Harrison Butker Commencement Controversy | Reasonable Faith Video Podcast

Dr. Craig comments on the media uproar surrounding the football player's speech.

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[dougcarey]

Will Craig sticking a toe in the culture war? I'm totally here for it.

[egrunyanauthor]

I'm so encouraged by Butker's courage when it comes to speaking out about his faith. I'm proud to be a Christian, a Kansan, and a KC Chiefs fan! :D

[brando]

That "The Greg Hill Show" girl is a massive harpy. I couldn't help but actually say out loud "Oh, shut up already"... people are absolutely desperate for any sort of controversy, it's rather annoying at this point.

[elgatofelix]

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[Veo]

One quibble I have with the speech is this line here:

"I can tell you that my beautiful wife, Isabelle, would be the first to say that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother."

To be fair to Butker, maybe this is exactly what his wife said to him, so that's why he said it in his speech. He also wasn't saying to the audience "YOUR life won't truly begin until you have a family." However, even if his wife said this to him, I still wouldn't want to *imply* to a group of single, childless people that their lives don't truly "begin" until they get married and start a family. That's quite depressing for people like me who haven't been able to find anyone yet. Emphasizing the importance of getting married and starting a family, and emphasizing how life changing it is, is fine, especially since many people nowadays seem to value marriage less and/or are getting married later in life, but that can be done without implying that that's when life truly begins.

[atypicalmom]

As a woman who loves being a wife and mother, it's insulting for him to tell women who have just worked so hard for a degree that what they will love the most is being homemakers. It was a poor choice of words.

[jakobdonskov]

This was a silly episode. Superficial takes on contemporary politics, and I simply cannot see why Craig feels any need to defend that guy.

[iggyantioch]

Courage
God frowns on the timid.
JMJ.