{"id":2248820,"date":"2024-05-20T15:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T19:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-actress-comes-to-the-defense-of-harrison-butker-nothing-offensive-about-what-he-said\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T15:43:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T19:43:25","slug":"star-actress-comes-to-the-defense-of-harrison-butker-nothing-offensive-about-what-he-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-actress-comes-to-the-defense-of-harrison-butker-nothing-offensive-about-what-he-said\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress Supports Harrison Butker, Rejects Offense Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fstar-actress-comes-to-the-defense-of-harrison-butker-nothing-offensive-about-what-he-said%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=2248820&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>Actress Patricia Heaton defends \u2064Harrison Butker&#8217;s commencement \u2064speech at a Catholic university, criticizing backlash and supporting his right \u2062to express his Catholic beliefs. Heaton \u200bemphasizes the importance of\u200d diverse perspectives and freedom of speech, questioning the selective outrage in \u2063today&#8217;s \u200csociety. The incident highlights the clash between traditional Christian \u2063values and contemporary societal norms.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/%20\"><span>Rachel M. Emmanuel<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 20, 2024 at 12:01pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Patricia Heaton, star of the sitcoms \u201cEverybody Loves Raymond\u201d and \u201cThe Middle,\u201d came to the defense of Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker in an Instagram post on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody just calm down,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megan-fox-reacts-to-backlash-over-trump-comments-pitchfork-carrying-burn-a-witch-at-the-stake\/\" title=\"Megan Fox Reacts To Backlash Over Trump Comments: \u2018Pitchfork-Carrying, Burn-A-Witch-At-The-Stake\u2019\">actress wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Butker is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/meltdown-kc-outlet-publishes-piece-saying-chiefs-replace-harrison-butker-woman-viral-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under fire<\/a> from the left over his May 11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/super-bowl-champion-shreds-biden-commencement-address-support-murder-innocent-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commencement speech<\/a> at Benedictine College, a Catholic institution in Atchison, Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>In his address, the NFL star criticized \u201cdiversity, equity and inclusion\u201d efforts as \u201ctyranny,\u201d called out President Joe Biden for supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/women-found-loophole-get-abortions-despite-state-bans-numbers-getting-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a> and suggested that graduates would find greater fulfillment through marriage and motherhood than in career pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>He also said the students should take \u201cpride\u201d in their institution \u2014 \u201cnot the deadly sins sort of pride that has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/target-preemptively-pulls-reins-pride-month-wake-last-years-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entire month<\/a> dedicated to it, but the true, God-centered pride that is cooperating with the holy ghost to glorify him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-JS7RIKSaCc?si=OQ2iP8GyzzECQyCx&#038;start=626\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Butker tipped practically every holy cow the left has \u2014 and was met with a fierce backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Even the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-admits-taylor-swift-impacted-2024-schedule-claims-conspiracy-theorists-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a> distanced itself from his comments, saying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmbc.com\/article\/nfl-reacts-chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-speech\/60813472#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Thursday, \u201cHarrison Butker gave a speech in his personal capacity. His views are not those of the NFL as an organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her Instagram post about the kicker\u2019s comments, Heaton said, \u201cI don\u2019t understand why everybody\u2019s knickers are in a twist.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you support Harrison Butker?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe gave a commencement speech,\u201d the Catholic actress said. \u201cThe audience applauded twice during the speech and gave him a standing ovation at the end, so clearly they enjoyed what he was saying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guy is espousing his own opinions and Catholic doctrine \u2014 um, so what? It\u2019s his opinion. He can have one. He\u2019s allowed. He\u2019s not a monster for stating what he believes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Heaton said that although she worked when her children were little, \u201cI find nothing offensive about what he said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have made choices in your life and you feel those are the right choices and you\u2019re comfortable and they\u2019re working out for you and your family \u2014 great. And if they\u2019re different from his, that\u2019s great,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou do you. He\u2019ll do him and his family. Relax, everybody,\u201d the actress said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C7Hh5UCOUi-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>For months, we have seen protesters on the street and on campus shouting genocidal tropes, including, \u201cFrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,\u201d and we were all told it was free speech.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrities showed up to the Oscars wearing pins inspired by the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-disgrace-bob-woodson-says-yale-psychiatrist-who-dreamed-of-killing-white-people-is-infecting-america-with-violence\/\" title=\"\u2018Radical Disgrace\u2019: Bob Woodson Says Yale Psychiatrist Who Dreamed Of Killing White People Is Infecting America With Violence\">bloody hands<\/a>\u201d photograph of the lynching of Israeli soldiers in Ramallah in 2000, and the mainstream media didn\u2019t bat an eyelid.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did you know?<br \/> The design of the red pins calling for a ceasefire, worn by many celebrities at the Oscars last night, was inspired by the bloody hands from the famous image of the Ramallah lynching of 2000<\/p>\n<p>In that incident two Israeli reservists that lost their way were beaten\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RIFnFWgWJ3\">https:\/\/t.co\/RIFnFWgWJ3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rfgYYwtrAX\">pic.twitter.com\/rfgYYwtrAX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hamas Atrocities (@HamasAtrocities) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamasAtrocities\/status\/1767289836325548051?\">March 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen celebrities perform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sam-smiths-satan-worshiping-grammy-performance-hit-myriad-fcc-complaints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demonic rituals<\/a> on stage, and\u00a0it\u2019s accepted\u00a0as art.<\/p>\n<p>But when someone espouses Catholic beliefs at a Catholic institution to Catholic students, the liberal media goes crazy.<\/p>\n<p>It points to the state of a world where every opinion is valid except those espousing Christian values.<\/p>\n<p>To lift up a standard for morality, family and life is considered the most vile of all behavior.<\/p>\n<p>If speech is free, then it has to be free for all. So why did so many people, as Heaton put it, \u201chave their knickers in a twist\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>The Bible says in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews+4%3A12&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hebrews 4:12<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cFor the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/african-church-elder-stands-firm-denominations-rewrite-marriage-holds-bible-high-declares-word-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Word of God<\/a> pierces an anesthetized conscience and lets you feel the pain of ungodliness.<\/p>\n<p>It confronts\u00a0us with\u00a0the reality of our sin and the need for transformation.<\/p>\n<p>And for those who don\u2019t want to deal with that reality, it manifests as anger and rage \u2014 as we have seen in the reaction to a single speech at a Catholic university.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Emmanuel has served as the Director of Content on a Republican Congressional campaign and writes for a popular Conservative book franchise. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Patricia Heaton Defends Harrison Butker over Recent Criticism. Known for roles in &#8220;Everybody Loves Raymond&#8221; and &#8220;The Middle,&#8221; Heaton urges calm in an Instagram post. 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