{"id":2260804,"date":"2024-06-05T19:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T23:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baseball-team-stands-ground-refuses-to-join-rest-of-mlb-in-hosting-pride-month-celebration\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T19:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T23:16:14","slug":"baseball-team-stands-ground-refuses-to-join-rest-of-mlb-in-hosting-pride-month-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baseball-team-stands-ground-refuses-to-join-rest-of-mlb-in-hosting-pride-month-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Team Stands Firm, Rejects MLB&#8217;s &#8216;Pride Month&#8217; Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbaseball-team-stands-ground-refuses-to-join-rest-of-mlb-in-hosting-pride-month-celebration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260804&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Texas\u200c Rangers, \u200cstanding apart from MLB\u2062 clubs, declined to host a &#8220;pride&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-32\/\" title=\"This Week in Campus Insanity Vol. 32\">month event<\/a> in 2023\u2064 and later clinched their first World Series title in franchise history. Despite facing criticism, they \u200cstuck \u2064to their decision, possibly driven by\u200d religious beliefs. This \u2064choice sparked \u200bdebates about inclusion, faith, and the clash of values in mainstream culture. In 2023, the Texas Rangers stood out\u2064 by refusing\u200b to host a &#8220;pride&#8221; month event\u200d among MLB clubs. Interestingly, following this \u200bdecision,\u2063 they achieved their first-ever World Series victory in franchise history. Despite criticism, their \u200bunwavering\u2064 stance hints at being influenced by religious beliefs, igniting discussions on inclusion, faith, and conflicting values in today&#8217;s society.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>   <\/p>\n<h2>Baseball Team Stands Ground, Refuses to Join Rest of MLB in Hosting &#8216;Pride Month&#8217; Celebration<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/%20\"><span>Michael Schwarz<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 5, 2024 at 1:43pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Some might call it cosmic justice.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the Texas Rangers stood alone among MLB clubs in refusing to host a \u201cpride\u201d month event. Then, in early November, the Rangers won their first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mlb-team-hold-line-pride-night-just-won-world-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Series<\/a> championship in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>Now, despite relentless pressure from people who have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/9-nfl-teams-stand-ground-refuse-celebrate-pride-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entire month<\/a> devoted to celebrating their sexual proclivities and sex-based identities, the Rangers have once again <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/world-series-champion-rangers-stick-guns-announce-faith-family-night-no-lgbt-night-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused<\/a> to host a \u201cpride\u201d night at their home ballpark in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>That stance has brought its share of criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust stop making people feel like they aren\u2019t welcome,\u201d a former Rangers employee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-mlb-team-refuses-host-lgbt-night-now-may-paying-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime Rangers fan Rafael McDonnell expressed a similar sentiment in a story penned for the LGBT-focused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2023\/11\/30\/23981457\/texas-rangers-world-series-lgbtq-pride-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outsports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels a little like loving someone who doesn\u2019t love you back,\u201d McDonnell wrote following the Rangers\u2019 World Series title.<\/p>\n<p>Monday on the social media platform X, Levi Weaver of The Athletic actually bemoaned the fact that the Rangers\u2019 website banner now reads \u201cStraight Up Texas.\u201d Previously, it read \u201cRun It Back,\u201d a reference to the club\u2019s attempt at a championship repeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt best, it\u2019s really unfortunate timing. At worst, it feels antagonistic,\u201d Weaver wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Texas Rangers \u2014 the only MLB team without a Pride Night \u2014 have changed their website banner. Here are screenshots from May 29 vs. today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRun it Back\u201d has given way to \u201cStraight Up Texas\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At best, it\u2019s really unfortunate timing. At worst, it feels antagonistic. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qCv2YHqBIw\">pic.twitter.com\/qCv2YHqBIw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Levi Weaver (@ThreeTwoEephus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThreeTwoEephus\/status\/1797760662489440614?\">June 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-me-that-way-dont-ever-talk-to-the-president-that-way-president-trump-slaps-down-media-hack-sets-the-record-straight-on-sham-election-video\/\" title=\"No Respect...\"Don't Talk to Me That Way - DON'T EVER Talk to the President That Way!\" - President Trump SLAPS DOWN Media Hack - Sets the Record Straight on Sham Election (VIDEO)\">establishment media<\/a>, which regularly carries water for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/self-described-lesbian-marxist-ala-president-aims-pack-kids-libraries-porn-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woke Marxists<\/a> who push the militant LGBT agenda, has predictably joined the chorus of voices <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rangers-pride-mlb-lgbtq-e3caa6ad3011bfae841b4fe9b4ce6c30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wondering why<\/a> the Rangers refuse to hold a \u201cpride\u201d night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could be an issue of religion, a decision that\u2019s rooted in their personal religious faith,\u201d McDonnell said according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarlive.com\/mlb\/2024\/04\/the-texas-rangers-are-still-the-only-mlb-team-without-a-pride-night.html#:~:text=This%20is%20because%20the%20Texas,team%20without%20a%20Pride%20Night.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LoneStarLive<\/a>. \u201cOnly thing is, on the record, no one will confirm that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the most strident LGBT and woke activists, McDonnell did not come across in print as hostile to opposing views. He simply mentioned that the objection to \u201cpride\u201d month could have roots in \u201cpersonal religious faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarkable thing about that comment, however, is the undertone of puzzlement combined with the matter-of-fact acknowledgement that \u201cno one\u201d in the organization will speak about such things \u201con the record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If higher-ups in the Rangers organization have indeed chosen to forego \u201cpride\u201d month because of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-sentences-75-year-old-woman-praying-abortion-clinic-taunts-horrified-husband-christian-faith-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> faith, and if they will not talk openly about said faith, would that not serve as evidence of which group actually experiences exclusion from mainstream culture? After all, if you feel confident in talking about your sexual proclivities and identity, and if the establishment media regularly amplifies your voice, then how marginalized can you be? In that case, do you really need an entire month devoted to making you feel welcome?<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, note McDonnell\u2019s use of the word \u201cpersonal\u201d before \u201creligious faith,\u201d as if belief amounts to mere preference. That kind of language suggests that selfishness alone prevents believers from yielding to worldly demands. It is so subtle that McDonnell probably did not even recognize it as such.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who feels perplexed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/world-series-champ-evan-carter-released-jesus-won-shirts-support-great-causes-hometown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rangers\u2019<\/a> decision should know that the reason for it is probably very simple.<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/the-worlds-most-popular-religions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple estimates<\/a>, more than two billion people worldwide adhere to Christianity. That makes Christians the largest community of believers on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Those billions of Christians regard pride as the ultimate act of rebellion against God. Legendary Christian writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/screwtape-proposes-toast-c-s-lewis-believed-demons-love-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C.S. Lewis<\/a> called it \u201cThe Great Sin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind,\u201d Lewis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cslewisinstitute.org\/resources\/reflections-december-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, every hedonistic celebration of \u201cpride\u201d signals to the world\u2019s Christians that they are not welcome.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45760\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45760\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45760\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45760\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45760\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Rangers took a firm stance in 2023 by bucking the trend and declining to host a &#8220;pride&#8221; month event, standing out among MLB clubs. 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