The NFL’s ratings dropped 8 percent this year. It’s easy to see why. The league got full square behind Castro loving Collin Kaepernick when he refused to stand for the American flag. Less talked about is the league’s tolerance for men who father hordes of children out of wedlock and then beat their spouses and girlfriends.
But instead of restoring their commitment to family values in an effort to get fans back, the league is threatening states that stand up to the radical transgender rights movement. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he won’t be bullied, and this week, Texas pastors joined him. As World Net Daily reports:
CBS News reported recently the NFL “sharpened” its warning to Texas, where lawmakers are considering a simple bill that would require people use restrooms corresponding with their physical sex.
“If a proposal that is discriminatory or inconsistent with our values were to become law there, that would certainly be a factor considered when thinking about awarding future events,” said Brian McCarthy, an NFL spokesman.
The pastors of the Texas Pastor Council, however, were in no mood to succumb to an outside group they said was trying to put women and children in danger.
The group said Texans “love football, but we love our God, our freedom and our families more.”
“If we are forced to choose, then we will say to the NFL and other sports organizations or lobby groups: ‘Don’t let the ticket gate hit you on the way out of Texas.’”
Roger Goodell and his hyper liberal friends in the media shouldn’t underestimate the power of the pulpit. Texans love their football, but they can do without if they must.