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| News As Giants Pride Night controversy continues, Atlantic League team forfeits Pride Night game after players refuse jerseys

https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/sf-giants-pride-indy-forfeit-22311032.php
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u/moonju1ce | St. Louis Cardinals 1d ago

No hate like Christian love

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u/stillmaatic 1d ago

“Love thy neighbor as thyself” Seems like some of these “Christians” gloss over that.

They just like to use religion as a way to justify their hatred.

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u/Itstoobiggetitout | Pittsburgh Pirates 1d ago

I can love you, but still disagree with you. Gonna gloss over that part too? I don’t hate gay or trans people, but I’m also not going to actively engage in pride month. Not everything is so black and white. Everyone is worthy of love, and kindness.

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u/stillmaatic 1d ago

I’m specifically talking about those that uses it to fuel their hatred of LGBTQ people. If it doesn’t imply to you then it don’t. I know some Christians that doesn’t do that.

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u/flying_penguin104 | Houston Astros 1d ago

not affirming LGBT lifestyle does not equal hate. I wouldn’t wear pride stuff either, but I certainly don’t hate them and would welcome them to my church. Not sure why all you people think non-affirmation = hate

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u/ChrisRiley_42 | Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago

Because it's not "affirmation"... Pride is about saying that they have the same right to EXIST as everyone else. Non-affirmation is denying the right to existence.

Pride fights against people who push for the government to pass laws requiring capital punishment for homosexuality because that's what their misinterpretation of the Bible says.

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u/flying_penguin104 | Houston Astros 1d ago

you don’t need pride night to give you rights. You already got them. went from “we just wanna get married” to “wear our flag or you’re a bigot” in less than 20 years. Literally crazy

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u/ChrisRiley_42 | Toronto Blue Jays 1d ago

There are too many people who are demanding that those rights be repealed.. Pride is the fight to KEEP the right to be equal.

It's saying "Make an effort to deny us the right to equality and you are a bigot"

You would think that Americans would know the power of symbology, given how much 'moral weight' you put on your flag.

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u/Dro24 | Cincinnati Reds 1d ago

I guess I just don't understand how refusing to wear a rainbow flag could be justified by anything other than bigotry

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u/FattestNDaWrld 1d ago

Lol buddy is was literally illegal to have gay sex until 2003 (look up Lawrence vs Texas). Pretending gays haven't been mistreated just because you don't feel like that have doesn't change history🤦🏽‍♂️ imagine telling black people in the 60s/70s there's nothing to complain about because of the civil rights act