The hit documentary series "Last Chance U" has unearthed several infringements at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, Miss. Religious endorsement is endemic within the football program. Head Coach Buddy Stephens regularly leads his players in the Lord's Prayer. He prefaces the prayer with "everybody touch somebody," and then the whole team and coaching staff recites the prayer. This occurs in several episodes during the series. Stephens has said of faith: "It is the foundation of our program. We start our practices with prayer [and] end our practices with prayer."
In one episode, Assistant Coach Marcus Wood leads a prayer before a game that says, "Dear God, Thank you for these guys, the way they've worked. Thank you for all of our blessings. Help us to play this game in a violent and vicious manner and play it the way it's supposed to be played." He also apparently leads a weekly bible study for the players. An episode of "Last Chance U" begins with him holding what seems to be a bible while discussing a verse from the Book of Job. In another episode, he says, "Maybe my job is to talk to you a little bit every week about the bible."...
https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/27327-netflix-series-last-chance-u-busts-mississippi-college-football-program
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