Resisting The Rainbow Mafia

A lonely Christian on the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team took a stand for his faith this week when he refused to wear a jersey featuring the homosexual pride rainbow logo and take part in a pre-game ceremony dedicated to gay pride. 

It was a simple act of courage, but not a minor one. Ivan Provorov is now being clobbered for exercising his religious liberty.

Like so many professional sports teams and institutions, professional hockey has gone woke. It has completely embraced transgender insanity with all the predictable results – women are getting hurt and normal Americans are being disrespected.

Players and teams have been browbeaten into celebrating the sexual preferences of LGBTQ+ individuals. Obviously, we should treat everyone with respect. 

But is there a heterosexual pride night? Is there a Christian pride night when every player is expected to wear jerseys featuring a large cross?

How did we allow the idea to take root that we must publicly celebrate the private bedroom behaviors of those with “alternative lifestyles” or we are bigots who must be canceled?

Several months ago, a few brave athletes stood up and said, “NO!” to the Rainbow Mafia. (Here and here.) This week, Ivan Provorov, a Russian Orthodox Christian, stood up for his faith. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a trend of many more Christians taking a stand for our faith.

Provorov may not get as many cheers as he deserves on this earth, in this country at this time. But he will get those cheers where it matters most when he is in a better place with the God of the universe.

In the meantime, has our Christianity grown so weak and passive that when we’re told to bow before the gods of this earth the only objectors are a few lonely athletes here and there? God help us.