The prayers drew big crowds and protests, and the Bremerton, Washington, school district placed him on leave and then refused to renew his contract.
For a high school football coach, emotions can run high on the morning of the first game of the season. But this is not just another game under the Friday night lights, and Joseph Kennedy knows it.Kennedy has been in the national spotlight for years, known as the 'praying coach.' He lost his job eight years ago for kneeling in prayer with players on the center field after games.
Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote:"The best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike." Though he has a book coming out in October, he says he's trying to keep a low profile while in town coaching.The Bremerton School District also recognizes the high-profile nature of what's happened. Along with an entire page on its website detailing the case and the lawsuit money paid to Kennedy, it released a statement, saying in part:"The District remains steadfast in its commitment to respecting the rights and religious freedom of students, families, and school staff.
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