U.S. Football Coach Stopped by Atheists from Praying With Team, But Players Keep Tradition Going

“You may have stopped our coach from praying, but you can’t stop us.” This was the implicit message relayed by the members of a high school football team in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. to an atheist group, The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). The defiant response came after the FFRF succeeded in stopping Dunmore High School football

coach Jack Henzes from leading his team in prayer at the 50-yard-line, temporarily stopping a nearly five-decade-old prayer tradition, according to Faith Wire. Henzes had reportedly been leading the team in prayer before kick-off each game for the past 45 years before the FFRF filed a complaint over the practice, WBRE-TV reported. READ MORE