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Giants players spark controversy with Bible verse caps on Pride Night

Backlash and warnings over a players’ “Pride Night” protest once again revealed Christians aren’t included in any “commitment to inclusion,” sparking calls for boycotts.

Across Major League Baseball, all but the Texas Rangers have opted to once again participate in the annual kowtowing to alphabet activists with a rainbow-themed game to honor sexual preferences. Rather than submit to the humiliation ritual, Christian pitchers on the San Francisco Giants took a small step to reclaim the rainbow, prompting reprimand and debate over what the night was “supposed to be” about.

Writing for The New Times’ The Athletic after pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker each took the mound in Friday’s “Pride Night” game against the Chicago Cubs with Bible verses inscribed on their caps beside the rainbow-styled team logo, Grant Brisbee contended, “Pride Night is about bringing more people into the group and telling them they belong in the same stadium, rooting for the same team.”

“By resorting to ‘us’ and ‘them’ instead of truly understanding the humanity of the people asking for help, those who chose to make a statement on or with their hats completely missed the point,” he went on as the Times shared the article with a caption arguing the night “was supposed to be dedicated to support and belonging …”

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“If anyone is looking to make the world better, they might try listening and understanding,” furthered Brisbee. “Pride Night is about support and lifting human beings. Making it about something else — yourself, say, or the idea that some people aren’t as worthy of recognition or support — shows how little some people actually care about a message of love.”

Absent from the “love is love” argument was the Christian belief that God is love. Inscriptions varied in the extent of the text quoted to support that, and reliever Sam Hentges opted to wear a standard cap without the logo. As for Roupp’s hat marked with “Gen 9:12-16,” the Scripture states:

“And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will look upon it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.’”

Speaking with the media after the game, he expressed, “It’s just about God’s covenant and a promise that he makes to us that, you know, his faithfulness and his mercy … That’s just kind of something I believe in, and I stand firm in that, and I’m thankful we live in a country where, you know, we have the freedom to believe what we want … and express what we want.”

Neither the team nor the league appeared to agree with that position, as the players were reportedly issued warnings over marking their hats. MLB Chief Communications Officer Pat Courtney told The Athletic, “The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations.”

A statement from the team maintained, “The San Francisco Giants are proud to support Pride Night and the LGBTQ+ community. Baseball should be a place where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued. We also respect that individuals may make personal choices about participating in team activations.”

“We understand that the choices by individual players have caused pain and anger to many in the LGBTQ+ community, and we are sorry for that,” continued the Giants seemingly without concern for the “Pride” propaganda that runs contrary to their players’ faith. “Those choices do not change our organization’s commitment to inclusion, belonging, and creating a welcoming environment for all. We remain grateful to our fans, partners, employees, players, and coaches who help make Pride Night a meaningful celebration.”

The Christian statement was not the first of its kind, as three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw did the same in his final season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, two years after the team faced a massive protest for hosting the anti-Christian cross-dressing Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

Amid calls for new protests against the MLB, Catholic convert Rob Schneider took matters a step further and encouraged greater evangelization from players with his financial backing: “I will pay the fines for any @MLB Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform. @MLB is ANTI-CHRISTIAN.”

Other notable remarks included conservative filmmaker Robby Starbuck suggesting, “Every Christian player should do it in protest and Christians should boycott MLB,” and OutKick founder Clay Travis posting, “So you can be forced to wear a uniform with a values statement you disagree with in MLB, but you aren’t allowed to state your disagreement with the values? The clear solution here is just wear normal uniforms and stop pride nights. It’s counterproductive at this point.”

Meanwhile, specifically responding to the text of the Times, one social media user wrote, “‘supposed to be…’ And who decided that? Clearly, it wasn’t the players. For a group that sees ‘fascism’ around every corner, you all sure aren’t shy about shoving your beliefs down everyone else’s throats.”

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