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Ron Brown defends anti-gay stance [Husker coach]
ESPN ^ | April 25th, 2012 | ESPN News Services

Posted on 04/25/2012 5:30:56 PM PDT by Third Person

OMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska assistant coach Ron Brown says he'll keep speaking out against homosexuality even if it costs him his job. "To be fired for my faith would be a greater honor than to be fired because we didn't win enough games," Brown said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I haven't lost any sleep over it. I realize at some point, we live in a politically correct enough culture where that very well could happen." Brown earned national acclaim for leading a prayer at midfield before the Cornhuskers' game at scandal-torn Penn State six months ago. He has been under fire recently for testifying against an anti-discrimination ordinance that extended protections to gay and transgender people. “ To be fired for my faith would be a greater honor than to be fired because we didn't win enough games. ” -- Ron Brown In Brown's three-minute appearance, he challenged ordinance sponsor Ben Gray and other members to remember the Bible does not condone homosexuality. He told council members they would be held to "great accountability for the decision you are making." "The question I have for you all is, like Pontius Pilate, what are you going to do with Jesus?" Brown asked. "Ultimately, if you don't have a relationship with him, and you don't really have a Bible-believing mentality, really, anything goes... At the end of the day, it matters what God thinks most." Barbara Baier, a member of the Lincoln Board of Education, wrote to university administrators to request Brown's firing in the wake of his testimony. She noted the university-wide policy not to discriminate based on, among other things, sexual orientation.

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ESPN is so confused... is it racist to call a black man a homophobe? No image of Ron Brown with the story, of course.

The queers want him fired pronto... standard operating procedure for the homo-nazis.

Stick to your guns, Mr. Brown!

1 posted on 04/25/2012 5:31:03 PM PDT by Third Person
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2 posted on 04/25/2012 5:32:02 PM PDT by Third Person
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To: Third Person

Like.


3 posted on 04/25/2012 5:35:30 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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4 posted on 04/25/2012 5:38:54 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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Well if they don’t fire him, Nebraska just got a new number one fan.

Go Huskers!

If they fire him, then I have a new Christian example to show my grandkid how to stand up for her faith.

Well, I have that now anyway. :-)

Go Ron!


5 posted on 04/25/2012 5:40:07 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
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To: Third Person; Huskrrrr
I've never watched much Cornhusker football, but I think I'll give them try this fall.
6 posted on 04/25/2012 5:40:30 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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She noted the university-wide policy not to discriminate based on, among other things, sexual orientation.

Ron Brown's "sexual orientation" is to speak out against the sin of homosexuality.

7 posted on 04/25/2012 5:42:23 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
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Like.

(Great idea. I’m going to start using that as a post on FR. This is the first time I’ve seen it. Thanks.)


8 posted on 04/25/2012 5:44:27 PM PDT by samtheman ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-4gnNz0vc)
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“To be fired for my faith would be a greater honor than to be fired because we didn't win enough games.”

Amen!

9 posted on 04/25/2012 5:45:45 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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Brown said he isn't "picking on" homosexuals. He said a gay agenda has cropped up in American culture and that he is merely responding to it.

He said gays and lesbians do not deserve the same protections as groups that historically have been discriminated against, such as blacks and women.

"The scriptures teach that blacks were created by God, that women were created by God, but that homosexuals ... that is not what God had in mind at all," Brown said.

Brown said his words should not be interpreted as an attack on homosexuals.

"I have simply said that based on the Bible, homosexuality, the lifestyle of homosexuality, is a sin," he said. "That has created a flame within itself. But I've decided I'm not going to be afraid of people calling me a bigot or a homophobic or narrow-minded out of a simple, gentle, compassionate expression of the truth of God's word. I'm not going to be bought off by that."

10 posted on 04/25/2012 5:46:59 PM PDT by Third Person
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Barbara Baier should be fired due to her lack of tolerance of others in their diversity.


11 posted on 04/25/2012 5:48:07 PM PDT by edcoil (It is not over until I win.)
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Actually to be fired for his faith would be a greater honor than to be HIRED because he won a lot of games.


12 posted on 04/25/2012 5:48:40 PM PDT by P-Marlowe
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That too.

Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:10)

13 posted on 04/25/2012 5:50:53 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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Like.


14 posted on 04/25/2012 5:51:02 PM PDT by fifthestate
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Thanks Third Person. According to the university, it's now legal to fire someone for holding an opinion.
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"To be fired for my faith would be a greater honor than to be fired because we didn't win enough games... I haven't lost any sleep over it. I realize at some point, we live in a politically correct enough culture where that very well could happen..." ...He told council members they would be held to "great accountability for the decision you are making. The question I have for you all is, like Pontius Pilate, what are you going to do with Jesus? Ultimately, if you don't have a relationship with him, and you don't really have a Bible-believing mentality, really, anything goes... At the end of the day, it matters what God thinks most."

15 posted on 04/25/2012 6:06:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (FReepathon 2Q time -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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The gaystapo and lavender mafia will work to end his career.

Prayers for Ron Brown and his continued standing tall for his faith.


16 posted on 04/25/2012 6:07:31 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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“ordinance sponsor Ben Gray”

At first I thought that was Ben Gay.

What a great name for a band: Ben Gay and the Homos.


17 posted on 04/25/2012 6:07:31 PM PDT by tumblindice (Our new, happy lives.)
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But it’s o.k. for Muslims to be anti-gay.


18 posted on 04/25/2012 6:15:57 PM PDT by windcliff
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But it’s o.k. for Muslims to be anti-gay.


19 posted on 04/25/2012 6:16:19 PM PDT by windcliff
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The gay mafia will not tolerate intolerance and the anti Christian bigots will brook no bigotry. So it was written.......


20 posted on 04/25/2012 6:29:11 PM PDT by jwalsh07 (.)
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