Atheist Group Furious at New University of Colorado Coach Deion Sanders for ‘Infusing His Program with Christianity’
One of the greatest lies that atheists have sold to the general public in recent years is the idea that they are fighting for their right to not be forced into prayer.
That is, overtly and covertly, simply not true. Or, at the very least, it’s not true today.
Once upon a time, perhaps there was a sect of atheists who were noble (if not still horribly misguided) in their pursuit of religious exemption. But in 2023? Time and time again, people are reminded that atheists are not fighting for your religious freedom — they’re fighting for religious persecution.
This latest story emanating from the football locker rooms at the University of Colorado, Boulder is a stark reminder of that fact.
Given that modern Americans can’t have nice things, it should be of little surprise that even that little nugget of Sanders’ personality has come under absurd and ridiculous scrutiny, according to a fascinating report Tuesday from The Center Square.
A pair of advocacy groups, the First Liberty Institute and the Freedom From Religion Foundation, sent sparring letters to the university on the topic of Sanders’ professed faith.
This saga began in late January when the Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote a Karen-y letter to CU Chancellor Phil DiStefano complaining about the new football coach’s supposed “promotion of religion and potential religious coercion through the football program.”
“Multiple concerned Colorado residents have reached out to FFRF to report that CU’s new football coach Deion Sanders has been infusing his program with Christianity and engaging in religious exercises with players and staff members,” the letter said, as if “infusing his program” with lessons about hard work, accountability and the greater good would somehow make his team a lesser football program or harm the young men in his care.
Athiesm is just another non-prophet organization.