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Aggravating_Head_60 t1_iujhwua wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in High school football coach who led prayers on the field will get his job back by Radi0ActivSquid

He started off praying alone. Gradually players joined him. The whole issue was the school didn't want him praying on the field and tried to get him to either wait until every last person left or to go somewhere secluded and pray alone.

It was established during the suit that no one was forced or coerced into participating.

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pinetreesgreen t1_iujphxw wrote

If you don't think it is important to do what your coach wants, you don't live in a small town, and never played sports.

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Aggravating_Head_60 t1_iujy56h wrote

Kids from other teams would go and pray with him.

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pinetreesgreen t1_iujyet6 wrote

That doesn't mean there isn't a performative pressure for the kids on his team.

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W6Hohass t1_iukb3vo wrote

Love all that focus on the facts, now do it on how he wasn’t fired.

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Ithurtswhenidoit t1_iujsqjk wrote

It was ignored by the court that people were being forced. The whole matter got brought up because several players complained that they were being compelled to pray or face consequences. When the school reacted by telling him he had to pray privately so the students would think he wanted them to join he made an issue of it to make money. He posed for a prayer shot in front of the court. He is a joke. His own holy book condemns public prayer. He was never fired, he was placed on paid leave for the two weeks left of his employment then never replied like he had to every year as it is a seasonal position. He still has not tried to return to work because he is touring conservative events for money spreading the lie that he was fired

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flakhannon t1_iujl90s wrote

The reddit edge-lords only draw conclusions based on headlines.

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