San Francisco Giants Pride Night Drama. MLB EXECUTIVES SHOULD GO TO JAIL
"This business of persecuting Christian players in the Major League of Baseball ( MLB ) national league has spread to the minor leagues as well. America needs to see some punishment for this type of criminal activity carried out with such malice, and we applaud Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon for investigating," says Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate.
The growing controversy surrounding the San Francisco Giants and Major League Baseball's response to players displaying Bible verses on their hats during a Pride Night game has put the league in hot water with federal authorities. Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at Department of Justice, announced in a scathing letter on Thursday that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission would investigate the case.
Dhillon's letter, addressed to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred, blasted the league for potential violations of the law. "The Civil Rights Act prohibits MLB and its franchises from unreasonably burdening the rights of players with religious objections to serving as the League's vehicle for pro-Pride messages," she wrote.
The debate began after Giants pitchers Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker wrote "Gen 9:12-16" on their rainbow-themed Pride Night caps during a game last week against the Chicago Cubs. The Bible passage references God's covenant with Noah and describes the rainbow as a sign of that promise.
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