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21 Rutgers J. L. & Religion 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/rjlr21 and id is 1 raw text is: PEWS, SIDELINES, AND LOCKER ROOMS: MOMENT OF SILENCE POLICY IS THE HAIL MARY TO ACHIEVE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PRAYER IN PUBLIC- SCHOOL ATHLETIC CONTESTS Rachel Amber Frost, Esq.* I. Introduction It is a crisp, autumn Friday night in the United States. We eagerly watch as the high school football game is about to begin. The players kneel before their game to say a prayer for good luck and safety. It may sound like this: O God, you gave us bodies- as well as minds and hearts- with which to praise and worship you. Our sports and exercises are a fitting use of gifts and talents you have given us. Bless our workouts and the games we play, and those with whom we exercise or compete. Give us strength, endurance, courage and agility as we compete or train. Keep us safe and healthy as we celebrate our physical and mental skills in sport.1 Throughout the game, as the players score, they may say a quick celebratory prayer in the endzone or kiss their hand and raise their pointer finger up to the sky expressing, gesturing, and symbolizing Thank you, God. With two minutes left in the game and a tied * Rachel A. Frost, Esq., Practitioner of Law. The author is currently a Litigation Associate at Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP. The author graduated and received her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Seton Hall University School of Law, Class of 2020. The author would like to give a special thanks to her parents, Ronald and Anita Frost, for their support and encouragement. The author would also like to thank Frank X. Wukovits, Esq. for his review and feedback. Unless stated otherwise, the views expressed in this article are exclusively those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of any institution with respect to which the author is employed or affiliated. 1 A Prayer for Those Involved in Sports, MARQUETTE UNIV., https://www.marquette.edu/faith/prayers-sports.php.

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