Washington Wizards center Jason Collins reveals he is gay

Or scriptural. The quote that Broussard is referring to is from Matthew 7:15-23 ...

It relates to false prophets. As far as I know, Collins wasn't prophesying to anyone.

 

Holy shit, we have a real opportunity to get this hack fired, i hope a gay rights groups calls Espn on it, they'll buck under pressure.

 

I think we can be pretty sure about the parts that say things like bats are birds and that pi=3.

 

That's covered by weird.

 

Of course he can and should if he wants to, but tlong is right.

 

George Takei is a crackup and he posts some funny sh!t on facebook.

 

Ha ha, Espn should fire Broussard and hire Collins in his place if a team doesn't sign him. Would be hilarious.

 

Broussard gave his opinion as to whether Collins can be a Christian if he's living a lifestyle that is sinful. As a Christian, I think Broussard is off the mark in his theology, but he's entitled to his opinion and did nothing more than express it as such. He didn't say that Collins shouldn't be allowed to play in the NBA or that he should be in any way discriminated against. I suspect ESPN will have a meeting with Chris and tell him that he should keep his personal religious positions out of his reportage since they're not paying him to cover religious philosophy. That said, are some of you really willing to see a guy lose his means of support simply because he dares to state his beliefs and they differ from yours?

 

He deserves absolutely no respect for that. Massive respect? Wow, ridiculous.

 

I've never really liked Chris Broussard. He never came off as very intelligent to me, and I think this video proves that. This was not a smart move. He chose to be a mouthpiece for ESPN, and he went on national TV and made himself and his company look bad. This guy is paid for his opinion on professional basketball, not social or religious issues. I could see this if he was presenting it as a popular opinion among players. If he said, "this is why many players will not accept an openly gay teammate," he might have gotten away with it. Unfortunately for him, instead he presented it as a matter of fact, and his own personal opinion.

Nobody cares about your opinion Chris. You're a talking head. You're a mouthpiece. You're not even a player or front office guy. It would be one thing if someone was explaining how this might affect his career. How he might be treated in the locker room, or if he will have trouble finding work in the NBA after this announcement. I really couldn't care less what some national writer thinks about homosexuals. I hope he does lose his job.

 

It doesn't make it right but people are fired for far less in today's world. Public pressure alone is going to make ESPN at least suspend him. They have to make it known that he doesn't speak for them on this issue even those he was speaking on their network.

 

Brussard is absolutely welcome to his opinions and beliefs but this isnt the CNBA (Christian National Basketball Association) nor is it CESPN so he is not paid to voice his opinion on that issue.

 

I'd like to know the context of the situation regarding Broussard. What was said beforehand that caused him to go into his comments on whether Collins can be considered a Christian? It would seem bizarre to me that he would launch into this statement, just because Collins announces he's gay, without someone putting a specific question to him.

 

Doesnt really matter, to me anyway. It wasnt the proper forum to discuss it and if he was a professional he would have handled it as such.

Although I do have the same curiosity and it makes me realize that he shouldnt have been baited into it if he was smart

 

When you sign on to be a representative for a major corporation like ESPN/Disney, you agree to follow their doctrine. He is being paid a hefty sum of money to give his opinion on basketball. This opinion had nothing to do with basketball, and he's free to share that opinion but I think it will cost him his job.

Let me give you an example. If you were interviewed on national TV, and you gave an opinion on being against gay marriage, but you also represented yourself as Joe Schmoe from such and such company, that company would be well within their rights to fire you because you gave a negative impression of that company. Chris Broussard represents ESPN by association. He is paid for that. When someone thinks of Chris Broussard, they want them to think of ESPN. That's the whole point of paying these guys the kind of money they get paid. So when one of the talking heads says something that is unpopular, they are representing ESPN by association. That is why he will be fired.

 

As well he should be. Havent enough guys in his position ran their mouth for others to learn the lesson?