{"product_id":"average-joe-joseph-a-kennedy-9781684515097","title":"Average Joe: One Man's Faith and the Fight to Change a Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe football coach who fought all the way to Supreme Court for his right to pray shares his inspiring story of courage, redemption, and grace.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Coach Joe Kennedy started offering a prayer on the field after each high school football game, the school district tried to shut him down, launching a seven-year legal battle that went to the Supreme Court--twice. In June 2022, he won. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAverage Joe\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an unlikely champion of religious freedom. A former atheist, Kennedy never imagined he'd lead the defense of Americans' First Amendment rights. He certainly didn't intend to be at odds with his wife, who was the school district's personnel director. But his love for God and country and his never-say-die courage landed this former Marine in the fight of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe victory in \u003ci\u003eKennedy v. Bremerton School District\u003c\/i\u003e opened the door for thousands of previously settled cases regarding public prayer to be reexamined with a friendlier eye to personal religious expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAverage Joe: The Coach Joe Kennedy Story \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling personal account of his troubled youth, what he learned in the Marines, the lessons he instills in his players, his faith in God, and his love for his family. It's a story that will inspire readers to live more boldly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph A. Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684515092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684515097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Salem Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Joseph A. Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130301608191,"sku":"9781684515097","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b11d4dbd-f047-4283-b0c4-d35a38e34be7.jpg?v=1687468650","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/average-joe-joseph-a-kennedy-9781684515097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}