Tag: Colin Kaepernick

Death- defying protests

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“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” | Rosa Parks “There’s a lot of racism in this country disguised as patriotism.” |Colin Kaepernick The NBA’s Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum sent an email on Friday reminding its players that they are required to stand during the national anthem.  But, they […]

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The Church should take a knee… again

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At a recent campaign rally in Alabama, the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, called African American football players who kneeled during the national anthem “sons of b—.”  Who he was endorsing and for what position is irrelevant now.  His candidate lost but a kind of radical patriotism has gained newfound momentum and energy.  Political pundits […]

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Mike Frost spins “A tale of two Christianities on its knees”

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This week, I served at a conference for ministry leaders and their families in the mountains of North Carolina.  During one of the nightly sermons that was going really well, the preacher decided to use a sports analogy to make a theological point.  He began with the Dallas Cowboys and turned the sacred space into a man cave.  […]

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Much Ado About Race

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There are so many stories that involve the social construct of race that if I didn’t have a full- time job, reporting on them would be.  But, merely talking about the stories, sharing this kind of news is not enough.  I would only get caught up in the news cycle.  Going around and around until unable […]

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