US students cite faith as they kneel during national anthem to protest racism
RNS Dozens of students at the University of Notre Dame took a knee during the playing of the national anthem at the Catholic school’s football game in South Bend, Indiana, this weekend, saying their faith compels them to protest racism. As The Star-Spangled Banner blared before Notre Dame’s last home game of the season on […]
ESSAY: KNEELING AT NFL LITURGIES – IT’S A LITTLE STRANGE FOR A CATHOLIC
Against the backdrop of a controversy which has see US President Donald Trump among those criticising NFL players for kneeling during the US national anthem as a means of protest, THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the different meanings kneeling can have…