First, they forbid a football coach from saying a prayer after a game at the risk of losing his job.

Now comes a Christian football player who has been penalised for making even the slightest gesture on the field as an expression of his faith.

Over the weekend in New York during a high school football match, 17-year-old Mexico High School quarterback Dante Turo ran 73 yards for a touchdown. To praise the Lord for allowing him to make the big play, Dante raised a single finger to the sky, according to Fox News. ...