Three Giants pitchers, Landen Roupp, J.T.Brubaker and Ryan Walker, wrote Bible verses on their rainbow-themed hats and the left-wing sports media predictably lost its collective mind.Roupp wrote a reference to Genesis 9:12-16, which points to the Biblical story of the rainbow as a sign of God’s covenant with Noah and every living creature.San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp wrote "Genesis 9:12-16" on his Pride-Night themed hat.
(Thearon W.Henderson/Getty Images)Naturally, many in the media began painting him and his teammates as "anti-LGBTQ," "homophobic" and "bigots."LEFT-WING SPORTSWRITER ANGRILY CRITICIZES GIANTS PLAYERS FOR PROTESTING PRIDE NIGHT HATS: 'DO BETTER'Because, of course.The players change, but the script stays the same: Christian athlete expresses a biblical view, and the left-wing framing machine immediately kicks into gear.
It’s never painted as "pro-Christian" or "pro-faith."It’s always called "anti-LGBTQ."That’s how the language gets controlled and it's an important part of the process for the left-wingers.Thompson, speaking after Tuesday night’s game, explained the issue perfectly."A lot of the hate comes from perceived negativity," Thompson said."I think that there’s a perceived negativity with this stuff of like, OK, Landen Roupp wrote a verse on his hat, that means that he’s anti-something.
That doesn’t mean that, right? It means that he’s pro-something."Exactly.Roupp writing a Bible verse on his hat doesn’t mean he hates anyone or is attacking a group of people.It means he believes in something."So the rainbow means something to him," Thompson continued."It means he believes in the Noahic covenant being something that’s special to us as Christians, right? That means that no matter how bad we possibly could be, no matter how much we reject God, that He will never again flood the earth.
That’s really cool, that’s really special."Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Ryan Thompson defended Giants' Landen Roupp, saying...