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A head basketball coach in New Mexico has resigned after being blasted for allowing his players to wear t-shirts bearing the phrase, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
The Freedom From Religion Foundation immediately expressed outrage and stirred up the angered voices of atheists, agnostics, and “free thinkers” alike.
After an investigation into the t-shirts’ origins, it was discovered that a local church youth group — which many of the school’s students attend — provided them for the basketball team.
The Animas High School coach was also accused of leading a Bible study for the players.
“It does not matter whether some players asked the coach to lead a Bible study or whether wearing the religious t-shirts is optional,” the FFRF’s lawyer wrote in a complaint to the school district. “Courts have summarily rejected arguments that voluntariness excuses a constitutional violation.”
Loren Cushman, the high school’s superintendent, appeared quick to side with the FFRF in an official response to the attorney: