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In reply to the discussion: Help me understand this Gorsuch ruling about Jesus on the 50 yard line. [View all]John1956PA
(4,567 posts)But the junta knows that these prayers-at-football-games cases are not going to be common. This case was groomed to be heard by this court for larger reasons. The fired coach went on a tour of speaking engagements and TV talk show appearances to propel the case to the court. Powerful right-wing forces pushed him along his way because the plan was to get the junta to hear one or more separation- of-church-and-state cases of different stripes so that existing precedent could be overruled. In the large scope of things, prayer at football games is not a major issue. But other violations of church-and-state separation are big issues, and this junta is posed to allow those violations to occur. I feel sorry for the school district which was caught up in this coach's theatrics. One of the main reasons why the school district fired him was that it feared for the safety of band members who were being bowled over by football players (often from the opposing teams who were encouraged by right-wing operatives) to rally around the couch for his public spectacles.