"Some players have spoken about their decision to include Bible verses, including starting pitcher Landen Roupp, who said the message was intended to represent "God’s covenant," not hatred toward anyone."
"Former New York Yankees star and Texas congressional candidate Mark Teixeira called Major League Baseball’s handling of a Pride Night dispute a "total disaster" aimed at silencing Christian athletes.
"Speaking on the "Fox News Rundown" podcast, the 2009 World Series champion and current congressional candidate argued that sports should not cross the line into being political.
"'We live in a Christian culture where people are trying to silence us," Teixeira told Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich. "And we're not [going to] let the San Francisco Giants or any outside group, silence our faith."
"The controversy stemmed from the Giants’ annual "Pride Night" celebration earlier this month. Several players protested the event by writing Bible verses onto the rainbow-colored Pride caps or declining to wear the caps altogether.
"In a statement reported by The Athletic, an MLB spokesperson said, "The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations."
"Teixeira argued that requiring players to wear the hats would force them to support something they may not believe in, calling the situation a "PR disaster." . . . More...
"If these ideas take root in elementary and high schools, they will not stop there. They will follow students onto college campuses, into student organizations, into protests, and into public life.
"Parents, school boards, and education leaders should take this seriously before CODEPINK’s agenda spreads any further."
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