{"id":27292,"date":"2015-10-19T11:32:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T17:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=27292"},"modified":"2015-10-19T12:48:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T18:48:59","slug":"despite-orders-washington-hs-coach-prays-on-field-after-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2015\/10\/despite-orders-washington-hs-coach-prays-on-field-after-game.html","title":{"rendered":"“Despite orders, Washington HS coach prays on field after game”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\"Bremerton<\/a>
An aerial view of Bremerton, Washington, an area that isn\u2019t normally regarded as a hotbed of religious fervor
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What do you think?<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/10\/17\/us\/washington-football-coach-joe-kennedy-prays\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Of course, the fact that he walks to the center of the football field after games may be significant. \u00a0Why go to the middle of the field? \u00a0Can\u2019t he pray somewhere else?<\/p>\n

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But then, isn\u2019t that a good way to invite players from both sides to participate? \u00a0If he were to pray on his side of the field \u2014 say, in his team\u2019s locker room or in his office \u2014 it would exclude the other team.<\/p>\n

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Should<\/em> he invite anybody else? \u00a0And is<\/em> he really \u201cinviting\u201d anybody else?<\/p>\n

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Isn\u2019t it a good thing to bring both sides together?<\/p>\n

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What if he had simply stood there midfield and bowed his head? \u00a0Would the government forbid that?<\/p>\n

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What if he were to pray without<\/em> bowing his head? \u00a0Should high tech government microphones be in place to guard against such misbehavior?<\/p>\n

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But what if he were to pray silently<\/em> and without bowing his head? \u00a0This might cause problems for law enforcement. \u00a0Perhaps non-maintenance-personnel should be barred from walking onto the field altogether after games, lest they pray. \u00a0But what if a grounds crew person were to pray? \u00a0Should the federales<\/em> station snipers in the bleachers?<\/p>\n

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This is so very difficult. \u00a0Perhaps we just need to invent a scientific cure for religion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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