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Back in the 1960s, when my father made his wry observation, a public prayer over a loudspeaker was a feature of every football game. It was invariably a Christian prayer, and there were few ...

An Ohio State Buckeyes football player asked for prayers on Sunday morning. Ian Moore, an Ohio State Buckeyes offensive ...

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin smiles prior to the start of the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File) ...

In a 6-3 ruling—the only vote that seems to matter any longer—they ruled that a football coach could lead his team in prayer at a public school. The case, Kennedy vs. Bremerton, ...

Finally, in 1992's Lee vs. Weisman, a dispute from Rhode Island about graduation prayer, the court wrote that subjecting students to prayer was a form of coercion. The Supreme Court has backed ...

Supreme Court will hear the case of football coach who led prayers on 50-yard line. The Supreme Court in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press) By David G. Savage Staff Writer .

For years, football coach Joseph Kennedy led his players in prayers. When the Bremerton school district learned of this, it told him that he could pray after games, but must do so silently and alone.

The Supreme Court said Monday that a Washington state school district violated the First Amendment rights of a high school football coach when he lost his job after praying at the 50-yard line ...

Damar Hamlin put prayer in football back in the spotlight Updated Feb. 9, 2023 9:00 a.m. ET share. facebook x reddit link. Associated Press ...