The Supreme Court agrees I have a right to pray and I am glad I stayed in the fight

Former high school football coach Joe Kennedy details how he lost his job and launched the fight to defend his constitutional freedoms as his case is heard by SCOTUS.

One of the longest fights of my life came to end with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in my case in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.  Though I never would’ve thought I’d end up in front of the Supreme Court, I’m glad I stayed in the fight. 

When I went to the center of the football field for what turned out to be the last time on October 26, 2015, I remembered the day eight years earlier that I committed to God that I would give him thanks at the 50-yard line after every game I coached, win or lose.  For the last 2,436 days since I walked off that field – because the school district fired me for my prayers – I’ve been fighting to get back to my guys. 

Former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy answers questions after his legal case, Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District, was argued before the Supreme Court April 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kennedy was terminated from his job by Bremerton public school officials in 2015 after refusing to stop his on-field prayers after football games. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

As of Monday, the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court said that I could.

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I suppose fighting is just a part of who I am.  I grew up on the streets and seemed to always find a way into a fight somewhere.  Thankfully, the Marine Corps allowed me to fight for something that truly mattered: our freedom.  Every American deserves someone to fight for them, for their freedom, and I was proud to do so. 

 When I got out of the Corps, I hoped I would find