Tennessee high school football player speaks out after leading team in prayer: 'I had to do that'
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Upperman high school football player Elijah Burgess said he never thought he'd be told not to pray, but he decided to take a stand after his school district prohibited coaches and teachers from leading students in prayer during school activities.
"One of the things that growing up I never thought would happen is that I would be told not to pray," Burgess said on "Fox & Friends."
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"They told us to not pray, so I had to do that," he said. "That's like one of the things that I’ve got to do if someone tells me not to do."
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