As I Christian, I find the coaches actions troubling.
I’m sure he meant well, but you just can’t do that.
When I think of all the things that kids can do, to imagine suing someone for this????
Now unless that woman is a passionate atheist, Jew, or belongs to another religion, what is her beef really?
The kid is 16. They think. Maybe she doesn’t know that.
Sorry coach, you can’t do that. It would be another thing if it was your kids’ friends, but the coach is an authority figure and one can’t erase the shadow of possible coercion.
I agree. You don’t take kids under your influence, as are athletes under a coach, and have them get baptized without any forethought. It’s easy, especially for teens, to get swept up in the emotion of the moment.
If the kid had taken a course of study on Christianity and made a solemn commitment over time, it would be quite different - and more meaningful - than a baptism after a single revival meeting.