High School Coach Quits After Team Prayer Prohibited

Football game prayer is not just a hot-button issue in the South, as I reported in a posting yesterday. It is equally contentious in New Jersey. WABC New York reported yesterday that East Brunswick New Jersey High School football coach Marcus Borden resigned after being told he could no longer lead the team in prayer before football games. A prayer by the team, led by the coach, giving thanks and asking for victory had been a 23 year tradition at the high school. The school said several parents of various religious backgrounds had complained about the prayer.