He is free to practice his faith, but not on our secular religiously-neutral dime.
He is free to practice his faith, but not on our secular religiously-neutral dime.
I thought the article said this took place after the game?
Whose 'dime' was he on?
He said the prayers on state owned school property. He was paid to be there by taxpayers of Washington state.
It was on our dime and on our property.
He was paid to be there by taxpayers of Washington state.
He was paid to be there AFTER the function was over?
anyone with a brain would consider him
off the clock.
The function doesn't end immediately after the game is finish.
As long as he was on school grounds and at a school function, he's being paid by the taxpayers.
There's a rule that no teacher is allowed to leave the grounds until all students are gone. They are being paid while they are on school grounds and there's students. So at all school functions the teacher who is there can't leave school grounds and is still being paid until every single student has left.
How do you know he was off the clock? Do you know the laws in Washington state? I do.I live here.
Seems it didn't matter to the district whether he was 'off the clock' or not.
Bremerton High School coach placed on leave for praying on field - CNN.com
"In Wednesday's letter, the district said it has offered Kennedy a private location to use for personal prayer after games, such as areas in the school building or in the stadium press box. But Kennedy declined, the letter says."
Would he do as Jesus taught, he would not be out of a job right now. Trying to show what a godly man he is means God has turned a deaf ear. It's for show...
Matthew 6:
6 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this:
“Our Father in heaven,
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10 Your kingdom come,
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on earth as it is in heaven.
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12 and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
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14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
