Coach fired for 'personal prayer' after games back at 9th Circuit
Joe Kennedy fights district's decision to remove him for faith expression
By WND StaffPublished July 23, 2020 at 7:54pm
A coach who was fired by a school district for exercising his constitutionally protected right to a short "personal prayer" after games is back at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The lawyers for Joe Kennedy were blunt in their filing in the case, which already has been at the U.S. Supreme Court.
"Does a football coach speak as a private citizen when the coach says a brief, silent, personal prayer after the school event ends? And does the Establishment Clause prevent a football coach from engaging in that brief, personal religious expression? The answer to the first question is 'yes,' but the answer to the second is 'no.'"
Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel at First Liberty, which is representing the coach, said banning all coaches "from praying just because they can be seen is wrong and contradicts the Constitution."
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