The Supreme Court has long upheld the separation of church and state. The establishment clause of the First Amendment reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”
A new case before the court has pitted a public school district against a former high school football coach. Joe Kennedy was fired after leading team and individual prayers on the field after games, and he claims the school district violated his religious freedoms.
Pew Research Center data indicated 32% of Americans believe “government policies should support religious values,” while 65% believe “religion should be kept out of government policies.”