football

Standing for the Right to Kneel

Decision Magazine
January 17, 2017 • In the News

What Joe Kennedy thought would be a routine jog in 2007 became the first leg on a journey leading him into coaching and eventually to becoming a central figure in the fight to preserve America’s religious liberties.

High School Football Coaches to Court: If We Have the Right to Kneel to Protest InJustice, Coach Kennedy Has the Right to Kneel in Prayer

NFL players and high school football coaches file briefs in support of Coach Kennedy at the Ninth Circuit
November 8, 2016 • Press Releases

Tacoma, Wash. – Two high-profile amicus briefs were filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday evening on behalf of Coach Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who was fired for taking a knee at the fifty-yard line and offering a brief, private prayer after high school football […]

Judge: District does not have to rehire praying coach

Fox News
September 20, 2016 • In the News

There’s been a legal setback for Joe Kennedy, the high school football coach who lost his job after he refused to stop praying at midfield after football games. Read full article »

After Being Punished for Praying, Football Coach Files Lawsuit to Get His Job Back

The Daily Signal
August 9, 2016 • In the News

A high school football coach who lost his job after defying orders to stop praying at the 50-yard line today sued a school district in Washington state, alleging it violated his constitutional rights to religion and free speech. Read full article »

A faithful coach wants his job back

Fox News Opinion
August 9, 2016 • In the News

High school football coach Joe Kennedy was fired for praying and now he wants his job back. Read full article »

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