{"id":38571,"date":"2024-07-23T09:52:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T13:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=38571"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:14:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:14:07","slug":"tony-dungy-believes-society-is-broken-but-can-be-fixed-by-turning-back-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/07\/tony-dungy-believes-society-is-broken-but-can-be-fixed-by-turning-back-to-god.html","title":{"rendered":"Tony Dungy Believes &#8216;Society is Broken&#8217; But Can Be Fixed by &#8216;Turning Back to God&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38592\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/07\/Tony-Dungy-v02_credit-Jamie-Lamor-Thompson-Shutterstock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38592\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/07\/Tony-Dungy-v02_credit-Jamie-Lamor-Thompson-Shutterstock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jamie Lamor Thompson \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and television analyst Tony Dungy, society is broken and can\u2019t be fixed by politicians in Washington, D.C., but only by Americans returning to God. The former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts made the comments on social media following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, saying his post had \u201cnothing to do\u201d with either Trump or President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>His initial comment came in response to a social media post by former NFL player Benjamin Watson, who wrote on X, \u201cSad for the family of the senselessly slain yesterday. Sad that I have more questions than I can trust the media or investigation to provide truthful answers. Sad that I\u2019m disgusted by the violence but not surprised by it. Sad that I feel numb. Sad for the state of American politics. Sad for America.\u201d Dungy, like Watson, a devout Christian, echoed Watson. Dungy wrote on X,\u00a0\u201cYou are correct @BenjaminSWatson. Our society is broken, and it won\u2019t be fixed by any political party winning the election. It won\u2019t be fixed by any legislation being passed. It will only be fixed if we turn back to God and follow His principles.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You are correct <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminSWatson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BenjaminSWatson<\/a> Our society is broken and it won\u2019t be fixed by any political party winning the election. It won\u2019t be fixed by any legislation being passed. It will only be fixed if we turn back to God and follow His principles. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9r0oVzUen6\">https:\/\/t.co\/9r0oVzUen6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyDungy\/status\/1812615762105786511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dungy defended his stance against pushback.\u00a0When one follower said religious people are often mean, Dungy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyDungy\/status\/1812622711610331249\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cThis is what I\u2019m talking about:\u00a0Jesus\u00a0replied, \u2018You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.\u2019 A second is equally important: \u2018Love your neighbor as yourself.\u2019\u201d When a follower cursed out Dungy for implying there is only one God, Dungy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TonyDungy\/status\/1812624487705182612\">retorted<\/a>, \u201cWell, either you\u2019re right or I\u2019m right. We\u2019ll see eventually.\u201d The Hall of Fame coach said his comments were not political. He asked, \u201cAre we following Jesus and His principles or following a man? Is the person we\u2019re following walking in the Spirit of Christ? If we put any man or woman on a pedestal, we\u2019re going to be disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is hope for America, Dungy assured. \u201cGod said: \u2018Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/2-chronicles\/7-14.html\">2 Chronicles 7:14<\/a>\u00a0NLT.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and television analyst Tony Dungy, society is broken and can\u2019t be fixed by politicians in Washington, D.C., but only by Americans returning to God. The former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts made the comments on social media following the assassination attempt&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":38592,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,3294,10],"tags":[459],"class_list":["post-38571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","category-entertainment","category-football","category-sports","tag-tony-dungy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tony Dungy Believes &#039;Society is Broken&#039; But Can Be Fixed by &#039;Turning Back to God&#039;<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"According to Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and television analyst Tony Dungy, society is broken and 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