{"id":2614255,"date":"2026-06-15T13:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inclusive-left-attacks-giants-players-for-expressing-christian-faith-on-pride-night\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:26:00","slug":"inclusive-left-attacks-giants-players-for-expressing-christian-faith-on-pride-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inclusive-left-attacks-giants-players-for-expressing-christian-faith-on-pride-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftists Attack Christian Players For Showing Faith On &#8216;Pride Night&#8217;"},"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\">20<\/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%2Finclusive-left-attacks-giants-players-for-expressing-christian-faith-on-pride-night%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=2614255&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>During San Francisco Giants&#8217; pride Night, some Christian players chose to express their faith rather of supporting the event&#8217;s LGBT themes. pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, Ryan Walker, and sam Hentges inscribed Bible verses, specifically Genesis 9:12-16, on their hats as a symbol of God&#8217;s covenant with humanity. Roupp explained that the verses represented god&#8217;s promise and his personal faith, emphasizing his right to religious expression in the U.S. Despite their actions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stanford-medical-professor-on-desantis-covid-success-because-hes-very-well-informed-better-than-most-epidemiologists\/\" title=\"Stanford Medical Professor On DeSantis: COVID Success Because He\u2019s \u2018Very Well Informed,\u2019 Better Than \u2018Most Epidemiologists\u2019\">left-leaning media<\/a> and LGBT advocates criticized the players, accusing them of hijacking the symbol of rainbow and portraying their faith as an attack on the LGBT community. Critics argued that Christians should not publicly express their beliefs during such events, and many framed their actions as a form of opposition to inclusivity. The article suggests that leftist narratives aim to silence Christian expression, framing Christianity as incompatible with the values promoted during Pride Night.  <\/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<div>\n<p>A group of Christian baseball players demonstrated courage in the face of the LGBT mob. So, naturally, the \u201ctolerant\u201d and \u201cinclusive\u201d left is attacking them for it.<\/p>\n<p>The incident came about on Friday, when the San Francisco Giants hosted their \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/detroit-tigers-donating-money-for-trans-surgeries-during-pride-night\/\" title=\"Detroit Tigers Donating Money For Trans Surgeries During \u2018Pride Night\u2019\">pride night<\/a>\u201d commemorating the \u201cLGBT community.\u201d The night\u2019s antics included same-sex couples renewing their vows on the field \u201cin the presence of a drag queen,\u201d the national anthem being sung \u201cby an LGBTQ-affirming nondenominational church,\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >players donning rainbow-colored hats<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/san-francisco-giants-pitcher-writes-bible-verse-hat-defiance-pride-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Rather than bow before the left\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erickson-a-profound-unique-event\/\" title=\"ERICKSON: A Profound, Unique Event\">pagan religion<\/a>, Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, Ryan Walker, and Sam Hentges took a <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2026\/06\/14\/sf-giants-pride-night-pain-anger-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">different approach<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Roupp, Brubaker, and Walker inscribed variations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%209%3A12-16&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genesis 9:12-16<\/a> on their LGBT-themed hats, a reference to the Bible verses in which God uses a rainbow to signify his covenant that He would never again destroy mankind by flooding the earth. Meanwhile, Hentges declined to wear a rainbow-colored hat altogether. <\/p>\n<p>When pressed on the matter following the team\u2019s loss to the Chicago Cubs, Roupp explained the meaning behind the verses and that \u201cit\u2019s just about God\u2019s covenant and a promise that He makes to us.\u201d He furthermore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/san-francisco-giants-pitcher-writes-bible-verse-hat-defiance-pride-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stood behind<\/a> his Christian faith, his decision to write the verses on his hat, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/4NADt#selection-1325.8-1325.20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">encouraged<\/a> those offended by his choice to \u201cread the Bible.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just something I believe in and I stand firm in that. Thankfully we live in a country where we have the freedom to believe what we want,\u201d Roupp said. \u201cThere\u2019s no hate at all. It\u2019s just what I stand for, and what I stand in. I believe in God.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hentges similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/4NADt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defended<\/a> his decision to forgo the team\u2019s \u201cpride\u201d commemoration, saying \u201cThere wasn\u2019t any hatred behind it\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s just something that I feel like I was forced to support when I don\u2019t morally support it.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Landen Roupp had Genesis 9:12-16 written on his pride hat tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just about God&#8217;s covenant and a promise that he makes to us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just something I believe in and I stand firm in that. Thankfully we live in a country where we have the freedom to believe what we want.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/asu2tdEW1x\">pic.twitter.com\/asu2tdEW1x<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 KNBR (@KNBR) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KNBR\/status\/2065669033916318160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Leftist media shills wasted no time in making it known that their \u201cinclusion\u201d label doesn\u2019t apply to faithful Christians. <\/p>\n<p>Grant Brisbee, a writer for the New York Times\u2019 sports division (\u201cThe Athletic\u201d), penned an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7358121\/2026\/06\/13\/sf-giants-pride-night-bible-verses-caps\/?unlocked_article_code=1.qFA.Cgma.bS8l7JjOJUtK&#038;source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&#038;smid=url-share-ta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unhinged screed<\/a> titled, \u201cGiants pitchers\u2019 Bible verses on Pride Night caps show how they\u2019ve missed the point.\u201d As if he were mimicking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y4bmGekgE14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Seinfeld<\/em> episode<\/a> where Kramer gets accosted for not wearing \u201cthe ribbon,\u201d the grown manchild lectured the Giants players by claiming their actions represented a \u201ctone-deaf response to what should have been a moment for community unity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey made the night about \u2018us versus them.\u2019 That\u2019s the only thing they could see,\u201d whined Brisbee, who ended his temper tantrum with leftists\u2019 mindless \u201cDo better\u201d remark. <\/p>\n<p>Cyd Zeigler, the co-founder of the LGBT sports outlet Outsports, authored a similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsports.com\/2026\/6\/13\/24136513\/landen-roupp-sf-giants-pride-cap-genesis-religion-gay-homophobia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">embarrassing article<\/a>. In seemingly accusing athletes who don\u2019t support \u201cpride night\u201d nonsense as \u201chomophobic,\u201d he characterized the Giants players\u2019 Bible verse inscriptions as \u201can attack on the LGBTQ community and Pride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]hese three players weaponized that verse \u2014 choosing the Giants Pride Night specifically \u2014 in an attempt to steal away the only symbol the LGBTQ community has to unite us: the rainbow,\u201d Zeigler wrote. \u201c[T]hese three players on the Giants \u2014 in San Francisco \u2014 are so full of hate for the LGBTQ community that they can\u2019t just decline to wear the Pride cap, let the team welcome the LGBTQ community to the ballpark, and go about their day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Catch that? According to Zeigler, it\u2019s not LGBT activists who hijacked the symbol of God\u2019s covenant to promote sinful behavior that directly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=romans%201&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1%20corinthians%206&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">His teachings<\/a>. It\u2019s those pesky Christians who are sabotaging the occasion by simply expressing their faith. <\/p>\n<p>Brisbee, Zeigler, and their ilk could\u2019ve saved everyone a lot of time by cutting the word games and admitting what most leftists believe. That is, that Christians shouldn\u2019t be allowed to express their faith or live it out in the public square.<\/p>\n<p>Christianity is the antidote to the poisonous pagan religion many leftists subscribe to. And it\u2019s because of that fact that they must vilify and destroy it at all costs. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian players defy Pride Night, face leftist backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2614256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Landen-Roupp.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[5695,55043,81217,32274,38068],"class_list":["post-2614255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-christianity","tag-leftism-2","tag-pride-night","tag-religious-freedom","tag-social-activism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Landen-Roupp.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614255"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614259,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614255\/revisions\/2614259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}