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Hall of Fame NFL Coach: Christians Cannot Be Silent in Face of Injustice

(Worthy News) – Tony Dungy, the first African American coach to win the NFL Super Bowl, said Saturday that healing for a deeply divided US “has to start with those of us who claim to be Christian.” In a Twitter post about the police killing of George Floyd and the widespread protests and rioting that followed, Dungy said Christians “can’t be silent.” Most important, Dungy said, is for Christians to follow the Apostle Paul in his exhortation: “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

In his extended tweet, Dungy said he had watched the events in Minneapolis and had wondered and prayed about how to respond. He had then decided to post some of his thoughts for consideration. “Today we are a divided country,” Dungy said. “We are divided racially, politically, and socio-economically.” And, Dungy wrote: “Satan is laughing at us because that is exactly what he wants. Dysfunction, mistrust, and hatred help his kingdom flourish.”

Warning that criminality and the prejudgment of all police officers can never be answers to the need for justice, Dungy emphasized that “ALL churches,” not just African American ones, have to be “at the forefront of meaningful dialogue and meaningful change.” He added: “We have to be willing to speak the truth in love but we have to recognize that we are not fighting against other people. We are fighting against Satan and his kingdom of spiritual darkness.”

Dungy urged: “We [Christians] have to come to the forefront and demonstrate the qualities of the One we claim to follow, Jesus Christ. We can’t be silent.”