Mark 13:13 “You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.”
An Arizona football coach is riding the bench for two weeks because he prayed with his team.
Tom Brittain, head varsity coach at Tempe Preparatory Academy, has asked a member of his team to lead a prayer. The coach then joined the students after they began praying.
That’s when Headmaster Dr. David Baum swooped in and suspended the coach because he dared to pray with his team.
He also gleefully stood by his decision.
“I think I preserved the religious freedom of our students, who have to have the liberty to be able to practice or not practice their religion on our campus, without interference by adults,” Baum said.
Parents were outraged at the anti-Christian action taken by Dr. Baum. They showed up at the homecoming game last week with T-shirts showing support for the coach saying “Let Tom Coach.” Students also had a poster with the “we believe in Coach Brittain” message and had personal notes of support for the coach.
A more effective response would of been for none of players to show up for the game.
I think it is fortunate that the anti-Christian groups have stepped up their efforts because hopefully it will make the churches and schools finally wake up and realize that if they don’t fight this now, there will be nothing left to defend.
Tempe Preparatory Academy and the entire town should use this as the beginning of solidarity to stand up for your beliefs and it will be like a wildfire, entire towns will see this and begin to follow suit. Once enough people start to have the backbone to stand up for Jesus, these bullies can go somewhere and praise and worship Satan on their own time and stop wasting our time. We know who we praise and worship. Jesus is Lord.
Tom Brittain is a hero.