Sports Illustrated Receives Backlash Over Tweet About SCOTUS Case Involving Praying Football Coach

Critics blasted 📺Sports Illustrated over the publication’s tweet about a praying football coach.

The ⚖️Supreme Court is weighing the case of Joe Kennedy.

Kennedy is a former high school football coach who lost his job after praying on the 50-yard-line.

He accused the Bremerton School District of violating his constitutional rights to free exercise and free speech when he was fired.

On Monday, 📺Sports Illustrated tweeted, “SCOTUS will soon rule on the case of a public school football coach who wants to pray on-field after games.”

It added, “ on Joe Kennedy, the machine backing him and the expected result: a win for Kennedy and an erosion of a bedrock of American democracy.”

The tweet garnered several strong reactions:

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During an interview with The Daily Signal, Kennedy shared his one request for the court, as IJR reported.

The one thing he is asking of the court is “that I get to be a coach and I get to thank God afterwards.”

Additionally, Kennedy spoke about the relationship between his 🙏Faith and career.

“When they told me that I had to pick between my 🙏Faith and my job, that was a no-brainer and I stood up and fought,” Kennedy said.

The former football coach told the outlet he “decided to file the lawsuit after I realized that I was not going to be able to win this by myself.”

Kennedy explained, “There was no way I could talk to the school district anymore. Their lawyers said I was not to be in any contact with the school or anyone at the school, unless it was through the lawyers.”

Fox News noted a ruling on the case is expected sometime this month.