High School Coach Prays on Field Despite School District Warning, is Joined by Opposing Team

By Published on October 17, 2015

BREMERTON – A high school coach defied orders from the Bremerton School District tonight, and said a prayer on the field after the homecoming football game.

Coach Joe Kennedy said he took a knee on the 50 yard line to have a private moment of faith. He did not ask players to join him, and seemed surprised that so many from the opposing team did.

Last month, the school district told him that he wasn’t allowed to pray because of concerns over the constitutional separation of church and state. The coach originally said he would follow the rules. But earlier this week, he changed his mind and decided to bring prayer back.

Coach Kennedy is now being represented by attorneys with the conservative Liberty Institute, who say that he has the right to do whatever he wants after the game.

“It’s a violation of the first amendment and other federal laws to prohibit Coach Joe from going out to the 50 yd. line and praying after the game,” says attorney Hiram Sasser.

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