Subj : Re: "I hate the Lefties, but don't know why."
To   : Lee Lofaso
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Tue Aug 16 2022 22:24:15

On 17 Aug 2022, Lee Lofaso said the following...
 LL>  AT>> The power of prayer can help a team win. Have you ever been invited 
 LL>  AT>> join people for a group prayer? How offended were you?
 LL>  JT> That is irrelevant. The government cnnot espouse one religion over an
 LL>  JT> other.
 LL> The USSC said coaches can. And players who do not go along with coach
 LL> will no longer be players, or doomed to sit on the bench.

This is your answer to how widespread Republican support for forcing
Christian beliefs on non-Christians is.

 LL>  JT> The coach, as an employee and representative of a public school distr
 LL>  JT> which is a government entity, was doing just that.
 LL> Coaches and players can pray all they want, even if they are employees
 LL> or students at a public school. As long as they do so in private. But
 LL> when they make a public display of it, and/or lead others in prayer in
 LL> such a public display, it would be nice to think they are crossing the
 LL> line. But such is not the case.

It used to be, but is not anymore. Well, sort of. Coach Kennedy and his
lawyers lied to the Supreme Court about just how "private" Kennedey's prayers
were. And the conservative majority of justices went along with that lie.
Justice Sotamayor provided proof of this lie, but the USSC being what the
USSC is, the decision stood.

 LL>  JT> Unless, of course, he was leading prayers for other religions, too, b
 LL>  JT> seriously doubt that was the case.
 LL> "Allah Akbar!" shouted Coach K, rallying his players to victory!
 LL>  JT> Did he offer prayers to Eugene? I don't think so.
 LL> All prayers are offered to the god(s) of one's choice.

Not necessarily. Especially when they end with "In Jesus' name we pray..."

Jeff.

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