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God Made Another Super Patriotic Truck Ad For the #SuperBowl!

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Today, I found myself in the middle of some serious, if not heated discussions via text message and facebook and twitter (what’s new?) about the Dodge “God Made A Farmer” ad during the Super Bowl. Apparently, asking one simple question about the commercial apparently is enough to offend some people to “unfriend” me or whatever. I care not. Here’s what I do care about. First things first, if you enjoyed the ad, no I don’t think you’re racist or whatever. More power to you. Second, if a multinational corporation makes a claim about God in public, as a Christian intellectual, it is my duty to ask questions. No claim about God is ever innocent or objective. None. Ever. This is coming from a Jesus-following, bible-believing, creed-affirming Christian. Just because it looks like a company is saying good things about “god” or people does not mean they are about reproach or criticism.

1st, So I ask Dodge Ram, which “god” made the farmer you are referring to in this ad? Which “god” are you talking about?

2nd, simply put, how did the farmers get their land? How did “god” provide land for these farmers? Was it perhaps the Homestead Act that Abraham Lincoln signed in 1862 so that whites could be squatters and “settlers” on First Nations Peoples’ land? Was it Manifest Destiny? The Trail of Tears? A Plantation? I want to know, just how did “god” provide land for his ELECT White American male farmer?

The 2nd question gets folks tongue-tied, cuz they don’t want to answer the question. Look, I am sick of revisionist history. I have had to deal with this BS all of my life, ever since third grade. I had to educate myself on the history of African Americans and Native Americans starting then. Social studies classes for elementary schools are sugar-coated and dishonest all in the name of nationalism.

The Super Bowl is a favorite national past-time. Football many claim is a religion. This claim, as I stated above is not an innocent truth claim. Football is part of a nationalistic religion, starting from junior high, pep rallies prepare the young to be subservient patriots not willing to criticize their country, for the good of the team! I like to watch football and the Super Bowl like everyone else, but I refuse to stay quiet when I see blatant nationalism prancing around as innocent agrarian nostalgia.

Here’s the transcript for Paul Harvey’s Future Farmers of America speech in 1978

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The Cowboys Won, but the Kansas City Chiefs Should Be Commended

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English: Matt Cassel, a player on the Kansas C...

English: Matt Cassel, a player on the Kansas City Chiefs American football team. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

*TRIGGER WARNING*

Yes, I am sooo happy the Dallas Cowboys swept the Philadelphia Eagles 38-33, but the surprise story yesterday was the Kansas City Chiefs‘ actions. While the circumstances of Jovan Belcher‘s murder/suicide remain a mystery, one thing that was clear was that his girlfriend, Kassandra Perkins.

We could say like the Slate article that since the NFL has a domestic violence problem because of so many violent men, that the Chiefs recognizing victims of domestic violence was nothing more than an empty gesture. I don’t take such a cynical view of the world. I don’t that it’s just professional American football players who have a domestic violence problem, since such a view make it an “us-versus-them” problem when in reality, it is OUR problem. The fact is that anti-domestic violence campaigns (if we exclude the Temperance movement for just a second) are relatively young from the early 1970s on. In some states, there are moves to weaken anti-domestic violence laws today, like in Kansas. I think in light of the reactionary politics going on in its neighboring state, Missouri‘s best pro football team did the right thing and is a step in the right direction.

Edit: Addition: May we remember the victims of domestic violence in spite of the monetary success, race, or prowess of the perpetrators.Please read Crunk Feminist Collective: Remember Their Names: In Memory of Kasandra, Cherica, and Others.

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Sunday Funnies: God Corrects the Gospel Coalition on Tim Tebow

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Remember the Gospel Coalition’s passive-aggressive accusation that Denver Broncos’ quarterback Tim Tebow was a blasphemer? And how they as armchair quarterbacks, suggested maybe it was not God’s will that Tim Tebow not be a starting quarterback in the NFL?

Well, of course, God is a comedian. After today, it looks like TGC is going to be proved wrong, once more, I mean, to the glory of God.

Tim Tebow starts for the Broncos in the second half, nearly leads to a comeback.

Fare well, Kyle Orton!

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NFL Wildcard Weekend: Why I Picked 3 Road Teams & the Seahawks

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This past Saturday and Sunday was what NFL fans call Wildcard Weekend, where the four wildcard teams (teams that did not win their divisions but made the playoffs), squared off against four other teams that won their division, but did not earn a bye week, or a week off from playing.

On Saturday morning, I made the following picks on Twitter:

the 7-9 NFC West champion Seahawks over the world champion, 11-5 Saints: Why? As an NFL fan, I had a chance to regularly see the Aints in action. On Thanksgiving, they played against the Dallas Cowboys and barely won (if it wasn’t for a fumble by Roy Williams, different season, ugh). Well, that game, along with their Sunday night loss to the Steelers, I saw that they had consistently had a weakness in stopping the run just like they did last year. Only problem was that Seattle had an inconsistent but veteran quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, and a terrible running attack. However, I noticed that Seattle’s offensive line had gotten healthier over the past several weeks, and would give Marshawn Lynch lots of running room, setting up big time passes for Hasselbeck. The end result was:

The New York Jets over the Indianapolis Colts: Now, I am not a Jets fan, I think they are arrogant, and ESPN gave them way too much coverage this season all because of location and expectations. So, it would have behooved me to pick the Colts right? Wrong! Predictions should not have to do with emotions. Take your heart out of it. I have learned my lesson from March Madness. Go with reason. So, here was what I thought: Peyton Manning does not have a good running game, and so he is going to have to throw against Revis Island, TCU alum Drew Coleman, and special teams/second corner Antonio Cromarty. I figured LaDanian Tomlinson would want some playoff redemption, and he did, by scoring two touchdowns versus the weak Indy run defense. In the end, Folk hero happened.

Baltimore Ravens over the Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs are unbelievable at home; a very impressive and fast running team, with a tenacious defense but an immobile quarterback. And that was the difference. Cassel could not move the ball versus the Baltimore defense (historically great, but so-so this season). The end result was a 30-7 whoopin’ behind the woodshed. Flacco just had too many weapons, especially Ray Rice, Todd Heap and Aquan Boldin.

The Green Bay Packers over the Philadelphia Eagles: I could have easily went with the Packers because they are part of my heart, I loved Reggie White, he was my hero. But at the same time, I could have picked Philly, in spite of my dread for them, because I like Mike Vick and what he did this season. Yet, after what DeMarcus Ware did to the Eagles’ O-line last week, I paused, and I believed that Green Bay had a better linebacker corps than the Cowboys, and a faster defense, especially at defensive back. That being said, using reason, I went with the Pack, and the game played out as I imagined.

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