Members of minority faith and belief communities in the Chicago area have mixed reactions after the recent SCOTUS ruling that said the Constitution protected a high school football coach who prayed on the field after games.
Members of minority faith and belief communities had mixed reactions after the recent Supreme Court ruling that said thewho prayed on the field after games.
“That’s the big question,” Stein Hain said. “If you’re a religious minority, is it better to have a public space that is denuded of religion altogether, or is it better to have a public space that allows for religious liberty where you can compete in a marketplace too? Realistically, you’re not going to be the strongest voice, but maybe it’ll help you down the road for when you want to do something publicly in a religious way.
Jorie Jelinek is a former restaurant manager who turned to the nonprofit sector to work for the Chicago-based Academy of Urban School Leadership. She said she believes in freedom of speech and expression and thinks people should be able to practice what they believe in without pushing that on others, but said she was also “disappointed because there’s no reason a teacher or coach can’t pray in their office or on the sidelines quietly to themselves.
“He could have just as easily done a team huddle and had everybody put their hands in together and say, ‘Hey, we’re in this together, let’s have a great game,’ ” she said. “There are so many alternatives that he could have done to bring people together and bring good team spirit and positivity to that group and on the side, if he wanted to take a personal moment for his own faith, that’s fine.”Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon.
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