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Aeolus451 on 18 December 2017
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TallSilhouette said:
Aeolus451 said:

Actually, I saw some about a coach who got in trouble because he was praying before games and some of the students joined him. There was big stink over it. It's becoming more stigmatized as time passes and  it will eventually be outright banned once it's frowned upon enough.

Is this what you're referring to? This comment sums it up pretty well:

"About the only result which could have been expected. Teachers are not allowed to promote their personal religion using the resources of public property no matter what their religion is. This teacher wasn't just worshiping his view of God, he was making a spectacle of it (something the Bible says Christians are not to do) He wasn't bowing his head in prayer where he was when the game was over. He was trotting out onto the 50 yard line to make a public spectacle of his faith, on the school property. He might have gotten away with it if he had invited people of other faiths to take part but no it had to be about him and his show. The court could not have ruled any other way."

Schools aren't moving toward banning all religion; they're moving away from promoting one religion/belief system over others.

The main religion in the US is Christianity and that was an attempt to stop people from praying if they wanted to.