Harrison Butker Rips Biden, Takes Shot At Pride Month, Lifts Up Homemakers, In Epic Speech

We've begun commencement season around the country, with colleges celebrating the class of 2024 in graduation ceremonies that typically include encouraging commencement speeches. And that's where we pick up Harrison Butker.

Last we saw Butker, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker was helping to carry his team to its second-consecutive Super Bowl championship.

Butker, you must recall, connected on four field goals including a Super Bowl record 57-yarder in a 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers. It was a great day for the kicker and his team.

Saturday was also a great day for Butker, who delivered the commencement address at Benedictine College, a liberal arts institution in Atchison, KS., overlooking the Missouri River.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 11: Harrison Butker #7 of the Kansas City Chiefs kicks a field goal during the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Harrison Butker Speech Kicks Butt

Butker ripped President Biden and his hypocritical stance on abortion, took an unveiled shot at Pride Month, unmasked some of the lies born during the Covid crisis, addressed the "tyranny" of diversity, equity and inclusion policies, and lifted women as mothers, wives and homemakers to counter the "diabolical lies" they've been fed by society.

It was an epic speech that ended with Butker proclaiming "A life without God is not a life at all. Christ to the heights," as applause from a standing ovation echoed in the hall.

So, it could be argued this speech was one for the ages. But it wasn't one from this age because the current society would surely cringe and plot some sort of backlash fueled by its increasingly bizarre bent on things. 

Scenes from the Seattle Pride Parade, Sunday, June 25, 2017. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Genna Martin) (Photo by Genna Martin/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

‘Deadly Sin Sort Of Pride’

That threat did not stop Butker. So, since he is an NFL player, let's go to the highlights:

Addressing Covid, Butker told his audience they've witnessed "how bad leaders, who don't stay in their lane can have a bad influence on society.

"We cannot buy into the lie that the things we experienced during Covid were appropriate," he said.

He spoke of the "degenerate cultural values in media" and used that as a launch point to highlight the gay agenda.

"I'm certain the reporters at the AP could not have imagined that their attempt to rebuke and embarrass places and people like those here at Benedictine wouldn't be met with anger, but instead met with excitement and pride," Butker said. "Not the deadly sin sort of pride that has an entire month dedicated to it, but true God-centered pride that is cooperating with the Holy Ghost to glorify him."

US President Joe Biden crosses himself after delivering remarks near the casket of former US Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, who died on Sunday, as Dole's window former US Senator Elizabeth Dole and daughter Robin Dole sit nearby during a congressional lying in state ceremony in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC on December 9, 2021. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Butker: Biden ‘Delusional Enough’

Butker pointed to the values of President Biden, noting "our own nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith but at the same time is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally.

"He has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies that I'm sure to many people it appears you can be both Catholic and pro-choice."

Butker is Catholic and was speaking to Catholics but took issue with Catholics abandoning the tenets of their faith, some Catholic leadership becoming apostate members of their own church, and how Catholics are increasingly unwilling to speak in opposition to declining morals.

"We need to stop pretending that the church of nice is a winning proposition," Butker said. "…We must always speak and act in charity. But never mistake charity for cowardice."

Butker told the graduates and their families that Jesus Christ lived as a counter-cultural man – and that's rough for them today if they're following His teachings as the Son of God.

"The world around us says that we should keep our beliefs to ourselves whenever they go against the tyranny of diversity, equity and inclusion," Butker said. "We fear speaking truth, because now, unfortunately, truth is in the minority."

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 11: Harrison Butker #7 of the Kansas City Chiefs kicks a field goal during Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images)

Butker Addresses Roles Of Men, Women

Butker then addressed the women in the audience:

"I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolic lies told to you," he said. "Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.

"I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother. I'm on this stage today, able to be the man that I am, because I have a wife who leans into her vocation. 

"I'm beyond blessed with the many talents God has given me, but it cannot be overstated that all my success is made possible because a girl I met in band class back in middle school would convert to the faith, become my wife, and embrace one of the most important titles of all. Homemaker."

Butker was close to weeping at this point and the audience allowed him to collect himself by simply filling the moment with applause.

Finally, Butker said that the men present also have a vocation as present leaders and providers for their families. 

"To the gentlemen here today, part of what plagues our society is this lie that has been told to you that men are not necessary in the home or in our communities," Butker said. "As men we set the tone of the culture and when that is absent, disorder, dysfunction and chaos set in.

"This absence of men in the home is what plays a large role in the violence we see all around the nation. Other countries do not have nearly the same absent father rates as what we have here in the U.S. and a correlation can be made in their drastically lower violence rates as well."

Butker spoke for 20 minutes. And yes, he just about covered it all.