Taking a stand on bowing the knee
by Ben John, Christian Concern:
Why might someone not say ‘Black Lives Matter’? Or why might someone choose not to ‘take the knee’? Must it be because they are racist? We must surely all agree that ‘black lives matter’? Surely we all want to highlight racial injustice?
In the last two weeks there has been a storm when two sportsmen, NBA star Jonathan Isaac and Rugby League player Israel Folau, as well as several Formula 1 drivers, chose to remain standing during the national anthem. Isaac chose not to wear the black lives matter garment too, the only player at the NBA Orlando Magic match against the Brooklyn Nights not to do so.
Are Jonathan Isaac and Israel Folau racist? Do they not care about racial injustice?
Given Isaac is African-America and Folau is Tongan, perhaps there is another reason why they chose to stand?
It is a sign of the culture we are in that the first question posed to Isaac in the post-match interview was “do you believe that black lives matter?” Not “why didn’t you take a knee?” Whenever someone steps out of conformity the initial reaction is to one another’s heart. If you don’t take a knee it must mean you don’t care about black lives.
What came next is inspiring.
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