after the superintendent of Pasco County schools sent a letter Friday to the districts football coaches reminding them that its inappropriate for adults to initiate, lead or participate in prayer with students while serving in their school roles.
Hernando County officials sent similar memos to coaches.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/01/florida-house-speaker-football-coaches-cant-pray-with-players-change-the-law-again/
I feel its sad for a society like America that, as a culture, we decided in an extracurricular activity its inappropriate for an adult to lead a prayer voluntarily with students who volunteer to pray with them, said House Speaker Will Weatherford, a Wesley Chapel Republican.
Weatherford said he thought a law passed last year would permit superintendents to set guidelines for such worship activities.
His comments came after the superintendent of Pasco County schools sent a letter Friday to the districts football coaches reminding them that its inappropriate for adults to initiate, lead or participate in prayer with students while serving in their school roles.
Hernando County officials sent similar memos to coaches.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/01/florida-house-speaker-football-coaches-cant-pray-with-players-change-the-law-again/
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Florida House Speaker: Football coaches can’t pray with players? Change the law again! (Original Post)
cleanhippie
Oct 2013
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LakeVermilion
(1,042 posts)1. I agree with the superintendent...
it is inappropriate for adults to lead a prayer when they are employees of the public.
Adults are free to lead in prayer when they are on their own time and not in a position of power.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)2. There is such a simple mental exercise these people could do...
just imagine a Muslim leading their Christian kid in a prayer to Allah. "Voluntary," of course.
Would they be OK with that?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)4. That is a great question.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)5. One that we already know the answer to.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)3. I don't ever remember kids wanting to pray in HS
When did this change?
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)7. It hasn't. It's the adults that want kids to pray in school.
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)8. Asshat. n/t
LostOne4Ever
(9,289 posts)9. He is a representative of the state
When he is acting in that capacity he can not show favortism or support for any religion. He can believe as he wants and pray on his own time. If he does not like that, then he needs to quit.
He can then pray whenever he wants, though he will no longer be the coach and not allowed in with the kids.