Super Bowl Ads & Anthems draw criticism

Ocasio-Cortez Draws Fire After Characterizing Christian Super Bowl Ad As ‘Fascism’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came under fire again on Sunday for her characterization of a Christian-themed ad that ran during Super Bowl LVII on Sunday.

In a Twitter post, the New York Democrat claimed the ad was just a front for “fascism,” which instantly drew criticism. “Something tells me Jesus would *not* spend millions of dollars on Super Bowl ads to make fascism look benign,” she wrote.

Former Auburn University football player Lee Ziemba noted with a crying laughing emoji: “Love your enemy equates to Fascism? You’re brilliant!”

Are you a theologian now? What can you not do?

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“The @NFL played two different ‘National Anthems’ tonight. Someone just sent me a photo of @KariLake sitting during the first one,” journalist Benny Johnson tweeted.

According to the Western Journal: The song, a Christian hymn honoring the birthday of Republican President Abraham Lincoln, certainly has noble origins. But the reason for its inclusion before pro football games was anything but noble.

The “black national anthem” was added as a concession to those who felt the “racist” origins of “The Star-Spangled Banner” didn’t represent them. Regardless of what song they chose, designating something as a “national anthem” representative of only one racial group is nothing but divisive.

Because of the song’s cultural politicization, Lake chose to remain seated as the song was performed.

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