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Baseball & Pride
Jesus was (is) not a homophobe
Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Devil Rays just held a “Pride” night at the ballpark. It is Pride Month right now across the country.
The team recognized Pride Night by putting Pride flags on their uniforms. All of the team’s players were all in; yet, five players opted out. I am a First Amendment person. I am totally good with that.
Yet, when I read the statement by the players who opted out, I cringed. Calling it a “faith-based decision,” this is their statement:
“So it’s a hard decision…Because ultimately we all said what we want is them to know that all are welcome and loved here. But when we put it on our bodies, I think a lot of guys decided that it’s just a lifestyle that maybe — not that they look down on anybody or think differently — it’s just that maybe we don’t want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who’s encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior…”
There is more but it gets more confusing.
The first thing that got me was these players are hiding behind God and Jesus Christ. Jesus made no comments on how he felt or felt about individuals identifying as members of the LGBTQ community. There is nothing in the Bible that supports what these players stated. This is a hateful lie that just goes…
