Stand Up, Shut Up & Play?

About this sermon

Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III and several other ecumenical and community leaders released their statement and position relative to the recent controversies surrounding blackballed NFL Quarterback, Colin Kaepernick and his heroic stance against racism, police violence, inequality and a litany of social maladies that continue to plague minority communities. We are publicly speaking out for the following reasons: 1. We stand with players who exercise their First Amendment Rights. 2. We stand with Colin Kaepernick’s protest against police brutality – we must keep the narrative around the knee being a protest for justice and not a sign of disrespect - the reasoning Kaepernick kneeled has been hijacked. 3. Jerry Jones has hindered the players’ right to protest police brutality and any other future protest against injustice. This can’t go unaddressed by the community. 4. We feel it is important to speak out in light of the fact that the NFL, NFL Owners and the NFLPA will be meeting in New York to discuss what is taken place in the league. We cannot sit idly by and allow this level of oppression and the subjection of rights go unchallenged in this community.