Football Coach Prayers Not Answered

The View talks about a current issue that has been going on since 2008 in this link. 

     Coach Kennedy from Washington would pray before and after his football games for the safety of his players and for their ability to play the game. It started off as him praying alone with his eyes closed and his players would voluntarily join him.
     Once his school district discovered this, they wrote him a letter forbidding him to pray before or after his football games.
    The View discussion
     In our class we learned about the Constitutional rights when it comes to religion. I believe that the school district didn't have a right to forbid him from doing this because it breaks the free-exercise clause in the Constitution. We as individuals are able to practice our own religions and their practices. By saying that this coach can't do so, is breaking the law. The students joined voluntarily, so he wasn't forcing anything. I can see how people would agree with the school district because the players may feel obligated to do so in fear of being judged by their peers, but they also need to realize that there is peer pressure everywhere in life. Why not figure it out when you're with people who will support you? They have to find when they can stand up for what they do or do not believe it.
     This article shows that America is still bending the rules of the Constitution when it comes to religion. There are so many times when people are unable to exercise their religion because of what the government thinks.