ANOTHER NFL PLAYER UNDER HEAVY CRITICISM
Is the criticism justified? Were his actions right or wrong?
Should he shed his identity to follow the dictates of our culture?
When a man suffered an apparent heart attack on a flight from Atlanta to Phoenix, Tim Tebow emerged from the first-class section and helped comfort his family. Erik Dellenbach, executive director of the Tim Tebow Foundation, tells the Florida Times-Union that the former NFL quarterback prayed with the family and other passengers after the medical emergency on the Sunday night, June 26, 2016 flight. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, FIle)
When a man suffered an apparent heart attack on a flight from Atlanta to Phoenix, Tim Tebow emerged from the first-class section and helped comfort his family. Erik Dellenbach, executive director of the Tim Tebow Foundation, tells the Florida Times-Union that the former NFL quarterback prayed with the family and other passengers after the medical emergency on the Sunday night, June 26, 2016 flight. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, FIle)
Read the story of seizing, rather than avoiding the moment.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nfl/os-tim-tebow-hate-david-whitley-0630-20160629-column.html
What do you think of this story and... THE LINKS below,
WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO
FREELY EXPRESS
THEIR DEEPLY HELD BELIEFS?
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In upholding the suspension of coach Kennedy the Court sent
a clear message... some right are protected..... and some are not...
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The Court ruled that an employer could limit an employees actions....
We all have the freedom of expression.... But there may be consequences....
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It is very obvious that while in uniform, at a school sponsored event representing the school district, Coach Kennedy chose to follow a personal agenda and ignore the school guidelines that limited his freedom.
.But what if the prayers were student led? What if he expressed openness to allow multiple student lead groups on the field at the same time, and provided written guidelines for their safety. What if he led activities during off time in mixed groups that included other family and community members?
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In other word... What if he worked within the framework of his present liberties?
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But wasn't he just, "Show-Boating?" Why does he have to act so differently? Shouldn't he just cow-tow and do what is expected of him?
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At my graduation from Nursing School, I was asked to help MC the graduation ceremony. I wanted to say a prayer, and when I spoke to my peers about it I was told that they did not want me to.
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When I asked them , "Why," my peers told me it was not allowed in the public setting.
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I contacted a Supreme Court Attorney and he sent literature showing our rights as students in a public ceremony. After sharing these facts...
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... all of my peers were accepting of the prayer that I had written........
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and many were excited about this, "New Freedom," asking for copies for a keepsake to have with their diploma.
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Have you been indoctrinated with a false message of fear? Do you know and stand in the facts of your freedoms? Or tremble in the shifting shadows of political correctness?
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I attended a commemoration ceremony of a teacher who was killed on his bike by a texting driver. Over a thousand attended. He was a person of faith, uncompromising in his words and actions and if asked, happy to share his values. He had literature available for the borrowing and a Bible on his desktop for his own personal reading. He like so many others was very warm and supportive of his students even to the point of having a special personal greeting... "I love you in a positive sort of way," That was who he was and he did not forfeit his identity when he became a school representative.
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His life, modeled his own identity and respect for the diversity of others. In his time, he was fortunate enough to find ways of doing both within the boundaries of his employment. May we all be so fortunate.... and if not may we have the courage to live out our values as best we can to the benefit of those we serve.
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PS. If you are a person of faith, please pray for my friend Jonathan who is engaged in a battle with leukemia. His father is the man I mentioned above.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
CONSTITUTION
Appeals court rules against
football coach suspended for
kneeling in prayer after games
by Ryan Lovelace, Supreme Court Reporter |
August 23, 2017 03:39 PM
(see story at link below)
BREAKING: 6/27/2022
Prayer Wins! Victory for Coach Kennedy at the U.S. Supreme Court
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of former high school football coach Joe Kennedy to take a knee in quiet prayer after football games. Importantly, today’s decision respects the Constitutional rights of all public-school teachers and coaches to engage in a brief, personal prayer in public.
(see story at link below)
#nflcontroversy , #nflprotests , #timtebow , #religiousliberty , #blacklivesmatter , #freedomofexpression , #coachkennedy
