Background on Some Supporters of The TakeAKnee Protests

I saw this article from the Huffington Post, and I felt compelled to answer it.

The writer, Carol Kuruvilla (no idea of her ethnicity, but judging from her name and appearance, she may be Indian in heritage), posted a story with the same title as my post - but, with her article White-splaining to White Christians.

However, I assume that she is using the term People of Color as a way of giving her credibility in White-Shaming those Pale People.

Kaepernick certainly was raised as a Christian; he has been said to have Biblical tats - see his back's tats below.

Frankly, I have absolutely no idea what to make of the surrealistic tat that covers most of his torso. It looks more demonic than angelic, but - what do I know? My simple-minded understanding of tattoos:

No specific Catholic prohibition against them. Many do oppose them, not always on Biblical grounds, but for other reasons. It's not a new concept.

Some Protestant churches forbid them, as does Orthodox Judaism.

So ubiquitous in the younger generations, that it's essentially a non-issue.

Kaepernick's current beliefs are still believed to be based on that Christian background. Many have pointed to his Muslim girlfriend as a possible source of his protest. He wouldn't be the first man to alter his thinking as a result of new influences. However, I'm not saying that he is Muslim, or that the girlfriend's beliefs weigh all that heavily in his actions.

It's Kaepernick's action in tying his protest to the Anthem that has caused the problem. He was, after all, paid quite well for his work on the field. He certainly has the right to use his fame to protest in his spare time - we ALL do - however, he was on the clock in the stadium.

Many disagree with his position about America. Others agree.

What is common about the fans' response is that they don't want to see it on television, as a condition of watching the game. In short, by injecting his politics into the televised portion of the game, he has forced the fans to SUBSIDIZE his protest. They pay ESPN for the right to watch the game. Now, they are also paying to watch his protest.

Which, many are NOT happy about doing.

Rev. Traci Blackmon, a United Church of Christ pastor (no church mention in the article), says that the protest is occurring at the perfect place and time.

No, Ms. Blackmon, Americans do NOT 'worship' football. We don't care whether the bodies that "endure physical abuse" are White or Black. 

Don't make assumptions about the neighborhoods we live in - I have always lived in mixed neighborhoods as an adult with choice on where I live.

A little more information about Rev. Blackmon:

Traci Blackmon was ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and served for several years in ministry before stepping in as pastor of Christ The King. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Birmingham-Southern College (1985) and a Master of Divinity degree (2009), with a coursework emphasis in Womanist Liberation Theology, from Eden Theological Seminary.

 Those UCC Justice Ministries? I thought they sounded familiar, so I looked them up. They come out of the very radical Cleveland, OH-based organization. They are NOT affiliated with the Church of Christ (I have cousins who are members of that church, which is NOT radical).

Here's some deep background on the UCC. Capital Research, a think tank, looks at nonprofits that have underlying aims, among other things.

The Capital Research Center was established in 1984 to examine how foundations, charities, and other nonprofits spend money and get involved in politics and advocacy, often in ways that donors never intended and would find abhorrent.

From the start, CRC has exposed how those organizations are “captured” by interest groups and used to undermine Americans’ freedoms.Today, we study unions, environmentalist groups, and a wide variety of nonprofit and activist organizations. We also keep an eye on crony capitalists who seek to profit by taking advantage of government regulations and by getting their hands on taxpayers’ money.We’re not afraid to take on the Washington Establishment—Republican, Democrat, or anyone else.

Jeremiah Wright, Obama's inflammatory pastor, runs a UCC church.

Discover the Networks has more on the UCC.

Miscellaneous Round-up

I've been accumulating some links that I wanted to pass on:

[NOTE: the first link was wrong - I corrected it]

• For the numerically-minded - or, NOT for the SJW. A very nice explanation of why the polls are at such variance with reality.
• Warning - strong language. How to bring down the Left. Crudely put, but a lot of truth in this.
•  What REAL courage looks like - NOT that he supports America, but that he showed willingness to buck The Majority Wisdom (Trademark Pending, assuming that those SJW jerks can get of their oversized butts to do it). I no longer watch football (not that I ever did all that much), but - so are a growing number of football nuts (otherwise known as my family).
• An Oldie, but a Goodie.
• And on a Lighter Note: Ooooh, the Burn is BAD! BAKING BAD!

Just found this link to the ONE player who bucked the conformity.

The coach on that player's action:

When asked by a reporter about Villanueva coming out for the anthem, Tomlin said, “Like I said, I was looking for 100 percent participation, we were gonna be respectful of our football team.”

 The protesters are having a difficult time getting the photo op parameters working:

• Kapernick tried sitting, at first. But, that was so obviously disrespectful, that he went to the NEXT tactic
• Kneeling. However, some (myself and a few others) pointed out that he was USING a quasi-religious position for his own disrespectful ends.
• Now, many teams have gone for Solidarity-type poses - and, POSES they are. Standing players putting their hands on kneeling teammates' shoulders, arms linked - they are varied, but depend on coercing others to join in as 'semi-allied' allies.
• The Steelers were in a tough place. Pittsburgh may have changed since I lived there, but still remains hard-core AMERICAN. So, they hoped to bypass that by remaining in the tunnel. Oh, drat! ONE player decided to use HIS 1st Amendment rights to show support for America. The coach was NOT pleased, as this puts the rest of the team in the spotlight, by their absence.

This is gonna be interesting. I make a suggestion below:

I also made another comment about MLB, and who it wouldn't spread to that league.