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Harrison Butker set off many people with his very traditional commencement address to the graduates of Benedictine College.
A record 485 seniors graduated at Benedictine College’s May 11 Commencement. It is a private Catholic college in Kansas. The college was established in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict’s College for men and Mount St. Scholastica College for women.
Butker is the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs. He’s a popular member of the team. Butker’s jersey is one of the best-selling jerseys in the NFL. His commencement address drew fire for his traditional vision of marriage.
It is crazy that a traditional marriage-supporting NFL star is still getting blowback for the speech that he delivered last weekend. Butker boldly criticized President Biden, a self-declared devout Catholic, for making the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally. He spoke out against the transgender agenda. He praised his wife for embracing her role as a homemaker and mother.
The graduates gave him a standing ovation.
Butker’s words shouldn’t have been a surprise at a Catholic college as he spoke to a Catholic audience. Yet, here we are.
Bill Maher wondered what the big deal was over Butker’s speech. He said he doesn’t see « what the big crime is. »
« I can’t express how much this guy is not like me, » Maher said during a panel discussion Friday. « He’s religious. He loves marriage. He loves kids… And he’s now history’s greatest monster. »
« Again, I don’t agree with much with this guy, but I don’t get the thing. He said… ‘Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world.’ Ok, that seems fairly, like, modern. ‘But I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.’ I don’t see what the big crime is. I really don’t. »
« And I think this is part of the problem people have with the left is that lots of people in this country are like this.
