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Coach Joe Kennedy

Coach Joe Kennedy


COACH JOE KENNEDY was head coach for the Bremerton High School junior varsity football team and an assistant coach for the varsity team who was fired for privately taking a knee in 15-second silent prayer after high school football games.

EPC TOPIC: Standing for Christ in Public Schools

Before he even coached his first game, this Marine Corps veteran turned football coach made a commitment to God that he would give thanks after every game—win or lose—for the opportunity to be a football coach and for his players. After his very first football game in 2008, Kennedy waited until the players cleared the field, then took a knee and silently thanked God for his players. He continued doing this after every game for seven years. Currently, a petition for write of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States has been filed on his behalf asking the nine Justices to reverse a lower court decision that allowed a school district to fire him because fans and students could see him take a knee in silent prayer after football games.

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