Reverend protests Nike's Kaepernick campaign during service

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Published 3:46 am CDT, Wednesday, September 12, 2018

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama reverend has cut up a Nike headband and wristband before his congregation to protest the company partnering with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Al.com reports the Rev. Mack Morris also told his Mobile congregation Sunday that he had bought his last pair of Nikes. Morris says his actions are in protest to the apparel company's advertising campaign that features Kaepernick, who knelt during the national anthem at football games to protest police brutality.

Morris says no one's saying how much Kaepernick is earning from Nike "simply because he won't stand when the national anthem is sung." Morris received a standing ovation from his parishioners. This comes as some others denounce Nike's move, including a Louisiana mayor who last week banned the purchase of Nike products at city booster clubs.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Reverend-protests-Nike-s-Kaepernick-campaign-13222754.php

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The Rev. Mack Morris of Woodridge Baptist Church in west Mobile, uses scissors to cut up his old Nike gear during a sermon on
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018.



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Rev. Mack Morris of the Woodridge Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, cut up his Nike headband on Sept. 9 because of Nike’s new ad campaign with former NFL player Colin Kaepernick.

The Alabama Media Group notes Morris’ poor grammar during his mangling of Kaepernick’s peaceful kneeling against policy brutality:

I ain’t using that no more. I’ve bought my last pair of Nike shoes. He’s inked a contract with Nike.

No one knows or is telling how many multi-million dollars that is going to be simply because he won’t stand when the national anthem is sung.

America may not be the best country in the world and we have a lot of faults, but I tell you what, a lot of folks died for the sake of what the flag represents.

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https://www.newsvideoclip.tv/alabama-pastor-cuts-up-nike-headband-slams-colin-kaepernick-white-church-applauds/

[ck4829]

1. And then next week he'll say the poor have nothing to complain about because the Dow is so high

'Forgetting' that Nike is a component of the Dow.

[GWC58]

2. Not surprised.

This is exactly what Dear Leader expects of his flock. 👿

[yardwork]

3. These "men of God" are revealing their deep racism.

The white evangelical support of Trump comes from their racism and greed.

[Racerdog1]

4. No surprise.

Folks in LA, Lower Alabama eat this shit up. Bible in one hand AK47 in the other, the new Talibama. Talk about taking advantage of the mentally disabled.

[keithbvadu2]

5. What Christian symbols did he cut up to protest Christian support of sexual predator Trump?

What Christian symbols did he cut up to protest Christian support of sexual predator Trump?

[roody]

6. How stupid is church?

This stupid.

[Hav]

7. A perfect example of their character

Their protests always consist of destroying the product they already have. Besides being too stupid to realize they already gave their money to the company, they never think about getting rid of it in ways that could help other people. Especially a so-called Christian should have spent at least a second about a thing called donations.
That's their character. If they can't have it, no one should.

[Bengus81]

8. Had to double check that left pant pocket wasn't full of CASH gleened from the poor.......

Before his "demonstration". These fuckers are LEECHES,they'd take a poor persons last dime and never think twice about it while telling them how their planting a "seed" for the church.

[blugbox]

9. I'm sick of idiots like this saying people died...

For what the flag represents, and that's why kneeling is bad.

How about all the people who have died for what the flag absolutely doesn't represent?? Like racism, hate, and police brutality?

[kimbutgar]

10. This Nike things has nothing to do with the Bible and words of Christ

I would have walked out the church if I heard that stupid shit. Not the place for this you false prophet.

[FiveGoodMen]

14. Neither does Mack Morris

[DRoseDARs]

11. "What does God need with a starship?" - Cap. James T. Kirk

"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's" - Jesus of Nazareth

"Fucking n*ggers not knowing their place!" - Rev. Mack Morris

[ProfessorGAC]

12. One of My Favorite References

I use it here, too. Last time i used it was when the superchurch moron (maybe Osteen?) needed to buy a Falcon so when he did his overseas trips he could fly non-stop. Seemed appropriate for that, as your use of it does now.

[Chemisse]

13. Locking

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