Christianity
Court Rules Coach Can’t Pray on Football Field
High School Coach’s Suspension is Upheld A Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a football coach appeal on Wednesday. Coach Joe Kennedy was suspended from Bremerton High…
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Anglicanism
Religion and the Super Bowl: God, The Pope, Lady Gaga and Scientology on the playing field
How the Super Bowl, football, and faith are inevitably intertwined. Sunday’s Super Bowl will go down in history as being one of the most legendary matches…
Christianity
FFRF Opposes Mass Baptism at Georgia High School
Video of a mass baptism at a Georgia high school goes viral after its posted to Facebook. Heritage High School in Georgia has landed in controversy…
Christianity
NJ Diocese Warns Athletes Against Joining Kaepernick’s Protest
A warning has been issued after students of Woodrow Wilson High refused to stand up during the national anthem. NFL football player Colin Kaepernick created a…
Christianity
Praying High School Football Coach Sues School for Firing Him
Football coach fired for praying after each game has filed for legal action. Joe Kennedy, the former assistant football coach at Bremerton High School, has sued…
Entertainment
Scientology Super Bowl Ad 2016 Wants You to Ask “Who Am I?”
The Church of Scientology was the only religious organization to advertise in the Super Bowl, with its fourth annual commercial. The Super Bowl is considered the…
Christianity
Clemson Football Blurs the Line Between Church and State
Patrick Elliott, the staff attorney of FFRF, has warned of a culture which forcefully injects religion into Clemson University’s football program. Clemson University has received a…
Issues
NFL Fans Harassed at Qualcomm Stadium For Wearing Turbans
Denver Broncos fans were told by security to remove their turbans. A group of friends arrived at the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego after a seven-hour…
Atheism
Football Coach Put On Leave After Satanists Plan Invocation at Tonight’s Game
The school district put the praying coach on leave ahead of an invocation to be delivered tonight by Satanists. Assistant Coach Joe Kennedy of the Bremerton…
Christianity
Former Redskins Coach Jim Zorn Split the Team into “Christians” and “Ballplayers”
Former Washington Redskins player Clinton Portis said coach Jim Zorn preached Christianity to the team and berated those who didn’t believe. Washington Redskins’ former coach Jim…
Christianity
Detroit Lions Player Says “God Meant for Jordy to Get Hurt,” Gets Taken Out of Context
NFL player Glover Quin’s blunt remark on Jordy Nelson’s injury brings up questions about his intent. There’s no question Glover Quin said it: “…God meant for…
Agnosticism
U of S.C. and Clemson Have Been Asked to Remove Football Team Chaplains for Going Beyond the Boundary Between Church and State
Two South Carolina colleges are among more than dozen who have been sited in the report by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The Freedom from Religion…