Americans are too easily bullied by those who are paper tigers in word and deed. The coach should continue just as he has and put the ball in their court. His players will not likely learn anything anymore important than one standing up for his/her beliefs and principles.
I agree completely. the fight never gets any easier the longer you wait. Eventually, the more we all just go along and give in,,, they will be at our door pounding in the middle of the night with fists clenched!
I have already prepared myself for being fired from my job. There are certain things I will not do and certain things I will not remain silent on. I speak my mind as it is.
I really do not care anymore. We all have to pick out battles,,, but sometimes the battles are just thrust upon us as well. There just isn’t any where else to run and hide.
A public high school was sued by one of its students for having a local minister lead the players and fans in a prayer over the stadium PA system before every home game.
The trial court ruled in favor of the student and ordered the minister and school to cease and desist. The decision may have been appealed at one or two different levels in the Federal court system, but to no avail. The decision stood.
The school district and the minister decided the cost of any further appeals would have been prohibitive. By this time some years had passed, and the student who filed the original suit may have even graduated anyway. So the minister simply announced that he would continue to lead the teams and fans in prayer before every home game, and if the Federal judges wanted to force him to comply with their ruling they knew exactly where to find him.
He basically told them to "F#%& off."
And "F#%& off" they did, because nothing ever happened to him.