Let’s just cut to the chase of the why the left is losing their minds over Harrison Butker’s recent commencement speech at Benedictine College. It’s because the Kansas City Chiefs kicker stood for God and spoke the truth.
I was going to use the old adage , “a fact to a liberal is like kryptonite to Superman”. But really, truth to the liberal hive mind is, literally, hate speech.
Hate speech to the left is printing , broadcasting or uttering any fact or idea that casts doubt on their narrative. The left’s ideas are at best, built on fantasy, and at worst, a foundation of lies. Therefore, when someone dares to share alternative viewpoints, leftist true- believers go into overdrive to slander the message.
When the left shouts hate speech, what its minions are calling for is censorship of the truth. And let me clarify that I am talking God’s truth. Funny , how that modern mantra of “your truth ” and ” my truth” goes out the window the moment someone steps up and proclaims scriptural truth.
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.– Hebrews 4:12
It’s not hyperbole that God’s word is like a sword cutting through soul and spirit and bone and marrow. Nothing can stop God’s truth from penetrating.
When we hear godly truths, it gets our attention. You know that moment when someone hits you with the truth, and your eyes instinctively look down or away in a split second. That’s when you react in one of two ways: with conviction and humility or denial with anger.
We’re seeing the latter from the left. Why?
Butker’s words were not couched in anger or fiery rhetoric. He did not come off like a hate-filled fanatic that the left could paint as exhibit A for right-wing nut.
Instead, Benedictine College graduates were treated to a commencement speech from a godly young man whose words were full of love , encouragement and truth from a biblical foundation.
In my humble opinion two sections of the speech triggered the left. First he made a distinction about God -centered pride vs the pride celebrated for a month. However, the second and most controversial (to the left) was Butker daring to say there is nothing wrong with women embracing the vocation of homemaker. He used the example of his wife who chose this over a career.
Not surprisingly, leftists smeared Butker as saying women should be barefoot and pregnant and accused him of attacking women who prioritize careers. Witness the outrage from these daily talk show hosts
Here’s how it works, or rather how it used to work. When leftist pundits register outrage, you’re supposed to automatically disregard the message of their target as bigoted or racist.
More people are waking up and no longer participating in this tried and true gaslighting tactic. Butker’s message not only resonated with the graduating class, but also with the public and that’s what scares the left.
If the ideas of the Marxist , liberal, progressives (or whatever else they choose to call themselves) were based in logic and truth, they would defend their ideas with spirited debate. Instead , their knee-jerk response is to slander, mislead, censor and cancel. This tells all you need to know about these people and the folly of their ideology.
NFL kickers are usually an afterthought to the average fan. These are skill players who have a singular job: target the ball precisely.
Their skills give opposition the worst field position and scores points for their team. As a Christian man, Butker’s love and obedience to God, through his faith in Jesus Christ, has done both.
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