On April 29th NBA star Jason Collins announced that he is gay and in doing so he became the

first openly gay professional athlete in American team sports, at least male team sports.

Collins also claims to be a Christian.

In response to the announcement, ESPN analyst Chris Brusard responded by saying this,

personally, I don't believe that you can live an openly homosexual lifestyle or an openly

premarital sex between heterosexuals.

If you're openly living that type of lifestyle, then the Bible says you know them by their

fruits, it says that that's a sin.

And if you're openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, not just homosexuality,

adultery, fornication, premarital sex between heterosexuals.

Whatever it may be, I believe that's walking an open rebellion to God and to Jesus Christ.

So I would not characterize that person as a Christian because I don't think the Bible

would characterize him as a Christian.

ESPN, of course, backed away from Brusard's statement, apologized and called it a distraction

to Collins announcement.

And soon thereafter, Brusard got called things like unkind, hateful, abusive, intolerant

and bigot for what he said on air.

But the foundational question to begin with Pastor John is this one, is Brusard right

in what he said?

I listened to the excerpt, I didn't hear the whole program.

And my answer is yes, he's right.

And I think he would agree with a few clarifying comments.

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