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What do you think?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/17/us/washington-football-coach-joe-kennedy-prays/
Of course, the fact that he walks to the center of the football field after games may be significant. Why go to the middle of the field? Can’t he pray somewhere else?
But then, isn’t that a good way to invite players from both sides to participate? If he were to pray on his side of the field — say, in his team’s locker room or in his office — it would exclude the other team.
Should he invite anybody else? And is he really “inviting” anybody else?
Isn’t it a good thing to bring both sides together?
What if he had simply stood there midfield and bowed his head? Would the government forbid that?
What if he were to pray without bowing his head? Should high tech government microphones be in place to guard against such misbehavior?
But what if he were to pray silently and without bowing his head? This might cause problems for law enforcement. Perhaps non-maintenance-personnel should be barred from walking onto the field altogether after games, lest they pray. But what if a grounds crew person were to pray? Should the federales station snipers in the bleachers?
This is so very difficult. Perhaps we just need to invent a scientific cure for religion.