Friday, September 08, 2023

Coach Kennedy Resigns After One Post-Game Prayer

Last year, in a widely publicized Supreme Court decision, Bremerton, Washington high school football coach Joe Kennedy won the right to offer a personal prayer on the 50-yard line immediately after football games. After his Supreme Court win, Kennedy was reinstated as coach.  AP now reports that on Wednesday, after one game back at which he offered a brief post-game prayer, Kennedy resigned his coaching position and returned to Florida where he had been living full time. Kennedy posted a statement on his personal website, saying in part: "I believe I can best continue to advocate for constitutional freedom and religious liberty by working from outside the school system so that is what I will do."