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Tue Oct 17, 2017, 06:09 AM Oct 2017

Dallas megachurch pastor blasts Jerry Jones for 'plantation politics' after anthem ultimatum

The controversy over Jerry Jones' threat that Dallas Cowboys who kneel during the national anthem will be benched is not dying down.

Frederick D. Haynes III — senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church, a predominantly black megachurch — slammed the Cowboys owner on Monday, accusing him of reverting to "plantation politics" to silence black athletes who want to protest police brutality.

"Mr. Jones doesn't mind cheering for those black players while they're on the field, but he's not concerned about the hell their communities are catching off the field," Haynes said during a news conference at the Dallas police headquarters on South Lamar Street.

Last month, Jones tried to steer the Cowboys away from the firestorm over athletes kneeling during the national anthem after President Donald Trump called on NFL team owners to fire the demonstrators. In Trump's view, the protests are disrespectful to the flag and "our heritage."

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/social-justice-1/2017/10/16/dallas-megachurch-pastor-blasts-jerry-jones-forplantation-politics-anthem-ultimatum

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