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The administrators of Putnam County Schools in Tennessee have a rule that the staff members of the schools are prohibited from leading students in prayer.
Well, faith and prayer prevailed in a powerful way, as the football players of Upperman High School and Stone Memorial High School led the parents and fans in prayer after the game.
POWERFUL PHOTO 🙏🏈Football players led parents and fans in prayer after Friday night's game in Putnam County after coaches were told they can't lead students in prayer https://t.co/pgXAkZI1K3 pic.twitter.com/arAH2zjv6p
— FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) September 20, 2021
Fox News reported:
“Satan’s power was defeated tonight, as the threat of a legal action to forbid prayer after the game was overwhelmed by player lead prayer supported by parents and fans in solidarity on Overall Field.
God bless the Baxter and Stone players for their faith and courage,” an alum of Putnam County Schools and fan of local football, Bob Vick, wrote in the caption of a Facebook post showing the photo, which has now gotten thousands of interactions on social media.
According to WZTV, schools and school personnel are not allowed to sponsor prayer or proselytizing, per court ruling.
On Monday, several schools shared a statement:
“As a district, we absolutely understand the importance of prayer in the lives of our students, faculty, and staff members.”
“We support the right of students to participate in and lead spontaneous prayers. That right is and will continue to be protected. We also understand that faculty and staff members can not lead or participate in the spontaneous student-led prayers,” the statement added.
If anything, these court rulings are empowering students to stand up for what they believe in, as opposed to the presumed intention to shut students down from expressing their beliefs.
One person’s faith (or shared faith within a group of people) shouldn’t bother you if you’re truly devout in your own way of faith, or lack thereof. If people expressing their faith to their higher power makes you feel degraded, the problem isn’t the religious expression itself.
It’s good to finally see some children with faith and spines.
