NFL – Red Letter Christians

A Call For Mass Noncooperation With the Racist Policies of “America First”

June 23, 2018

Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, LGBTQ+, Politics, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

We call on all people of goodwill who know this administration’s “zero tolerance” policy is evil to follow the poor people of this nation who have led us in civil disobedience over the past six weeks.

An Open Letter to Pastor Jeffress: Fight Racial Injustice in the Spirit of Rev. Dr. King

Frederick Douglass Haynes III

January 15, 2018

Church Life, Politics, Practical Justice, Race

Now I’m wondering which Dr. King you were referring to? It must have been the sanitized myth of the “apostle of nonviolence” that America created in order to fit her narrative of exceptionalism.

#NFLKneeldown: Leroy Barber on Fasting from Football

Margot Starbuck

October 13, 2017

General, Politics, Practical Justice, Race

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.

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.

Michael Sam: I Got Your Back

Jimmy Spencer Jr.

February 10, 2014

General, LGBTQ+

FEB 10, 2014 | BY: JIMMY SPENCER JR. -- When University of Missouri All-American football player Michael Sam announced that he would...

Richard Sherman and Black Male Achievement

Romal J. Tune

January 23, 2014

General, Race

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...

Riley Cooper: Is he Good enough for a second chance? YES and I'll tell you why

Romal J. Tune

August 4, 2013

General, Race

AUGUST 4, 2013 | BY: ROMAL TUNE -- Herm Edwards, Merril Hoge and Ed Werder discussed the racially inflammatory language of...

I’m not that different from Manti Te’o

RLC Editor

January 18, 2013

General

BY: BRIAN BALLARD -- I’m only a few years older than Manti Te’o. When the push notification hit my phone a few days ago I was stunned...

Worship and the Poor: Moving Beyond Belief

Chris Lahr

February 24, 2012

General

We’ve all seen “the sign” at sporting events. For some reason, of all the Bible verses in Scripture, John 3:16 is the most commonly quoted. Throughout the NFL world this past season we experienced “Tebow ma...