Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian Interviews
Michael Foust
Coach Joe Kennedy, Fired for Praying, Says it's Time for Christians to 'Wake Up'
September 24, 2024 ● 14 minShare this episode
To this day, Coach Joe Kennedy looks back with bewilderment that a simple 30-second post-game prayer sparked a cultural battle and, ultimately, a Supreme Court case. Kennedy won that case, and he also won over many critics. He also inspired countless Christians around the world. Still, Kennedy is amazed that his defiant act—he prayed after being told to stop—changed America's legal landscape.
"This was such a simple thing," Kennedy told Crosswalk Headlines. "[Prayer has] been going on from the beginning of time."
He had no interest in stirring controversy, he said, "but God had other plans."
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