{"id":2244227,"date":"2024-05-14T12:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-bowl-champ-harrison-butker-slams-biden-and-his-hypocritical-abortion-agenda\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T12:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:43:06","slug":"super-bowl-champ-harrison-butker-slams-biden-and-his-hypocritical-abortion-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-bowl-champ-harrison-butker-slams-biden-and-his-hypocritical-abortion-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl Champion Harrison Butker Criticizes Biden&#8217;s Hypocritical Stance on Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuper-bowl-champ-harrison-butker-slams-biden-and-his-hypocritical-abortion-agenda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2244227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The commencement speech by Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker to the 2024 graduates emphasized the\u200c importance of upholding truth and values, despite\u2062 contradicting\u200d actions\u2062 of prominent figures. His\u2064 speech highlighted societal challenges like \u2064abortion and poor leadership, urging the younger generation to stand firm in\u200d their \u200cbeliefs. Biden&#8217;s stance on abortion amidst\u200b his Catholic faith was critically addressed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Commencement addresses have far too often become a sounding board for mediocre advice and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2020\/06\/16\/among-top-100-schools-only-one-republican-to-give-commencement-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bad politics<\/a>. Kansas City Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker, however, offered something different to 2024 graduates when he encouraged them never to shy away from defending what is good and right \u2014 even when the so-called Catholic president of the United States does the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>One year after he <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/09\/super-bowl-champ-harrison-butker-is-right-getting-married-and-having-kids-is-how-to-save-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">encouraged<\/a> students at the Georgia Institute of Technology to get married and have children to save the world, Butker was back behind a commencement stage podium at Benedictine College invigorating the newest generation of young adults to stay strong in their faith and values. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-594815957\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4b67d6ce525884a6efd1d30da3a283a8 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4b67d6ce525884a6efd1d30da3a283a8\"><\/div>\n<p>The three-time Super Bowl champion kicked off his speech with praise for the grads who <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/30\/anti-israel-anarchists-rob-covid-students-of-their-second-graduation-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">muscled through<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-economy-inflation-hits-highest-levels-since-great-recession-soars-past-economists-expectations\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Under Biden Inflation Has Hit Record Levels Since Great Recession\">government-mandated lockdowns<\/a> during their late high school and early college years and gave a warning that our nation is rapidly declining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Covid might have played a large role throughout your formative years, it is not unique. Bad policies and poor leadership have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiefs-kicker-slams-biden-and-dei-in-commencement-speech\/\" title=\"Chiefs Kicker Criticizes Biden and DEI in Speech\">negatively impacted major life issues<\/a>,\u201d the 28-year-old said. \u201cThings like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for degenerate cultural values in media all stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"Y7nsSxU5pIiLvbKwHmQ3O6dFtyfGCaR92BoN0VqJlZjz4cTE8uAkr\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harrison Butker | Commencement Address 2024 | Benedictine College\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-JS7RIKSaCc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This disorder, Butker noted, is not an accident. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur 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,\u201d Butker said incredulously. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-85b9f1cc2d2356420d6b7aec4a40b05e fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-85b9f1cc2d2356420d6b7aec4a40b05e\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"Fwavm7sXAGf15dBYDzE4M6TYZK9WehicCyxrASNBcQyl5prqujPlw9ax1KUOjLOZ6HD7gLnvWXtSCfJPU3G24u0e\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker rips Joe Biden and pro choice Catholics:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our own nation is led by a man who 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\u2026 Being Catholic\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AKSQBTNLC1\">pic.twitter.com\/AKSQBTNLC1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1790099790497243366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>President Joe Biden made headlines in April after invoking the religious gesture during an abortion rally where Democrat activists complained about Florida\u2019s protections for unborn babies. Butker said Biden\u2019s repeated \u201cvocal \u2026 support for the murder of innocent babies\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/07\/bidens-state-of-the-union-will-feature-abortion-ivf-lies-designed-to-hide-democrats-extremism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">through all nine months of gestation<\/a> gives people the wrong impression that \u201cyou can be both Catholic and pro-choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"lshVwUJTpQZanyVLObWgnDG8oUT8X6N9HrD63mdlevKJ0v5cF5is47gkaqYQLqRjedt9hEz4FwOrIcSNMmRH1BGiojP07fBykSY\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This. Is. VILE!  <\/p>\n<p>President Biden makes the Sign of the Cross at an abortion rally in Florida! <\/p>\n<p>You cannot be Catholic and support abortion!<\/p>\n<p>You cannot invoke GOD and promote Death! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aG4P542EM0\">pic.twitter.com\/aG4P542EM0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CatholicVote (@CatholicVote) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatholicVote\/status\/1782881723161690332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe is not alone,\u201d Butker said. \u201cFrom the man behind the Covid lockdowns to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-player-rips-biden-for-murder-of-innocent-babies-at-college-commencement-speech\/\" title=\"NFL player criticizes Biden for stance on abortion at college graduation ceremony\">people pushing dangerous gender ideologies<\/a> onto the youth of America, they all have a glaring thing in common: they are Catholic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simply claiming to be Catholic but failing to act on it, Butker said, \u201cdoesn\u2019t cut it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the sorts of things we are told in polite society to not bring up. You know, the difficult and unpleasant things. But if we are going to be men and women for this time in history, we need to stop pretending that the \u2018church of nice\u2019 is a winning proposition,\u201d Butker continued. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9d9ee47a5a8e2aebc4f5de9e598b6145 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9d9ee47a5a8e2aebc4f5de9e598b6145\"><\/div>\n<p>Because there is no such thing as moral neutrality, Butker encouraged the new graduates to take a stand against the evils plaguing our world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must always speak and act in charity, but never mistake charity for cowardice,\u201d Butker said.<\/p>\n<p>Butker is right. The moment Christians cede cultural ground to the dangerous whims of the world, they have floundered. There is nothing God-honoring or Christlike about turning a blind eye to the serial manufacturing of children who will be \u201cdiscarded\u201d or doomed to life in a freezer; the ripping apart of unborn babies in their mothers\u2019 wombs; the irreversible sexual experiments on minors that will permanently mangle their bodies; and the celebration of \u201cpride\u201d and a rainbow flag that represents a version of sex and marriage outside what God prescribed. <\/p>\n<p>The player who wears his faith on his sleeve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/chiefs-star-kicker-harrison-butker-credits-prayer-sidelines-mental-fortitude\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on<\/a> and off the field reminded the audience that he did not plan to become a public critic of our culture\u2019s dastardly shortcomings. Yet, his loyalty to God demanded more from him than sitting on the sideline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never envisioned myself nor wanted to have this sort of a platform. But God has given it to me, so I have no other choice but to embrace it and preach more hard truths about accepting your lane and staying in it,\u201d Butker said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-dad33f79fe236d945d9bd6375715de84 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-dad33f79fe236d945d9bd6375715de84\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commencement speeches often echo mediocrity and politics. 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