{"id":32339,"date":"2024-09-24T18:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/?p=32339"},"modified":"2024-09-24T18:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:31:02","slug":"tony-dungy-calls-out-harris-what-faith-says-a-baby-in-the-womb-is-not-a-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatirighttolife.org\/tony-dungy-calls-out-harris-what-faith-says-a-baby-in-the-womb-is-not-a-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Dungy Calls Out Harris: ‘What Faith Says a Baby in the Womb Is Not a Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By: Sarah Holliday, originally published September 23, 2024, The Washington Stand<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also the official 2024 Democratic presidential nominee,\u00a0posted<\/a>\u00a0on X last week, \u201cOne does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree: The government, and certainly Donald Trump, should not be telling a woman what to do with her body.\u201d In other words, Harris believes you can have faith and abortions \u2014 no big deal, right? Except, this is a big deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Scripture, having faith in the one true God means that you can\u2019t support abortion, as it is the intentional killing of babies in the womb. With the sixth commandment, God made it incredibly clear: \u201cYou shall not murder\u201d (Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17). There is hardly any other proof necessary to establish the reality that, to support abortion, you would <\/em>have to \u201cabandon\u201d your faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a professing Christian, Hall of Fame NFL coach Tony Dungy understands this. In fact, despite his prominent role on NBC\u2019s \u201cFootball Night in America\u201d show, Dungy openly criticized the vice president\u2019s comment. \u201cDear VP Harris: I hear you make this statement all the time,\u201d he\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0on X. \u201cExactly what \u2018faith\u2019 are you talking about when you say you don\u2019t have to abandon it to support abortion?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He went on to make his case: \u201cAre you talking about the Christian faith that says all babies are made in the image of God (Gen 1:26), that God places them in the womb (Jer 1:5) and that we should not take any life unjustly (Luke 18:20)? Are you talking about that faith or some nebulous, general \u2018faith\u2019 that says we\u2019re good enough, and smart enough to make our own decisions?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, he pressed, \u201cWhat \u2018faith\u2019 are you talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To no one\u2019s surprise, Dungy\u2019s post received almost immediate pushback. A stream of patronizing questions flooded the comments, such as one user\u00a0asking<\/a>, \u201cTony, what does the Bible [say] about judging others?\u201d Another\u00a0commented<\/a>, \u201cYou sure you want to go there?\u201d Others chimed in, calling Dungy a \u201cfake Christian\u201d who had no business sharing his thoughts on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the day, Dungy asked a rather simple question. As he\u00a0put<\/a>\u00a0it, \u201cWhat faith says that taking a life is OK? And what faith says a baby in the womb is not a life?\u201d Unfortunately, his critics did not answer that question for him. But David Closson, director of Family Research Council\u2019s Center for Biblical Worldview, happily answered the question in comments to The Washington Stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLegendary football coach Tony Dungy is exactly right,\u201d Closson stated. \u201cThe Christian Scripture is abundantly clear when it comes to the topic of abortion\u201d \u2014 with \u201cpassages such as Psalm 139:13-16 and Luke 1:39-45\u201d being only some of what \u201cunequivocally affirms the sanctity of unborn life.\u201d So, when Dungy expressed that children are made in the image of God and that it is not permissible to murder them, \u201cDungy was exactly right in terms of the Bible\u2019s position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closson continued to say that Dungy was also correct when he said in order \u201cto be authentically Christian, you ought to affirm a pro-life position.\u201d Because in reality, \u201c2,000 years of church history stand firmly behind the famous football coach\u2019s comments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to those who felt the coach had no business sharing his beliefs and \u201cimposing\u201d them on others, Closson noted, \u201cDungy is entitled to share his opinion on any number of issues\u201d because \u201call of us have freedom of speech and expression guaranteed by the United States Constitution.\u201d But in a world where \u201cthe vast majority of celebrities are leftist, and it is almost assumed that celebrities support Democratic candidates,\u201d it\u2019s almost \u201can anomaly when a well-known personality speaks to an issue from a conservative perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And because outspoken conservative celebrities are so rare, those that do speak their mind (such as Dungy) often face ridicule. According to Closson, this isn\u2019t surprising. However, \u201cit is hypocritical for people to critique Tony Dungy when he provides his opinion on any number of political and cultural issues, but not critique Oprah Winfrey when she hosts a town hall for Kamala Harris and supports abortion and any number of liberal issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we\u2019ve witnessed recently, when Christians do speak out, the result is often overwhelmingly supportive. Take Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, who gave a\u00a0powerful graduation speech<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year about the importance of his faith and motherhood, Joe Biden\u2019s phony Catholicism, the horrors of abortion and transgenderism, and the church\u2019s refusal to speak out on the moral issues of the day. While Hollywood and other celebrities excoriated him, the public rushed to embrace him \u2014 buying his jerseys at a record pace. Last week, the NFL Players Association\u00a0confirmed<\/a>\u00a0that Butker beat out his famous teammate (and Taylor Swift\u2019s boyfriend), Travis Kelsey, in league-licensed sales \u2014 coming in 11th of all players, a resounding show of support for the proudly Catholic dad.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Butker, Dungy has been described as an \u201coutspoken Christian\u201d who is not shy in using his platform to advocate for Christian values. He\u2019s adopted eight children, fostered over 100, and has long\u00a0supported<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0defended<\/a>\u00a0pro-life matters. Surely, the criticism he received was nothing new. However, it did serve as yet another opportunity to promote God\u2019s truth in an arena full of deceit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not to mention, Closson added, that \u201cit is altogether unsurprising that our increasingly secular culture does not like it when someone expresses an opinion that contradicts the mainstream narrative.\u201d But regarding the former NFL coach, \u201cDungy has lived his life in the public spotlight, and I commend the coach for articulating his convictions in a compelling and articulate way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, Closson concluded, \u201cI hope American Christians understand that he is exactly right when he says that faithful Christians ought to oppose abortion, because it is antithetical to the Christian message.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Holliday is a reporter at The Washington Stand.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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