NFL Kicker Harrison Butker’s unhinged commencement speech

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief, OP.

His address is hardly unhinged. He is speaking to graduates of a Catholic College as a Catholic himself.
I understand you don't agree with his beliefs... and there are some things he said that I don't fully agree with, but he is speaking based on his religious beliefs. And, he didn't call the people who use IDF and contraception "disordered."

He said that these things along with abortion, euthanasia, gender ideology stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.
Big difference.

I doubt you listened to his entire address because had you listened - you would hear that he has some hard words for his religion and some of the leaders of the Catholic Church.

Difference without a distinction.

Hey folks who use birth control and IVF -this conservative Catholics thinks that your use “stems from the pervasiveness of disorder.” Along with his other hard right laundry list of culture war grievances.

He is a dangerous extremist.

Because you disagree with him? He's allowed his beliefs.

Sure he is. And we are allowed to critique his beliefs and state ours. That's how it works. We are allowed the belief that he is an extremist and misogynist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good grief, OP.

His address is hardly unhinged. He is speaking to graduates of a Catholic College as a Catholic himself.
I understand you don't agree with his beliefs... and there are some things he said that I don't fully agree with, but he is speaking based on his religious beliefs. And, he didn't call the people who use IDF and contraception "disordered."

He said that these things along with abortion, euthanasia, gender ideology stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.
Big difference.

I doubt you listened to his entire address because had you listened - you would hear that he has some hard words for his religion and some of the leaders of the Catholic Church.

Difference without a distinction.

Hey folks who use birth control and IVF -this conservative Catholics thinks that your use “stems from the pervasiveness of disorder.” Along with his other hard right laundry list of culture war grievances.

He is a dangerous extremist.

This OP and thread are a great example of exactly why LWNJs are mocked so roundly. Classic.

LOLOLOL

This religious crank is a great example of exactly why right-wing extremists are mocked so roundly. Classic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good grief, OP.

His address is hardly unhinged. He is speaking to graduates of a Catholic College as a Catholic himself.
I understand you don't agree with his beliefs... and there are some things he said that I don't fully agree with, but he is speaking based on his religious beliefs. And, he didn't call the people who use IDF and contraception "disordered."
He said that these things along with abortion, euthanasia, gender ideology stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.
Big difference.

I doubt you listened to his entire address because had you listened - you would hear that he has some hard words for his religion and some of the leaders of the Catholic Church.

+1
I'm not even Catholic and I understood what he was saying. I agreed with a lot of it, maybe not everything, but there was nothing offensive in his speech. The only unhinged person I'm seeing is the OP and her gross hyperbole.

Hope you don't have daughters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good grief, OP.

His address is hardly unhinged. He is speaking to graduates of a Catholic College as a Catholic himself.
I understand you don't agree with his beliefs... and there are some things he said that I don't fully agree with, but he is speaking based on his religious beliefs. And, he didn't call the people who use IDF and contraception "disordered."
He said that these things along with abortion, euthanasia, gender ideology stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.
Big difference.

I doubt you listened to his entire address because had you listened - you would hear that he has some hard words for his religion and some of the leaders of the Catholic Church.

DP it’s pretty unhinged when you tell a group of accomplished young women who have just finished their degrees that never mind all that your only real accomplishment in life is being a wife and mother and homemaker. Yuck.

DP. That's not what I got from it. He was saying that the *most important accomplishment* for both women AND men is their children and families. I would agree with that, and I'm neither Catholic nor a "trad wife," whatever that is.

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So, one random guy that no one has ever heard of is addressing a group of his FELLOW Catholics, and this somehow triggered you enough to make a thread about it? On the Political Forum? Too funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He should not be allowed to have these views.

OMG, this is getting better and better! I thought LWNJs were all about "speaking your truth." Well, this is his truth and you don't have to like it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good grief, OP.

His address is hardly unhinged. He is speaking to graduates of a Catholic College as a Catholic himself.
I understand you don't agree with his beliefs... and there are some things he said that I don't fully agree with, but he is speaking based on his religious beliefs. And, he didn't call the people who use IDF and contraception "disordered."
He said that these things along with abortion, euthanasia, gender ideology stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.
Big difference.

I doubt you listened to his entire address because had you listened - you would hear that he has some hard words for his religion and some of the leaders of the Catholic Church.

DP it’s pretty unhinged when you tell a group of accomplished young women who have just finished their degrees that never mind all that your only real accomplishment in life is being a wife and mother and homemaker. Yuck.

He was speaking at Benedictine College in Kansas. It is one of a handful of conservative Catholic colleges in the country. The kind of people and families that end up Benedictine question whether Notre Dame is actually Catholic or not. His message would be enthusiastically welcomed by an overwhelmingly majority of the people who were in attendance.

Dp- and those people are trying to usurp power, and undermine democracy. No biggie!

Not really. While that extreme does exist in the far right, the vast majority of Benedictine-type Catholics don’t advocate in favor of forceful overthrow of government.

But you’re changing the topic. His talk was not unhinged or inappropriate for his audience any more than an avowed Maoist Marxist speaking at Oberlin in unhinged or inappropriate.

EXACTLY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good grief, OP.

His address is hardly unhinged. He is speaking to graduates of a Catholic College as a Catholic himself.
I understand you don't agree with his beliefs... and there are some things he said that I don't fully agree with, but he is speaking based on his religious beliefs. And, he didn't call the people who use IDF and contraception "disordered."
He said that these things along with abortion, euthanasia, gender ideology stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.
Big difference.

I doubt you listened to his entire address because had you listened - you would hear that he has some hard words for his religion and some of the leaders of the Catholic Church.

DP it’s pretty unhinged when you tell a group of accomplished young women who have just finished their degrees that never mind all that your only real accomplishment in life is being a wife and mother and homemaker. Yuck.

DP. That's not what I got from it. He was saying that the *most important accomplishment* for both women AND men is their children and families. I would agree with that, and I'm neither Catholic nor a "trad wife," whatever that is.

Dp- yeah not to the men. Just the ladies. Men have important things to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, one random guy that no one has ever heard of is addressing a group of his FELLOW Catholics, and this somehow triggered you enough to make a thread about it? On the Political Forum? Too funny.

I'm already trying to prepare for the discussion with my 12 year old son, a huge Chiefs fan.

By the way it's very self centered of you to say nobody has ever heard of him. Self centered in a weird way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, one random guy that no one has ever heard of is addressing a group of his FELLOW Catholics, and this somehow triggered you enough to make a thread about it? On the Political Forum? Too funny.

This has been on the news for days.
Congratulations on waking from your coma.

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Anonymous wrote:He was speaking to a certain audience. Why do others, not part of that audience, care? There can be many different viewpoints.

Because he is a barometer of sorts. You know we’re all not a bunch of mindless heathens, right? We do read things like Reuters and The Economist and learn about trends. There is a big resurgence of strict Christianity or Christian nationalism in response to the rapid social change that’s taking place.

So people not part of that audience care because it helps us gauge what you all are thinking. What else are you going to decry and try to restrict? What other rights are we potentially going to lose because of your religious ideology and influence. Do you understand that? We want to know what we might be facing. And that bearded dipsht is a thermometer.

Ok - so how do you feel about the strict Muslim community and all of the things they forbid/restrict? You do know they hate the LGBTQ community, and don’t even start with gay marriage. They consider women second-class citizens too. You ok with those restrictions and regressive ideology? We’ll wait while you spin something up.
DP

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^^ Lots of bearded dipshits in that community, btw.

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Anonymous wrote:So this whole thread is a bunch of whacky lefty extremists whining about people they perceive as extremists on the other side. Total clown show.

It’s wacky and extremist to reject the blanket argument that women’s primary goal in life is to marry, have kids, and be a homemaker?? Wow.

It is wacky and extremist to tell any members of a religious congregation what they should or should not believe amongst themselves.

He used the word “vocation” which has a very specific, doctrinal meaning within the Catholic Church. Nobody blinked in that audience because they know exactly what he means by that word. My guess is that you are offended because you are hearing that word in secular coding.

I read your post and just feel sorry you’re so confined by regressive ideology. I am wishing you well that you might one day become a more open minded and well rounded person.

I thank you for your well wishes. I’ll pray that someday you may learn tolerance for religious minorities.

Except you are not a minority and wield enormous influence in the United States. So much so that we have lost reproductive freedom in half the country because of your influence. Doctors can refuse to prescribe things out of “religious conscience”. I’m sorry but you’re no minority.

You’re a scared majority intent on doubling down before the next generation, who by and large eschew Christianity, come to power.

People like Butker are a religious minority. They are more akin to Orthodox Jews in belief and religious zeal. They are absolutely a minority. He was speaking to a group of like minded fellow believers ant ann event that was for them. He and they are being attacked in this thread for the substance of their beliefs.

To be clear, I’m not in same camp as Butker, but I understand his views on an academic level.

I’m sure Alito, Thomas, Barret agree with him. That’s the kind of thing we are concerned about. People who make policy or shape laws.

I don’t live in a a reality that’s been boxed in by a book from 2000 years ago and this beardo does. I believe in like the golden rule. He believes in cracking down on “deviant” Gays and women essentially. I am open minded. His is shut.

DP. Where - exactly - did he say this? Post the timestamp of the video.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good grief, OP.

His address is hardly unhinged. He is speaking to graduates of a Catholic College as a Catholic himself.
I understand you don't agree with his beliefs... and there are some things he said that I don't fully agree with, but he is speaking based on his religious beliefs. And, he didn't call the people who use IDF and contraception "disordered."
He said that these things along with abortion, euthanasia, gender ideology stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.
Big difference.

I doubt you listened to his entire address because had you listened - you would hear that he has some hard words for his religion and some of the leaders of the Catholic Church.

DP it’s pretty unhinged when you tell a group of accomplished young women who have just finished their degrees that never mind all that your only real accomplishment in life is being a wife and mother and homemaker. Yuck.

He was speaking at Benedictine College in Kansas. It is one of a handful of conservative Catholic colleges in the country. The kind of people and families that end up Benedictine question whether Notre Dame is actually Catholic or not. His message would be enthusiastically welcomed by an overwhelmingly majority of the people who were in attendance.

He made a similar speech last year at Georgia Tech.

yikes.. did he get booed? I think it's one thing to make that kind of speech at a conservative catholic school, but another thing at a public school with diverse backgrounds, including lgbtq groups.

Except he didn't. You are believing what left-wing extremists want you to believe. Do a little fact-checking yourself, or ask for citations. His speech at GT was not the same type of speech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good grief, OP.

His address is hardly unhinged. He is speaking to graduates of a Catholic College as a Catholic himself.
I understand you don't agree with his beliefs... and there are some things he said that I don't fully agree with, but he is speaking based on his religious beliefs. And, he didn't call the people who use IDF and contraception "disordered."

He said that these things along with abortion, euthanasia, gender ideology stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.
Big difference.

I doubt you listened to his entire address because had you listened - you would hear that he has some hard words for his religion and some of the leaders of the Catholic Church.

Difference without a distinction.

Hey folks who use birth control and IVF -this conservative Catholics thinks that your use “stems from the pervasiveness of disorder.” Along with his other hard right laundry list of culture war grievances.

He is a dangerous extremist.

Because you disagree with him? He's allowed his beliefs.

Sure he is. And we are allowed to critique his beliefs and state ours. That's how it works. We are allowed the belief that he is an extremist and misogynist.

DP. And the rest of us are allowed to disagree with you and find that it is you who is the extremist - not to mention, hypocrite.