Florida public high school football players got baptized on a school field last month, which has sparked a First Amendment debate on freedom of religion and the separation of church and state.
Brevard Public Schools said the baptisms took place July 18 after an off-season football conditioning session at Astronaut High School in Titusville, Florida Today reported. Titusville is just under an hour east of Orlando and a few miles west of the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
‘I could not be more proud that 25 young adults gave their lives to Christ and the kingdom grows! … The community is overwhelmingly rejoicing with these young adults! God will use it for good!’
Video of one of the baptisms shows a player sitting in a metal tank filled with water. A man tells the player he’s going to baptize him “in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” The man then dips the player’s head backward into the water, and pulls his head back up again as he tells the player, “Risen in new life.” The crowd around the tank then applauds.
The caption of the Instagram post containing the video indicated that 25 players were baptized. The post drew a number of comments as well; one commenter asked, “Why is religion making its way into schools? This isn’t a religion school … Hmm. I don’t like this.” Another commenter declared, “That is awesome. Praise God!” […]
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