• Latest
  • All
High school football coach banned from prayer

High school football coach banned from prayer

January 25, 2022
Former Louisville University professor wins $1.6 million over dismissal for criticism of transgender treatments for children

Former Louisville University professor wins $1.6 million over dismissal for criticism of transgender treatments for children

April 26, 2025
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Author: Alfredo Borba

Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88

April 21, 2025
Author: Tom Morris

U.K. Supreme Court defines woman based on biological sex

April 16, 2025
New Colorado bill punishes moms and dads for rejecting trans ideology

New Colorado bill punishes moms and dads for rejecting trans ideology

April 5, 2025
Female fencer Stephanie Turner faces penalties for refusal to compete against transgender opponent

Female fencer Stephanie Turner faces penalties for refusal to compete against transgender opponent

April 3, 2025
Georgia Governor to sign Riley Gaines Act of 2025, safeguarding women’s sports from transgender ideology

Georgia Governor to sign Riley Gaines Act of 2025, safeguarding women’s sports from transgender ideology

April 2, 2025
Humanity’s indispensable but unsung heroes

Humanity’s indispensable but unsung heroes

March 18, 2025
AfD politician slams leftist abortion agenda in staunchly pro-life speech

AfD politician slams leftist abortion agenda in staunchly pro-life speech

March 12, 2025
Maine locals rally against Governor Mills’ stance on transgender participation in sports

Maine locals rally against Governor Mills’ stance on transgender participation in sports

March 1, 2025
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

J.D. Vance criticizes Europe’s disregard for pro-life advocates and religious freedom at Munich Security Conference

February 20, 2025
  • About iFamNews
  • Contact

Navigation Button Subscribe

  • Subscribe
May 9, 2025
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
  • English
    • Italiano
    • Español
    • Français
    • Deutsch
    • Polski
    • српски
    • Русский
    • Hrvatski

Navigation Button Donate

  • Donate
International Family News Network (IFN)
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Family
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Shows
  • Petitions
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
International Family News Network (IFN)
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Family
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Shows
  • Petitions
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
No Result
View All Result
International Family News Network (IFN)
No Result
View All Result

High school football coach banned from prayer

IFN English by IFN English
January 25, 2022
in Breaking News, Culture
360
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
High school football coach banned from prayer
Share on FacebookShare on WhatsAppShare on TelegramShare on TwitterShare on WeChat

Joe Kennedy, a former Marine and assistant football coach for Bremerton High School, promised God that he would give thanks at the end of every football game he coached. He would respectfully wait for players and staff to begin clearing the field, then take a knee and pray for his players. This prayer, silent and personal, lasted only 30 seconds.

Soon players began noticing this and joining him in prayer after games. This unfortunately drew the attention of BHS administrators. On September 17, 2015, the superintendent of the school district sent Kennedy a letter saying the school district was launching and investigation into whether or not Coach Kennedy had “appropriately complied with the school board’s policy on ‘Religious-Related Activities and Practices.” They concluded that his prayer did not comply with the districts policy. According to the district, Coach Kennedy could “engage in religious activity, including prayer, so long as it does not interfere with job responsibilities,” the activity is “physically separate from any student activity, and students [are] not . . . allowed to join such activity.”

Kennedy complied with these guidelines, distancing himself from players, but they continued to join him in prayer, without any encouragement. Having hired First Liberty as counsel, Kennedy had requested from the district that he be allowed to pray after games privately and personally. However, because people joined him, without any pressure from him, the BHS district told him that he could only pray after games alone, out of the view of anyone on the field.

Kennedy refused to comply with this order, continuing to pray on the field. This resulted in him being put on administrative leave, and not returning to the team for the past six years. After a long hard legal battle, his case will appear before the Supreme Court in the spring of 2022.

Tags: Footballprayer
IFN English

IFN English

Articles published by the English iFamNews editorial team.

Discussion about this post

Popular News

  • Former Louisville University professor wins $1.6 million over dismissal for criticism of transgender treatments for children

    Former Louisville University professor wins $1.6 million over dismissal for criticism of transgender treatments for children

    0 shares 26 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The new Pope is Robert Prevost, and his name will be Leo XIV. He continues to be denounced in Peru for covering up sexual abuse by priests.

    0 shares 10 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Two Spanish ministers denounced for embezzlement in contracts awarded to Tragsa

    0 shares 7 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Habemus Papam! Fumata blanca: first article of the new pontificate of Esperanza

    0 shares 7 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Christian Lawyers request to the City Council of Callosa (Alicante) the replacement of the cross after confirming that the re-signified crosses do not violate the Law of Historical Memory.

    0 shares 3 VIEWS
    Share 0 Tweet 0

IFN – International Family News Network

© 2022 IFN – International Family News - All Rights Reserved.

Quick Links

  • About iFamNews
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Subscribe

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Family
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Science
  • Shows
  • Petitions
  • Subscribe
  • Donate

  • en English
  • it Italiano
  • es Español
  • fr Français
  • de Deutsch
  • pl Polski
  • sr српски
  • ru Русский
  • hr Hrvatski
  • Login
  • Sign Up

© 2022 IFN – International Family News - All Rights Reserved.