From Our Director: Take a Knee
CIR Director Carl Castro responds to the recent controversies involving NFL players kneeling during the playing of the national anthem.
by Carl Castro
Kneeling is a sign of reverence. We kneel when we pray. We kneel when we ask the person we love to marry us. And, if we are from the United Kingdom, we kneel when we are knighted.
No one dies and no one is physically hurt when someone kneels during the playing of the national anthem. The only thing that may be hurt is one’s feelings.
Yet, there are more annoying things that people do during the national anthem that are […]
