Ivey to group condemning Auburn baptism: ‘We will not be intimidated’

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The governor also responded to a letter to Snead State Community College about prayers in front of staffers.

A video of Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze baptizing freshman defensive back Sylvester Smith in the lake went viral on social media. Gov. Kay Ivey fired away at the Freedom from Religion Foundation in a letter Friday, blasting the group for “misleading and misguided” objections to religious activity at Alabama colleges, including Auburn Coach Hugh Freeze baptizing students.

held on Sept. 12, which featured Freeze and other prominent Auburn figures baptizing students at the pond behind Auburn’s Red Barn in Ag Heritage Park off South Donahue Drive. According to the FFRF, the employee said staffers have been required to participate in Christian prayer before meals and staff events, and that Whitmore presents a “guiding Bible verse” each year in official communications.

 

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