Kansas City Chiefs kicker and Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker did not show any regret on Friday for his commencement speech that made leftists ’ heads explode.
While speaking publicly for the first time since the controversy, Butker offered remarks at the Courage Under Fire Gala in Nashville, Tennessee, which the Regina Caeli Academy (RCA ) hosted, Fox News reported.
Butker, who is on the academy’s board of directors, told guests the design was decided on weeks ago, but its message was important after what just transpired.
He said, “If it was n’t clear that the timeless Catholic values are hated by many, it is now, ” adding he knows he has become a “more polarizing ” figure for speaking openly about his faith:
Our passion for Jesus, and, therefore, our desire to speak out, should never be outweighed by the love of our fallen nature to be loved by the universe. Glorifying God and never ourselves should always be our inspiration despite any opposition or even help. I lean on those closest to me for advice, but I can not forget that it is not persons but Jesus Christ who I’m trying to please.
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My desire is tonight’s style and RCA’s objective may empower others that many more may be defiant of their Catholic faith and never be afraid to speak out for truth, even when it goes against the greatest voices. In the end, being valiant begins with the little things. Being disliked and mischaracterized by some is nothing compared to finding yourself in a lion’s cave.
Splitting: In first public remarks since his commencement speech sparked a democratic panic, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker makes very clear he’s never backing down from his belief. @buttkicker7 pic. twitter. com/q3Vh0KpvTg
— Daily Wire ( @realDaily Wire ) May 25, 2024
During Butker’s address to graduates at Benedictine College on May 11, he criticized President Joe Biden’s pro-abortion stance and gave the young people sound Christian advice, Breitbart News reported.
“Our own nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith but at the same time is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally, ” he stated, encouraging listeners to lead lives that hold to traditional Catholic values.
He also said, “We see that in the complete surrender to self and in turning towards Christ, you will find happiness. ”
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Following his speech, leftists began calling for the Kansas City Chiefs to punish Butker, according to Breitbart News.
Celebrity personal trainer Jillian Michaels recently challenged the notion that Butker should be fired for speaking out about his faith. She also pointed to the double standard when it comes to free speech in America.
“As a person who probably could n’t be more different than said kicker — I’m a female businesswoman, I’m gay, I’m not religious — I really don’t understand what this man said that has everybody calling for his head, ” she commented.
