Christianity has been under constant attack around the world and in America. President Obama tried to redefine the free exercise of religion into a freedom to worship. As many of his policies indicated, one did not have the right to a free exercise of religion in the public sphere. The ultimate objective was create the mindset that the freedom to worship came from the government. It was not an inalienable right.
During this time, it was certainly not a popular position to advocate for Christianity. This was especially true among the celebrities and pop icons. The tendency to denigrate and scorn those who believe in Jesus Christ was especially strong during the Obama years. Most people remember Obama’s “bitter clingers to guns and religion” remark.
To have well-known and popular people stand up for Christianity was rare. Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney has been one of those exceptions. Swinney has been standing up for Christ throughout the dark years of the Obama presidency. Swinney will not allow his belief in Jesus Christ to be relegated only to a church on Sundays.
For those who may not know little about Swinney, he was tapped to take over Clemson’s football program in 2009. Little known at the time, Swinney has turned Clemson into a perennial winner. As Swinney says, his job is to win football games. And win games they have with a 131-30 record during his tenure. Clemson has made the Final Four of college football each of the last five seasons.
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