I guess you can't mix sports and religion at this one school. A sports commentary story talked about this high school coach who's in hot water after allowing student athletes to get baptized. The report said:
That would be Tattnall County High School coach Isaac Ferrell, who had local pastor Gary Few baptize the players on Oct. 23. A video of the incident emerged and the anti-religious Freedom From Religion Foundation, which claimed to be outraged that the players had been baptized on school grounds.FRFF, in an article on its website, described the baptism and then enumerated its demands, saying, “FFRF is requesting that the Tattnall County School District investigate the matter and take immediate action to protect its students. The team’s coaches must be directed to cease allowing a pastor to proselytize and baptize student athletes. District coaches must be reminded that they must not push their personal religious beliefs onto students while acting in their official capacity, nor enlist an outside adult to do the same.”
In a letter, FRFF attorney Chris Line wrote, “We write to request that the District investigate this situation and ensure that this school-sponsored religious coercion ends immediately.” Line continued, “All coaches and staff should be instructed regarding their obligations as public school employees.” Line then claimed that Coach Ferrell couldn’t even preach to students, saying, “The district must refrain from infusing its football program with religion, and Coach Ferrell cannot be allowed to preach to student-athletes or allow a local pastor to preach to and baptize students.”
