South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley receives criticism from nonbelievers after praising God and stating that there is something wrong with those who don't believe in God following her team's victory in the 2024 Women’s March Madness.
South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley not only praised God after her team won the 2024 Women’s March Madness on Sunday but also said there was “something wrong” with those who don’t believe in God .
Following the Gamecocks victory over the Caitlin Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes, victorious head coach Dawn Staley gave glory to God. “If you don’t believe in God, something is wrong with you,” she added. “Seriously! I’m a believer. I’m a believer because He makes things come true.“If you don’t believe in God , something’s wrong with you. When you’re at your worst, He’s at His best.”The comments went over great with believers, but not so much with the Freedom from Religion Foundation , who fired off a lengthy rebuke of Staley and charged South Carolina with taking action against their coach.
“She continues to describe each game as ‘Jesus versus’ whoever the team’s opponent is, creating a Christian environment within the basketball program that excludes non-Christian and nonreligious players,” the organization asserted.
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