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Super Bowl 2018: God Will Be Watching

Richard Mouw
February 2, 2018
General, Practical Justice, Theology
While I was not ready to endorse the idea that God actively determines who the winner will be, I did not accept the view of those of my theological colleagues who insisted that God stays rather aloof from what goes on in football games.

‘Because #MeToo Breaks My Heart, Makes Me Pissed as Hell’

Eugene Hung
October 18, 2017
Family and Parenting, General, Practical Justice, Women
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There’s nothing I can do in this lifetime more sacred than working to stop violence against women and girls.

#NFLKneeldown: Leroy Barber on Fasting from Football

Margot Starbuck
October 13, 2017
General, Politics, Practical Justice, Race
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NFL Kneeldown was my attempt, as a football fan, to voice my solidarity with the message that Colin Kaepernick was communicating: the lives of black people and people of color are not honored fully in this country.

Silent No More: How Women & People of Color are Changing U.S. Sports and Christianity

Angela Denker
October 6, 2017
Church Life, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology, Women
2
It's a verse that has served to silence not only women but also people of color and anyone who dares to challenge the ruling class of white, conservative, Christian evangelical men.

Prayer, Posture, and the Politics of Patriotism: Sunday School Edition

Khalid Smith
September 27, 2017
Family and Parenting, Politics, Practical Justice, Race
There is no one right way to praise, pray, or petition God. So long as our hearts are in the right place, our posture should reinforce and reflect our attitude

Why I’m Hanging Up My Football Jersey

Tom Kaden
September 8, 2017
General, Practical Justice, Theology
While I am moved to get off the sidelines today to speak out about the corruption in football, I am repeatedly tackled to identify every other area of depravity in which I need to step out of the sidelines and into the arena to proclaim a better way.

The Power and the Threat of Kneeling: Colin Kaepernick

Angela Denker
September 7, 2017
General, Practical Justice, Race, Theology
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You want Kaepernick to go away, to stand up and salute the flag, and shut up because we can tolerate abuse of other human beings but we cannot tolerate being disrupted when we want to pretend that everything is OK.

Michael Sam: I Got Your Back

Jimmy Spencer Jr.
February 10, 2014
General, LGBTQ+
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FEB 10, 2014 | BY: JIMMY SPENCER JR. -- When University of Missouri All-American football player Michael Sam announced that he would...

Human Trafficking and the Super Bowl: "It’s a Huge Problem"

Margot Starbuck
January 27, 2014
General
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JAN 27, 2014 | BY: MARGOT STARBUCK -- For most of us who just want to enjoy the game of football and to cheer our favorite team it is hard to...

Richard Sherman and Black Male Achievement

Romal J. Tune
January 23, 2014
General, Race
23
JAN 23, 2014 | BY: ROMAL J. TUNE -- On Sunday after the Seattle Seahawks beat the 49ers advancing to the Super Bowl, you could not scroll...
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