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The U.S. Women’s National Team knows how to ball, writes Jenna Barnett. And international sporting events can inspire us to think about the relationship of the U.S. flag to our Christian faith: This summer, I’ll be traveling to New Zealand and Australia to watch the team compete to win a third straight World Cup, a feat never before accomplished. I loved every moment of the 2019 tournament — the clutch penalty kicks and the cheeky goal celebrations — but two of my favorite moments came right after the final whistle blew. The crowd of 57,900, which had been loud the whole game, got even louder. The first chant was an easy and obvious way to cheer on the new champs: “USA! USA! USA!” I said it a couple times, but not with much gusto. It felt weird. If I said those letters, I wondered, what exactly was I cheering on? Just the team? Or also the U.S. president (at the time, Donald Trump) and his administration’s policies? Fortunately, the chant shifted to one I could get behind wholeheartedly.
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