Neither of the statements you wrote apply to the current case as givens as I have read about it.
OF course it does, it's what started this yesterday:
East Brunswick High School football coach Marcus Borden resigned in protest yesterday after school officials told the national-award-winning mentor he could no longer initiate or participate in team prayer.
East Brunswick administrators constitutionally cannot allow any teacher, coach or school representative to engage in school prayer.
Jo Ann Magistro, East Brunswick School Supt.: "Our students can pray in the locker room. Our students can pray at a pasta dinner but it cannot be initiated, led or participated in by an employee of a public school."
(And the reason for that last rule is because of the recognition that it IS a form of pressure on players to participate.)
Martin Pachman, School Board Attorney: "Whether you invoke a Jewish prayer, a Christian prayer, a Hindu prayer, a Muslim prayer, it's all prayer and that's where the supreme court has drawn the line.
The school says several parents of various religious backgrounds complained about the school prayer. Coach Borden told Eyewitness News he's not ready to make a comment yet.
YOu know, I don't disagree with you about civil disobedience at all. I just don't want to see the coach being portrayed as a Victim. In fact, for me, that would be demeaning. He is taking a stand for all praying football coaches in the US.
As for "fixing" the law.....well, fixing is in the eye of the beholder, I guess. |
