I am against injustice and police brutality. I think that it happens more often in our culture than we would like to admit. Having said that, I am not in favor of NFL players or anyone kneeling during the national anthem. I am all for them protesting, but not on the job. None of the rest of us could take work time to protest something. Anyway, protest all you guys want, just do it off the clock.
Having said that, Gladys Knight is singing the national anthem on Feb 3rd at the super bowl. Good
for her. Although criticized by some for doing it, she has stuck by her decision. If you missed it, here is some of what she said:
“I understand that Mr. Kaepernick is protesting two things, and they are police violence and injustice,” Knight, a seven-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, told Variety. “It is unfortunate that our national anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the national anthem and fighting for justice should each stand alone.”
She continued, “I am here today and on Sunday, Feb. 3 to give the anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life, from walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good — I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII.”
She ended by saying, “No matter who chooses to deflect with this narrative and continue to mix these two in the same message, it is not so and cannot be made so by anyone speaking it. I pray that this national anthem will bring us all together in a way never before witnessed and we can move forward and untangle these truths which mean so much to all of us.”
She also talked about how it made her feel whenever she sang the national anthem. I too have a feeling when ever we stand to sing our song. I am sure that it will feel good and warm in our hearts on Feb 3rd when her beautiful voice begins the hallowed words... "O say can you see, by the dawn's early light..."
It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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Holy Land Tour - includes my favorite spots
with optional Jerusalem extension
March 4-13, 2019
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Paris-Normandy River Cruise
October 23-31, 2019
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