Beth Baumann "As professional sports ramp up again, players are having to decide whether or not to stand for the national anthem. Because of Colin Kaepernick, kneeling during the national anthem has been seen as a sign of "protesting" in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and against police brutality.
"Not all players are falling into the trap. In fact, the Orlando Magic's Jonathan Issac and the Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard both decided to stand for the national anthem.
"Isaac chose to break from his team and stand for the national anthem. He also refused to wear a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, instead opting for his normal jersey."
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"Not all players are falling into the trap. In fact, the Orlando Magic's Jonathan Issac and the Miami Heat's Meyers Leonard both decided to stand for the national anthem.
"Isaac chose to break from his team and stand for the national anthem. He also refused to wear a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, instead opting for his normal jersey."
"Following the game, Issac explained why he chose to stand, citing his Christian faith.
" 'I believe that Black Lives Matter. A lot went into my decision and part of it is, first off, is my thought that kneeling or wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt don't go hand-in-hand with supporting black lives. ... I believe that for myself, my life has been supported through the Gospel and Jesus Christ," he explained.
" 'Every morning He's made in the image of God and through God's glory, each and every one of us, each and every day, do things we shouldn't do, say things that we shouldn't say. We hate and dislike people we shouldn't hate and dislike," Issac explained.
"The NBA player said that everyone makes mistakes and he believes it's God's grace that sets us free. Issac said if more people turn to Jesus and had a relationship with Him that our society would be able to get past things that divide us.
" 'Racism isn't the only thing that plagues our society, that plagues our nation, that plagues our world," he explained. " . . .
NFL Great Herschel Walker Calls Out Leagues for BLM Support: ‘Wake Up, America!’
" 'I believe that Black Lives Matter. A lot went into my decision and part of it is, first off, is my thought that kneeling or wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt don't go hand-in-hand with supporting black lives. ... I believe that for myself, my life has been supported through the Gospel and Jesus Christ," he explained.
" 'Every morning He's made in the image of God and through God's glory, each and every one of us, each and every day, do things we shouldn't do, say things that we shouldn't say. We hate and dislike people we shouldn't hate and dislike," Issac explained.
"The NBA player said that everyone makes mistakes and he believes it's God's grace that sets us free. Issac said if more people turn to Jesus and had a relationship with Him that our society would be able to get past things that divide us.
" 'Racism isn't the only thing that plagues our society, that plagues our nation, that plagues our world," he explained. " . . .
NFL Great Herschel Walker Calls Out Leagues for BLM Support: ‘Wake Up, America!’
. . . "Every person of good will believes that “black lives matter.” But supporting the BLM because they have a nice sounding name without looking at what they are all about or the history of what their supporters have done is a bit like thinking Antifa is really antifascist or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is actually “democratic.”
"But that’s the problem. Many companies and organizations don’t look beyond the name and/or they want to go along with the crowd and not get cancelled.
"But NFL great Herschel Walker had a message for those people, particularly the ones in sports, the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB: Do you really understand what you are supporting? Wake up, are we being played? If we love our Country, let’s speak up, stand up and protect it!" . . .
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