Christians Thrown Out: Baseball Execs Eject Biblical Message from Homosexual Event

Agape Press ^ | August 18, 2003 | Jim Brown

[Schnucki]

(AgapePress) - Four Christians were recently kicked out of Veterans Stadium during the Philadelphia Phillies' "Gay Community Day."

Last Tuesday, Michael Marcavage and three friends brought a banner to the ballpark that read "Homosexuality is sin, Christ can set you free." He says their intention was to share that biblical message of hope with homosexuals who were at the stadium. [See Earlier Story]

Seven minutes after unfurling their banner from their centerfield seats, however, the group was approached by security. Marcavage says the four were told that they could not display their banner.

"They basically said that the [Phillies] executives said this banner must come down. And we questioned them, because there were other banners in the stadium as well," he says.

Marcavage says while their banner with its Christian message was prohibited, several other banners were permitted in the park that day, including an oversized rainbow flag waved by a homosexual man. Marcavage says he and his friends challenged the singling out of their group when others in the park were being allowed to display their messages without incident.

"We basically questioned them, asking if they could have their banners, why couldn't we have ours. They said 'Well, it's the content of the message,'" Marcavage explains.

He speculates that the Philadelphia team's corporate owners may have feared negative publicity. In any case, based on the Christian group's choice to display a message from the Word of God that might have convicted some members of the crowd, Phillies executives decided that neither the banner nor its bearers had any place in the park. Shortly after security ordered them to take down their banner, the four were escorted from the stadium.

Marcavage says although they were asked to leave the ballpark, they did have their money refunded and each received a free ticket to another Phillies game.

[Schnucki]

They said 'Well, it's the content of the message,'

[Lancey Howard]

The Phillies better learn a lesson from their stupidity this year of having a "special day" for perverts. If I showed up for a game with my family and it turned out to be pervert day at the ballpark, I would demand GET a full refund. I mean, how sick is the Phillies' front office?

[Banjoguy]

..can only mean one thing. Homosexuals have penetrated the Phillies front office. Nyuk, Nyuk!

[kimosabe31]

Do not be surprised if all of MLB does not follow the phillies lead on this "queer" day thing. Then look for tagliabu to issue a directive to NFL owners to follow suite. The queers have enormous influence in high places.

[familyop]

There's one important thing to do--boycott! Baseball's
still a good community game with kids. ...better than
going to see pros if they're sodomitists.

I unplugged sat TV, in part, because of all the
sodomite programming, and in other part, all of the dad
bashing programming that works against family. It's
kinda nice for a family to get to know each other again
without TV, too. And we still pick up a few good movies
from the store once in a while.

[RobRoy]

I was done with pro ball after the first strike...

[RobRoy]

I dumped TV over six years ago. It changed my life. On the rare occasions I am exposed to it I am reminded of how you boil a frog alive.

Americans are in hot water indeed.

[onyx]

I read this headline and immediately thought of you!

How utterly sickening this IS!

[Schnucki]

There's one important thing to do--boycott!

There ought to be a better way than to continually cede ground.

[stevio]

The Phillies suck, in so many ways.

[keats5]

"They said 'Well, it's the content of the message,':

Tailor made for a lawsuit. Signs cannot be prohibited based solely on the message's content.

[ladtx]

I'm speechless. Unbelievable.

[FourPeas]

There ought to be a better way than to continually cede ground.

I'd never thought of it that way. But, I'd like to think you're right. Hmmmmmm.

[HenryLeeII]

Pingin' your Philly radar...

[sonserae]

You mean penetrated the back office don't you?

[sonserae]

That night they made everyone enter from the rear exits.

[End Times Sentinel]

Thanks for the ping!

 

Will be making many others aware of this! 

 

Christians, the last group safe to discriminate against...

 

 

Owl_Eagle

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