{"id":752420,"date":"2021-09-14T17:36:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T21:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=752420"},"modified":"2021-09-14T17:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T21:36:30","slug":"i-continue-to-stand-firm-in-my-conviction-of-faith-navy-football-coach-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-covid-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-continue-to-stand-firm-in-my-conviction-of-faith-navy-football-coach-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-covid-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Continue To Stand Firm In My Conviction Of Faith\u2019: Navy Football Coach Says He Was Fired After Refusing COVID Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-continue-to-stand-firm-in-my-conviction-of-faith-navy-football-coach-says-he-was-fired-after-refusing-covid-vaccine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=752420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1173871597.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Another coach is out as institutions around the country tighten their grip on the unvaccinated.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Monday, Billy Ray Stutzmann \u2014&nbsp;assistant football coach at the Naval Academy \u2014 said he has been fired for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine shot.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Naval Academy Athletic Association policy regarding COVID-19 requires all coaches and staff to be vaccinated against this virus,\u201d Stutzmann wrote in a lengthy social media post. \u201cBased on my religious convictions, and after much thought and prayer, I am unable to follow the requirements of the Naval Academy\u2019s Covid-19 policy, as it has changed these last few months. After applying for a religious exemption and attempting to further negotiate alternative working arrangements, I was ultimately relieved of my duties here at Navy. I continue to stand firm in my conviction of faith, but I understand and respect that each individual and institution has a choice on how they wish to manage these issues.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.8588235294118\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MP1KQqdAyx\">pic.twitter.com\/MP1KQqdAyx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Billy Ray Stutzmann (@BRayStutzmann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BRayStutzmann\/status\/1437475787502927874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Stutzmann was in his third season of coaching the Midshipmen. Navy head coach <\/span><span>Ken Niumatalolo said his departure was a big loss for the program.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s added a lot to our program,\u201d Niumatalolo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/college-football-sports-religion-ken-niumatalolo-coronavirus-pandemic-b625304d6681de99b3587cf71868c42b\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cWish him the best of luck, he and his wife Shanelle. Wonderful young man. Got a bright, bright future in this profession.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the COVID-19 vaccine has polarized the country, universities \u2014 and their athletic programs \u2014 have seen a major push for everyone to be fully vaccinated.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Washington State head football coach Nick Rolovich came out with a statement in July saying he would not receive the vaccine, forcing him to participate in Pac-12 Media Days remotely.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After the state of Washington announced a mandate in August requiring employees working in K-12 up to higher education to be vaccinated, Rolovich said he would follow the mandate, though he did not specifically say he would receive the vaccine. The mandate does allow for religious and medical exceptions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His refusal to openly say whether he has taken the shot has caused many in the media to question whether Rolovich should remain the head coach of the Washington State football team.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Monday, Rolovich was grilled by a reporter on his refusal to say whether or not he\u2019s vaccinated.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYeah, I\u2019m not going to talk about that Chris. I understand what you guys are trying to get to,\u201d Rolovich said when asked whether he had scheduled his COVID shot.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.184357541899\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich, the state&#8217;s highest-paid public employee, hasn&#8217;t said if he will get a COVID shot \u2013 only that he will &#8220;follow the mandate.&#8221; This series of questions from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisDaniels5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChrisDaniels5<\/a> should be shown in journalism classes<\/p>\n<p>Clip from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrennaGreene_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrennaGreene_<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DbCGlVw8IC\">pic.twitter.com\/DbCGlVw8IC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paige Cornwell (@pgcornwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pgcornwell\/status\/1437543883517272070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The reporter went on to continue asking Rolovich why he has refused to say whether he has received the vaccine or is applying for a religious or medical exemption, citing that people are \u201cupset\u201d with his lack of transparency.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>All employees working in school facilities will have until October 18 to be fully vaccinated or risk losing their jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/washington-state-football-coach-says-he-will-not-receive-vaccine-will-attend-pac-12-media-day-remotely\"><strong>Washington State Football Coach Says He Will Not Receive Vaccine, Will Attend PAC-12 Media Day Remotely&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another coach is out as institutions around the country tighten their grip on the unvaccinated.\u00a0On Monday, Billy Ray Stutzmann \u2014\u00a0assistant football coach at the Naval Academy \u2014 said he has &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-752420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}