Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz blasted Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar lamenting the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the high school football coach fired for praying.
The Court ruled 6-3 in favor of former high school football coach Joseph Kennedy who was fired by the Bremerton School District for repeatedly praying on the 50-yard line after the games. The majority opinion, authored by Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, said the district violated the Free Speech and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment.
Omar claimed the ruling allows for school administrators and faculty to “pressure students” to participate in prayer, though the Court opinion said Kennedy prayed individually on the field.
“The Supreme Court just ruled that public school teachers can pressure students to join in prayer at public school events but can also retaliate against those who don’t join in,” she tweeted. “Religious freedom is dead in America.”
“Every word of this is false,” Cruz replied.
Every word of this is false. https://t.co/FSiml1689j
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 28, 2022
The Court ruled that the Constitution established “mutual respect and tolerance” for both religious and secular practices on public grounds. Gorsuch stated that the students did not engage in prayer with Kennedy and therefore concluded that the school district intentionally prohibited a religious practice. (RELATED: Praying Football Coach Will Sue Washington School District For Refusing To Let Him Pray)
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