Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Prayer before Florida High School Football Games

Will Maule : Nov 15, 2019
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"...We conclude that Cambridge Christian has plausibly alleged that it was arbitrarily and haphazardly denied access to the forum in violation of the First Amendment." -from the US Court of Appeals ruling

[ChristianHeadlines.com] An appeals court has overturned a legal ruling which banned a Christian school from hosting prayers before a football game. (Image: Wikimedia Commons /via Christian Post)

Back in 2015, Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, Florida was ordered to cease praying over a loudspeaker at the start of its state championship game against University Christian School of Jacksonville. As a result of the order, Cambridge launched a lawsuit against the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA).

In a unanimous decision issued Wednesday, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit slapped down the previous ruling by the district court that banned the school from praying, noting that the lower court was "too quick to dismiss all of Cambridge Christian's claims out of hand"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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