Kansas City Chiefs Kicker, Harrison Butker, recently gave a controversial commencement address at Benedictine College where he drew on some popular conservative talking points about Pride Month, Covid 19 policies, and the calling of women in the home. Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn discuss the problems they had with the speech, as well as their frustrations with some of the criticism of the speech, and how Butker's views seem to have been influenced more by conservative politics than the historic Catholic position on these issues. Then, Kaitlyn sits down with Latasha Morrison to talk about her new book, "Brown Faces, White Spaces." They discuss the importance of understanding historical context to grasp the roots and impacts of systemic racism, and practical ways that churches and individuals can engage in the work of racial reconciliation. Plus, a megachurch in Texas tried to manipulate a traffic study for a stop light, and Phil thinks he has proof that News of the Butt is the best part of the podcast.
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Show Starts
2:26 - Theme Song
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5:11 - Megachurch Manipulates Stoplight Placement
10:49 - News of the Butt Supporters Speak Out
13:35 - Harrison Butker
23:00 - Why Did Butker’s Speech Get So Much Attention?
29:31 - Pope Francis Says Conservatives Have “Suicidal” Mindset
37:12 - Is the Media More Spiritually Formative Than the Pope?
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46:40 - Interview
48:20 - What is “Be the Bridge?”
55:37 - Understanding Historical Context in Discussing Racial Divide
59:02 - Why She Combined Personal History, Data, and the Bible in “Be the Bridge”
1:03:40 - How Scripture Informs Justice
1:14:14 - Jesus, the Suffering Servant
1:19:53 - Maintaining Hope for Restoration
1:24:48 - End Credits
Links Mentioned in the News Segment:
Texas Megachurch Hits the Brakes After Trying to Skew a Traffic Study: https://religionnews.com/2024/05/14/a-texas-megachurch-tried-to-fudge-a-traffic-study-to-get-a-new-light-it-did-not-end-well-josh-howerton-lakepointe-church/
Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica Rebut Harrison Butker as No One Else Could:
Pope Francis says U.S. Conservatives Have a “Suicidal Attitude”:
Other resources:
Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation: https://a.co/d/eZLQFB6
Brown Faces, White Spaces: Confronting Systemic Racism to Bring Healing and Restoration: https://a.co/d/bERMEXN
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I LOVE the Holy Post. I have a question that I would challenge you to answer in the spirit of "look in the mirror." What's the difference between getting the members at the church in Texas to increase traffic flow numbers and saying to Holy Posters: Subscribe to Curiously Kaitlyn so we can be the number one podcast of the week... you don't even need to listen to it. Just subscribe. (In true disclosure, I did subscribe and I did listen to CK and I don't live in Texas)
The traffic light issue near the church is just another demonstration of the thief's mindset American churches have. It's all take/accumulation with no give/paying into services they use. The absurdity of tax exempt status for church buildings that are connected public roads, public sewers, public sidewalks, public traffic infrastructure, and access to public emergency services and law enforcement services as needed without willingly paying taxes is flat out theft. As is giving tax exempt status to churches that are building earthly wealth with their church related buildings (Christian colleges, Christian broadcasting, etc.) The American church loves Mammon/accumulation. Yet again, it's no wonder we've lost credibility in the culture. If you really want to attract people to your megachurch, I sugges…
I appreciated both the plus and minus sides of Buttker’s speech that you shared. I was curious why you didn’t at least mention anything about President Biden’s commencement address at Moorehouse College where some of his statements to graduates were inappropriate or hyperbolic?
Was surprised the piece on Lakepointe's traffic light debacle didn't 'pointe' out that this is the same pastor, Josh Howerton, who was recently accused of plagiarizing an apology for misogynistic comments he made about women on the wedding night. Sounds like integrity and honesty may not be high on the list for this 'stand-up' guy.
Buckner made similar comments at Georgia Tech last year. A friend's daughter graduated last here from Georgia Tech and she complained about his speech last year, but it didn't get as much publicity.