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Our friend, Todd Starnes, is reporting the Chicago Bulls have dismissed shooting guard Jaden Ivey from the team after he posted messages on Instagram affirming his faith in Jesus Christ and his opposition to mandatory Gay Pride celebrations within the NBA.
Ivey posted his personal opinion on his personal social media account, yet the Bulls are punishing him, saying that sharing his Biblical convictions is “conduct detrimental to the team.”
Ivey simply told the truth in saying, “The world can proclaim LGBTQ, right? They proclaim Pride Month. And the NBA, they proclaim it. They show it to the world. They say, ‘Come join us for Pride Month, to celebrate unrighteousness.’ They proclaim it on the billboards. They proclaim it in the streets. Unrighteousness.” See his Instagram video post here.
Ivey is simply practicing his faith by publicly sharing the truth of God’s word and the Bulls don’t like it. So much so, they have cut him from the team. Perhaps the team should change its name from the Bulls to “Bullies” given their anti-Christian stance.
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