Ex-CU Buffs coach Bill McCartney apologizes for gay comment

Dan82 · Dec 3, 2010

http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-college-sports/ci_16754252

Former University of Colorado coach Bill McCartney apologized Wednesday for comments that drew criticism from those opposed to CU hiring him as the next football coach.

In 1990, McCartney founded the Promise Keepers, an all-male Christian group dedicated to helping men become better husbands, fathers and community leaders.

McCartney has made comments in his role as leader of that group that some people consider sexist and anti-gay, such as a 1992 speech he gave at CU in which he referred to homosexuality as "an abomination against almighty God."

McCartney apologized for offending anyone in the past and for not effectively communicating.

"The Bible says the whole gospel is found in the first two commandments, and those commandments are love God and love your neighbor as yourself," McCartney said. "What I regret is that I did not communicate that. I don't judge the gay community, and anybody who gets the impression that I do, that's just not the truth. I didn't communicate that well that day, and I regret that. I ask the forgiveness of anyone who thinks I judged them or look down on them. I don't."

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midwestblues · Dec 3, 2010

One only needs to read the last paragraph of the article to know how much his feelings have truly changed.

"Looking back on it, I regret that I said what I did from a university podium wearing a university shirt," McCartney said. "I wish I hadn't done that. It was inappropriate to say that at that time."
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Revan · Dec 4, 2010

You know that this is all just his PR rep right? I mean let's face it, ANYONE who apologizes days later it is not coming from them but their PR rep saying "you have to do this". If they were truly sorry they would apologize right off the bat...

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