{"id":35892,"date":"2024-05-22T13:37:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T17:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=35892"},"modified":"2024-05-22T13:37:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T17:37:43","slug":"patricia-heaton-defends-harrison-butker-after-his-controversial-graduation-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/05\/patricia-heaton-defends-harrison-butker-after-his-controversial-graduation-speech.html","title":{"rendered":"Patricia Heaton Defends Harrison Butker After His Controversial Graduation Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Patricia Heaton recently shared her opinion on Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, after he’s found himself under fire for his comments made during a graduation speech. Last week, Butker sparked controversy after he gave a commencement speech at Benedictine College where he spoke about topics such as women’s choices, abortion, COVID and LGBTQ pride month. Patricia Heaton shared a video to her Instagram where she defended Butker and his right to have an opinion. She captioned the video, “Everybody just calm down.”<\/p>\n

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