The LGBT community does not discriminate against Pacific Islanders.
Like most modern Christians, these players have a very limited understanding of the Bible. I would bet London to a Brick that none of them have read more than 10%. If you read the Bible from start to finish, it has the character of a running debate. It is a postmodern anthology - many different authors over a 1000 year period, many different opinions, many different perspectives, quite often at odds with each other. When you hear someone say they live according to the Bible, what they really mean is that they focus on a very small selection of texts, usually spoon fed to them in Church or Sunday School, and typically focusing on "hot button issues", which are the same texts that are used year after year, a kind of Greatest Hits medley of verses which excludes by my estimation about 90% of scripture. It's a great tragedy that folks think they can just pick up a Bible and know what it means.
Slave owners in the antebellum south taught that slavery was the will of God, and they quoted the Bible to prove it. Others throughout history have taught that Jews were evil and quoted the Bible to prove it. Others have taught that gay people are either mentally ill or morally depraved, and quoted the Bible to prove it. You can also find Biblical quotations to show that women are inferior to men and must exist as second class citizens. People aren't born homophobic, or anti Semitic, or misogynistic, or pro slavery.
Like most modern Christians, these players have a very limited understanding of the Bible. I would bet London to a Brick that none of them have read more than 10%. If you read the Bible from start to finish, it has the character of a running debate. It is a postmodern anthology - many different authors over a 1000 year period, many different opinions, many different perspectives, quite often at odds with each other. When you hear someone say they live according to the Bible, what they really mean is that they focus on a very small selection of texts, usually spoon fed to them in Church or Sunday School, and typically focusing on "hot button issues", which are the same texts that are used year after year, a kind of Greatest Hits medley of verses which excludes by my estimation about 90% of scripture. It's a great tragedy that folks think they can just pick up a Bible and know what it means.
Slave owners in the antebellum south taught that slavery was the will of God, and they quoted the Bible to prove it. Others throughout history have taught that Jews were evil and quoted the Bible to prove it. Others have taught that gay people are either mentally ill or morally depraved, and quoted the Bible to prove it. You can also find Biblical quotations to show that women are inferior to men and must exist as second class citizens. People aren't born homophobic, or anti Semitic, or misogynistic, or pro slavery.