Yacht Rock wrote:If the church prioritizes standing for a national anthem over listening to other human beings’ concerns of injustice, then it’s not a church I’d want to be part of.
I noticed you mentioned this earlier once already, so I will address it. In a way, it’s exactly what I was talking about. I think it’s great an NFL player wanted to look outside the box for a way to bring awareness to an issue near and dear to him. The WAY in which he chose to do it is one with which I disagree.
I disagree with the format of the protest, not the issue or even the idea of peacefully protesting in general. Why is that so hard for many to see?
I also think it’s the right of every NFL owner to refuse to sign him. Is he talented enough to be at least a backup, if not a starter? NO DOUBT IN MY MIND! But I can also completely understand how a coach doesn’t want the media distraction, and an owner is worried about his bottom line taking a hit as fans object - which is totally an owner’s right as an owner. And if a group or all owners truly collided to cover each other and keep him out (hard to prove!), they are wrong and against the law. And they’ll end up paying damages for it.
But for saying this, as I did out loud several weeks ago, I’m a racist bigot? That’s just allowing emotion (anger) to blind your logic. And it’s thats rhetoric on both sides that eliminates informed, rational debate.