Football Coach Fired for Praying After Games, Shows Trend of Religious Hostility: Jay Richards

Football Coach Fired for Praying After Games, Shows Trend of Religious Hostility: Jay Richards
Joe Kennedy, a former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Washington, photo taken on March 9, 2022. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
Masooma Haq
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The U.S. Supreme Court has begun deliberating a case involving a former high school assistant football coach from Washington state which will impact how religious liberty is defined in public schools and beyond.

Jay Richards, senior research fellow in Religious Liberty and Civil Society at the Heritage Foundation, thinks that former coach Joseph Kennedy’s case is a clear violation of First Amendment rights.

Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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