Christianists Ramp Up Push For Public School Prayers

The Washington Post reports:

A month has passed since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Washington state football coach who knelt at midfield to pray and was joined by student-athletes. The court wrote, in a 6-3 decision, that Bremerton High School assistant coach Joseph Kennedy’s prayers were protected by the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech and religious exercise, and that the district was wrong to discipline him for what the majority saw as a private act.

In response, families, teachers and activists are preparing to push religious worship into public schools nationwide — working to blur the line dividing prayer and pedagogy and promising emotional, spiritual and educational benefits for students. Some school officials are listening: In at least three states, Illinois, Alabama and Oregon, school personnel have said they are reviewing their policies on employee prayer.

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A month has passed since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a football coach who knelt at midfield to pray and was joined by student-athletes.

Now, families, teachers and activists are preparing to push religious worship into public schools nationwide. https://t.co/fqjsebXChd

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