Soccer Team Forces Christian Player To Wear Gay Pride Jersey or Be Benched – IOTW Report

Soccer Team Forces Christian Player To Wear Gay Pride Jersey or Be Benched

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In sports, biology has been substantially replaced by “gender.” Therefore, in women’s athletics, players may participate by way of identity.

But what if one’s identity is conventionally Christian?

Such a question came up this weekend in North Carolina. Concerning uniforms, the state’s National Women’s Soccer League franchise made an ideological choice. Friday night was “Pride Night,” and the Courage’s attire was made to match.

A shirt-showing team tweet announced, “Thank you to @TheFreshMarket for supporting us on Pride Night…and for your valued partnership with the club!”

Our prematch and warmup tops today 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you to @TheFreshMarket for supporting us on Pride Night (and always) and for your valued partnership with the club! #CourageUnitesUs | #ThisIsTheFreshMarket pic.twitter.com/89Fg7YgF5j

— NC Courage (@TheNCCourage) July 29, 2022

But one player didn’t like the dress: Jaelene Daniels, 29, refused to emblazon her chest with the Rainbow. Subsequently, she was sidelined.

The team released a statement prior to the game:

Jaelene will not be rostered tonight as she has made the decision to not wear our Pride jersey.

They respected her right to forfeit eligibility:

While we’re disappointed with her choice, we respect her right to make that decision for herself. We’re excited to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community with our fans, players and staff tonight and look forward to hosting our first ever Pride Festival before kickoff.

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20 Comments on Soccer Team Forces Christian Player To Wear Gay Pride Jersey or Be Benched

  1. So much for freedom of choice.
    Or freedom of conscience.

    “Yeah, we respect her decision – but she’s shamed and sidelined.”

    mortem tyrannis
    izlamo delenda est …

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  2. The only people that GAS about women’s soccer are women soccer players, their family & friends who come to watch.
    Hope they lost hugely without Jaelene playing.

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  3. I don’t have a problem with gay people, or even those questioning their gender.
    I have a problem with people who try to force me to applaud them.

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  4. It’s the same – probably worse than making someone take a jab. They have to do it by force, or you get privileges taken away. Same tactics the Chicoms use. Christian or not, I’d sue and be benched. Bet if the player was their star player, they’d bend.

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  5. Deviancy is not a virtue, it poisons the soul. Nothing to be proud of for any reason. So glad Miss Daniel’s recognizes her relationship to Christ is primary/vital and non-negotiable. Compromising with sin – any sin means not trusting God, but in the corruptible nature of men.

    Good to know Miss Daniels is trusting in God’s Word;
    Hebrews 13:6 KJV
    “So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear What man shall do unto me.”

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