Colorado University’s new head coach Deion Sanders, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, has been chided by an atheist group for praying with his football players before meetings and games, The Christian Post first reported.
Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation, an atheist group, recently complained that Sanders was violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment by praying with CU players. In a January 24 letter to Colorado University, FFRF called Sanders’ prayers “school-sponsored proselytizing.”
FFRF attorney Christopher Line wrote in the letter that “multiple concerned Colorado residents have reached out to FFRF to report that CU’s new football coach Deion Sanders has been infusing his program with Christianity and engaging in religious exercises with players and staff members.”
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