Average Joe: The Coach Joe Kennedy Story - Part 2

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🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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On today’s edition of Family Talk, Gary Bauer concludes his inspiring discussion with Coach Joe Kennedy about the intense journey God took him on to fight for his religious liberty. Coach Joe tells of his realization that this was not only a battle in the physical sense, but also a spiritual war that nearly destroyed his marriage in the midst of the seven-year legal fight that went to the Supreme Court twice. Don’t miss this courageous story of one man’s heart to stand firm on God’s Truth as he prayed to change a nation.

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone to Family Talk.
0:01.9	It's a ministry of the James Dobson Family Institute,
0:05.2	supported by listeners just like you.
0:08.2	I'm Dr. James Dobson, and I'm thrilled that you've joined us. Well, welcome back to Family Talk. I'm Roger Marsh, and today we are once again joined by our guest
0:24.8	Coach Joe Kennedy. Now you may know him as the high school football coach who lost his job
0:30.4	simply for the quote unquote crime of praying silent prayers after football games.
0:35.7	Joe Kennedy is a former marine-turned high school football coach.
0:39.3	He found himself in the midst of a legal battle that made it all the way to the Supreme Court simply for taking a knee the prayer. Gary Bauer, our senior vice president of public policy here at the Dr. James Dobson
0:54.8	Family Institute, will continue his conversation with Coach Kennedy as he'll share more about
0:59.4	what he went through and how it has affected his life, especially his marriage.
1:04.0	By the way, Coach Joe Kennedy's remarkable story has been made into a book called
1:08.2	Average Joe, and now it's coming to the big screen.
1:11.2	Average Joe, The Movie, will be in theaters this Friday
1:14.1	and we encourage you to go see this outstanding and inspiring film. Coach Joe
1:18.4	Kennedy is married to his lovely wife Denise and together they have four grown
1:22.3	children. So without further ado let's join
1:24.8	Gary Bauer and coach Joe Kennedy right here right now on Family Talk.
1:33.0	Welcome back to Family Talk.
1:36.0	I'm Gary Bauer.
1:37.0	It's great to be with you.
1:38.0	Well, I hope you were tuning in yesterday
1:41.0	because you heard a great conversation with a man that is
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