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9. Alito justified the prayer by saying since the game was over the coach was no longer working

Tue Apr 26, 2022, 09:21 AM

Apr 2022

Obviously, Alito did not play sports. The coach continues to be the coach until the season is over.

And you can't tell me their was unspoken pressure on the student athletes to participate. We all know how that works.

My cross country coach essentially made us pray before every meet. I never prayed but I felt I didn't have much choice but to stay in the group huddle while he prayed. Life is ironic though--he ended up in prison to inappropriate behavior with a middle school student.

But the SC will go all in on prayer, I'm sure. Next year the schools will be broadcasting prayer on the intercom.

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To the football coaches praying at midfield, the political lampreys laying hands on heavily [View all] Atticus Apr 2022 OP

Future footb --- no, all sporting games will now be preceded by the singing of the "Banner" and 3Hotdogs Apr 2022 #1

Yep. Matthew 6:5. raging moderate Apr 2022 #2

Too bad they don't actually read the Bible. Diamond_Dog Apr 2022 #3

Actually they do - and that's the problem DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #4

No, many Protestant churches teach that Jesus spoke in parables. raging moderate Apr 2022 #8

Did Jesus really speak in parables ToxMarz Apr 2022 #40

The Gospels are supposed to be the actual words of Jesus DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #45

Sola Scriptura is universal in Protestantism. DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #43

I remember, eons ago, something like, Diamond_Dog Apr 2022 #10

The last will be first and the first will be last. wnylib Apr 2022 #17

Catholics DownriverDem Apr 2022 #11

+1, found out recently they did that in the 80s with the push of political affliation and not ... uponit7771 Apr 2022 #26

Aye...In direct conflict with their Jewish tradition DenaliDemocrat Apr 2022 #44

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 ... and when they do read the bible its seldom in perspective of how God .. uponit7771 Apr 2022 #25

Effectively part of the preamble to The Lord's Prayer, which is in the same chapter progree Apr 2022 #13

I wouldn't presume to tell anyone how to pray. RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #5

When it's a high school coach "leading" the team in prayer Mariana Apr 2022 #6

This x 1000 Ferrets are Cool Apr 2022 #7

Maybe it's time for a version of the DeSatan law in Fl. XacerbatedDem Apr 2022 #14

The OP goes well beyond that. RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #16

The OP didn't tell anyone how to pray. Mariana Apr 2022 #42

That's the core of this issue. wnylib Apr 2022 #18

+1, ... if a Muslim coach did the same MAGA heads would explode uponit7771 Apr 2022 #28

Yes they would. Diamond_Dog Apr 2022 #46

Exactly Rebl2 Apr 2022 #33

Yet, the same people who are pushing for prayer in schools 70sEraVet Apr 2022 #37

Welcome to our DU family. In a secular, and multi-cultural, nation, public niyad Apr 2022 #22

The term multi-cultural would suggest otherwise RaDaR63 Apr 2022 #35

Wrong. You will notice that the only public (contrary to their supposedly holy niyad Apr 2022 #39

That's the Rebl2 Apr 2022 #31

Alito justified the prayer by saying since the game was over the coach was no longer working Buckeyeblue Apr 2022 #9

What would the court say if a coach had them chant... multigraincracker Apr 2022 #12

Or recite a prayer from the Koran? wnylib Apr 2022 #21

Exactly Rebl2 Apr 2022 #32

Of the courts I am sceptical sanatanadharma Apr 2022 #38

Dabo Sweeney proclaiming "God is good", because he won a football game? czarjak Apr 2022 #15

They would all be upset if he brought out a prayer rug RainCaster Apr 2022 #19

. . .or burned some sage. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2022 #20

Exactly. niyad Apr 2022 #23

5 times a day onethatcares Apr 2022 #30

Dayum ... "political lampreys" ... I swear, Atticus ... calimary Apr 2022 #24

If you really want win the game... multigraincracker Apr 2022 #27

Excellent! Thank you Escurumbele Apr 2022 #29

indeed Turbineguy Apr 2022 #34

100% agree bluestarone Apr 2022 #36

The whole religio-patriotic exercise at sports events..... jaxexpat Apr 2022 #41