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Celebration of sodomy not compatible with following Jesus

Christian player withdraws after U.S. Soccer decides team will wear gay pride jerseys



Pride is one of the seven deadly sins, so it's tragically fitting that "pride" is so much the mantra of LGBT activists, who hope to strongarm an entire culture into embracing their lifestyle and their moral decisions. And hey, they're having lots of success. Apparently the entire month of June is recognized by some people (although not by the Trump White House, thank you very much) as Gay Pride Month. My bank made a big point on social media of its embrace of this whole thing. Maybe yours did too. The Boston Red Sox had a gay pride rainbow adoring the mound this past Friday night.

Corporate America has joined the nation's cultural institutions

Corporate America has joined the nation's cultural institutions in embracing this, not because they especially love the idea of sodomy, but because they're terrified they'll be protested, boycotted or otherwise subject to bad publicity if they don't. The LGBT crowd is getting what it wants by scaring everyone to death. Large, established institutions don't want any trouble. The LGBT crowd will give them trouble if it doesn't get what it wants. Thus, it gets what it wants. So it's probably no surprise that U.S. Soccer also paid the protection money in the form of its decision to wear gay pride jerseys for two upcoming games. Here. See? We wore these rainbow colors. Now you won't protest us, right? That's all any of this is about. There is one problem, though. A significant number of Americans practice a faith whose sacred scripture makes clear God considers homosexuality abhorrent. And some of these people work for your get-along-by-going-along corporations, and even play for your soccer teams. One such Christian is Jaelene Hinkle, who was told by U.S. Soccer that she had to war the gay pride jersey. Ms. Hinkle serves the Lord Jesus Christ. She is not going to wear the jersey:

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Two weeks after U.S. Soccer announced that both their men's and women's national teams will be wearing rainbow-colored jerseys in support of gay pride in June, Christian soccer player Jaelene Hinkle has withdrawn herself from the U.S. roster for two international friendlies this month, citing "personal reasons." A release from U.S. Soccer said Hinkle, 24, who is a defender for the North Carolina Courage, was called into the national camp to play international friendlies against Sweden and Norway this month. She was not replaced on the roster after her withdrawal. It is unclear if U.S. Soccer's celebration of gay pride this month is related to Hinkle's withdrawal but she wears her faith proudly on social media. She proudly boasts Colossians 3:23 on Twitter which says: "And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men." "If you live for people's acceptance, you'll die from their rejection," the tagline also notes.

She also converted a gay pride logo into a celebration of the cross on Instagram the same day the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in 2015 while sharing her thoughts on the decision. "Jesus didn't come to save those who already believed in Him. He came so that the lost, rejected, and abandoned men and women would find Him and believe. I believe with every fiber in my body that what was written 2,000 years ago in the Bible is undoubtedly true. It's not a fictional book. It's not a pick and choose what you want to believe. You either believe it, or you don't. This world may change, but Christ and His Word NEVER will," she said.
Now I'm sure Jaelene Hinkle will be fine. She'll probably even be welcomed back to the team when it resumes wearing jerseys that don't celebrate sodomy. But the real news here is cultural. Institutions like U.S. Soccer think it's perfectly acceptable to tell its players - understanding full well that some may have a moral/religious objection to homosexuality - "Here, wear these jerseys." If the Christian player objects, that's seen as a manageable problem. But declining to wear the jerseys at all would bring the ire of the LGBT community, and that is not considered a manageable problem. That must be avoided at all costs.


Kudos to Ms. Hinkle for refusing to compromise her beliefs

Soccer isn't a real sport anyway, so who cares? But that's not the point. It was once controversial to celebrate homosexuality. It's now controversial not to. You must not only decline to raise any objections to it. You must openly celebrate it. You must impose this as a requirement on everyone in your organization, even those whose faith does not permit them to do what your organization is marching in lockstep with. Kudos to Ms. Hinkle for refusing to compromise her beliefs. But if you're a Christian, understand: This is going to get more and more difficult. You're going to come under pressure. You might be faced with the loss of your job if you don't comply with a directive that goes directly against the Word of God. You'd better have a plan for how you'd handle the situation, because this type of pressure is only going to intensify.

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