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.
Kennedy was fired from his job for praying after games, something he says he did alone while sometimes students would voluntarily join him.
Richards said the case is a clear violation of Kennedy’s First Amendment rights and shows a growing trend of hostility toward religion.
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