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Getting Pastoral Counseling for Serious Mental Illnesses

Getting Pastoral Counseling for Serious Mental Illnesses

Jason Collins and the dignity of self-expression - ESPN

Jason Collins and the dignity of self-expression - ESPN

ESPN Analyst and Christian Under Fire For Comments about Openly Gay Player

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Chris Broussard is a regular on ESPN and one of the most respected sports journalists in the country.  Now, he is being criticized for being a Christian who feels the right to have his own opinions about being gay and what that means from a Christian perspective. Broussard went on air this week to speak about Jason Collins, an NBA player who just admitted that he is openly gay.  Collins made the announcement as part of an interview with Sports Illustrated, and it’s led to a great deal of debate about gay players in NBA locker rooms. This is the right time for Collins to come out, since the gay lobby has more power than it’s ever had.  Anyone who doesn’t agree with the gay point of view is typically attacked to the point of being fired, and almost always accused of being homophobic. This means that a Christian can easily be fired simply for stating the bible’s views, even if he doesn’t attack any gay person in the process. Speaking on ESPN’s  Outsid