Posted on 06/08/2022 8:28:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Openly gay pro-baseball player Bryan Ruby is outraged over some Tampa Bay Rays players’ personal decision not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniform for Pride Night, in at least one case expressly for “faith-based” reasoning.
Ruby, who has played in the minor leagues but is reportedly taking June off, trashed the players in an interview with USA TODAY Sports, claiming their actions make other gay people feel like “second-class citizens” and are using Jesus to shield their homophobia.
“It always baffles me when guys use Jesus as their excuse to discriminate,” Ruby told the news outlet. “Like, wasn’t Jesus the guy who preached ‘Love Thy Neighbor.'”
“This isn’t about religion,” he continued. “This is about being a good teammate. When guys go out of their way to make a point of opposing Pride Night, they’re sending a clear message that people like me just aren’t welcome in baseball. It’s a reminder that even on the one night we get to be proud of ourselves at the ballpark, we are still second-class citizens. It’s as simple as that.”
Rays pitcher Jason Adam recently told the Tampa Bay Times he refused to wear the rainbow-colored logo after making a “faith-based decision.”
“It’s a hard decision,” the pitcher said. “Because ultimately we all said what we want is them to know that all are welcome and loved here. But when we put it on our bodies, I think a lot of guys decided that it’s just a lifestyle that maybe — not that they look down on anybody or think differently — it’s just that maybe we don’t want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who’s encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior, just like (Jesus) encourages me as a heterosexual male to abstain from sex outside of the confines of marriage. It’s no different.”
Ruby continued to fume about players’ personal decisions.
“It sends a very clear message, and that message is: LGBTQ people are not welcome here,” he claimed. “A lot of guys just don’t get that they’ve always had, and will continue to have, gay teammates. Such antiquated language and behavior actively hurts the team. It’s hard enough to be gay in baseball.”
“I can’t help but notice that for the 146th consecutive year, there are zero openly gay players in Major League Baseball,” Ruby added. “And when your own teammates could publicly gesture that you don’t belong there, it’s damn near impossible to succeed in the sport.”
The athlete also took a swing at Rays management for suggesting no divide was brewing on the team.
“I wonder if Rays management would parrot their completely bogus message of supporting ‘diversity and inclusivity’ in the organization if Rays players flat out refused to wear number 42 on Jackie Robinson day,” Ruby said. “Don’t get me wrong, Pride Nights are great for the fan base and surrounding community, but they do very little to address the situation in the locker room.”
“When your teammates go out of their way to indicate they don’t accept you, it can be absolutely crushing, and obviously pretty damn hard to suit up and play well,” he continued. “What does it say to all the young minor leaguers dreaming of one day getting a shot in the big leagues? That once you get there, you can live your dream but only at the cost of hiding your authentic self from the world? It’s both sad and infuriating to know most other guys like me are relegated to walking on eggshells in the shadows of a culture still eerily reminiscent of the ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ world we supposedly moved on from over a decade ago.”
He’s got no balls, and two strikes agsinst
him
A man doesnt believe in your “Cross” and rejects it, and you immediately attack his Cross and all that follow...
these morons are beyond bold in this era.
Hey you anti-family POS GFY
I think Bryan needs to be forced to show his support for straight pride. And then he can get upset at them.
I’m tired of Leftists insisting Christians put aside our faith to uphold the murder of the unknown, sexual perversion and every other sin. It IS an abomination, according to God, and we will not put that aside to wear your stupid flag, which is the same thing as bowing to your idols.
It was never about “love”.. it was always about the degradation of the relationship between us and God. They don’t want you to “accept” them, they want the government to force you to like them. I blame the idiots that supported gay marriage.
It is the IF YOU DON’T THINK LIKE ME I WILL THROW A FIT UNTIL YOU DO.
This is going on all over the country as emotionally immature and cognitively rigid leftists emerge and demand obedience.
So, in the spirit of equity, equality, and inclusion, if the Rays also had a “Celebration of Traditional Marriage “ night, he’d wear the patch, maybe with a cross on it, right?
“It always baffles me when guys use Jesus as their excuse to discriminate.”
Maybe you need to get to know Him!
1961 PSA Warning Against the Homosexual Predator - ‘Boys Beware’ by Sid Davis
Today this PSA would be considered a hate crime. How far we have slid down the slippery slope!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBGh9kK2lT4
I’m back to reading old books again. I finished “Cardinal of the Kremlin” a day ago. When talking about it with friends I told them that it would not make a good movie; it’s too cerebral, not enough sci-fi special effects and no chase scenes.
Just because these people are satanic, doesn’t mean everyone else is.
I am disgusted that people - gay and not gay - insist on flaunting their sexual status and actions. Really - please keep your personal sex lives personal, and do not push them upon others.
I say this because some heterosexuals behave obnoxiously too. No one wants to be perpetually exposed to sexual activity by their neighbors. It’s personal and should remain so.
We do not have to accept nor condone you punk.
Sounds like Ruby’s been taking his love to town...yet again.
I don’t have to support your faggotry because it is an abomination of natural law. Jesus has nothing to do with it.
He never played A ball.
And there are NO high school baseball teams that could be competitive against any A ball team affiliated with a major league team.
Hell hath no fury like a bitchy faggot scorned ...
(Sorry, Will ...)
good queer...... dead queer
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