Prayer is a good thing. It shadowed Americas Founders and still today underpins the very American tradition of Thanksgiving.
Moreover, character education should be a part of every youth athletic program in the country.
But prayer cannot be government-led not even the most devout should want that and there are myriad other ways to instill character in our young in public settings.
This is both the lesson and the solution to a suddenly roiling controversy over coaches having led their football players in prayer this past season at Cameron High School, about 50 miles northeast of Kansas City.