Dr. John K. Crupper, Crosswalk Contributor
Just before Thanksgiving, CNN made an urgent call to Freddie Scott II on his cell phone. At the time of the call, Scott was traveling to the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home outside of Nashville to participate in a panel discussion on the role of the church in assisting children at risk.
But truth be told, CNN was not reaching out to Scott because he is a pastor, the founder and president of Unlock The Champion, or a member of Shepherding the Next Generation.
Scott also happens to be a former football star at Penn State, who went on to play more than three years as a wide receiver in the NFL. CNN wanted Scott’s response to the Penn State child abuse scandal.
The interview was brief, but as the author of the book The Dad I Wish I Had, Scott had much more to say on the topic at the panel discussion that followed.
Read the full commentary here.