Today my mind has changed. I'm a little embarrassed that it has taken this long. There is no way I can reconcile teams using names like "Indians" or "Redskins" with what I believe about racial reconciliation and the image of God that every human bears.
On the left is an actual confrontation between a Cleveland Indian fan and a Native American protester from the Cleveland Indians home opener last week. On the right is a prophetic cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz from 2002.