In the South, football is the world so naturally coaches are god. They carry more weight than local preacher, politician or celebrity. Saturday service is the tailgate and Monday night the holiday. Therefore, it's no surprise Ron Brown's opposition to a proposed Lincoln ordinance to protect gay and transgender people from discrimination is getting so much attention.
You may be thinking what I am: Who in the world is Ron Brown? To University of Nebraska fans, he is the world (or at least part of the axis on which it spins. Ron Brown is Nebraska's assistant football coach and apparently takes his duties seriously, even those outside of his responsibilities.
As a public figure, Brown saw the need to openly express his opposition to Lincoln's anti-discrimination proposal with a formal letter to the Lincoln Journal Star. In the letter he cites his Christian beliefs as if we cared about more than his defensive strategy.
Brown says he's not in favor of discrimination, that if he had a gay player he wouldn't penalize him for his sins. However, he can't "embrace a legal policy that supports a lifestyle that God calls sin." I feel comfortable all ready.
Brown's dizzying explanation may explain Nebraska's fall from football grace, but his personal beliefs are in shared company.
"I hired Ron Brown because of who he is and the type of person he is," head football coach Bo Pelini told The Associated Press. "He's never brought negative attention to our program."
Am I the only one that's waiting for Pelini's statement to end with "...until now"?
You may be thinking what I am: Who in the world is Ron Brown? To University of Nebraska fans, he is the world (or at least part of the axis on which it spins. Ron Brown is Nebraska's assistant football coach and apparently takes his duties seriously, even those outside of his responsibilities.
As a public figure, Brown saw the need to openly express his opposition to Lincoln's anti-discrimination proposal with a formal letter to the Lincoln Journal Star. In the letter he cites his Christian beliefs as if we cared about more than his defensive strategy.
Brown says he's not in favor of discrimination, that if he had a gay player he wouldn't penalize him for his sins. However, he can't "embrace a legal policy that supports a lifestyle that God calls sin." I feel comfortable all ready.
Brown's dizzying explanation may explain Nebraska's fall from football grace, but his personal beliefs are in shared company.
"I hired Ron Brown because of who he is and the type of person he is," head football coach Bo Pelini told The Associated Press. "He's never brought negative attention to our program."
Am I the only one that's waiting for Pelini's statement to end with "...until now"?
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