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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers on 50-Yard Line [View all]Duncan Grant
(8,262 posts)75. Who needs these public displays of piety? It's rude.
Hegemony, conformity, power - I hate being in what should be secular space only to negotiate someones religious performance. Its creepy and so very passive aggressive.
Take your well rehearsed incantations to whatever space they truly belong and leave the rest of us in peace.
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Supreme Court Sides With Coach Over Prayers on 50-Yard Line [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2022
OP
Why do I have to be subject to someone praying......another dismantling of the 1st amendment...
turbinetree
Jun 2022
#2
How long before a coach has to promise to pray on the field before he can get his job?
Walleye
Jun 2022
#4
Yes it's the kids I'm worried about are Jewish kids are gonna pray to Jesus to play football?
Walleye
Jun 2022
#53
It's completely after the game where I guess he stood and players could join
jimfields33
Jun 2022
#23
This wasn't on his own time, he was still acting as coach, ie gov't employee
NullTuples
Jun 2022
#48
He was still wearing his coach clothes, on the coaching field, right after a game he'd coached.
NullTuples
Jun 2022
#81
Was he there for the game? Was he still dressed as coach? Was he on "his" field?
NullTuples
Jun 2022
#85
The school admitted in court all employees were on personal time after the game.
former9thward
Jun 2022
#89
Except he won his case in the most corrupt court of my lifetime. That is not justice.
NullTuples
Jun 2022
#65
What about the rights of the non-Christian students/players to not have state imposed religion?
NullTuples
Jun 2022
#82
But he was wearing his coach uniform so therefore was representing the school.
Diamond_Dog
Jun 2022
#60
Check the photos; he was surrounded by all the players & the stands still had people in them.
NullTuples
Jun 2022
#51
It all stems from the attitude that they have the right to push their religion on us
Walleye
Jun 2022
#68
Thanks. I kept hitting refresh for Robert Barnes. Nothing at the time.
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2022
#8
Basically, the student athlete better pray or they likely won't play. But that's up to the coach.
xocetaceans
Jun 2022
#35
No surprise here. This ecclesiastical Court is removing the separation of church and state piece
Lonestarblue
Jun 2022
#11
The prayer will be on the 50-yard line, not in the locker room.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Jun 2022
#57
This surprises no one. And the EPA will be the next to go down in defeat to polluters.
sinkingfeeling
Jun 2022
#14
Oh, just imagine if the Court had ruled against the coach and cited THAT as justification
Seeking Serenity
Jun 2022
#93
i wonder how they will react when players from non-Christian religions begin to do the same
samsingh
Jun 2022
#34
weren't the same republicans going nuts when people were kneeling for Black Lives Matter?
samsingh
Jun 2022
#49
I'll agree with that. What he doesn't have is the right to force the team to pray with him.
malthaussen
Jun 2022
#42
Ok, all you legal eagles in DU. WILL THIS OPEN THE DOOR TO PRAYING IN CLASSROOMS?
usaf-vet
Jun 2022
#80
The best way to counter this is to become a satanist and insist on equal treatment.
Martin68
Jun 2022
#88
My observation: If your coach spends a lot of time praying, his coaching may be shit
Captain Zero
Jun 2022
#94