This is the world we live in: A Christian football player is publicly reprimanded by his coach for posting a Bible verse. Meanwhile, when that same coach gets caught cheating on his wife with a reporter, team ownership goes out of its way to squash the story instead of holding him accountable.
The whole saga began when NBA player Jaden Ivey posted on social media his opposition to the league celebrating LGBT Pride Month. Anyone who claims to believe the Bible cover to cover, which includes most professing Christians, would agree with the statement that homosexuality and transgenderism are “abominations.” This should not come as a surprise. Yet, for the crime of believing what the Bible says, Ivey was released by the Chicago Bulls.
New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson posted a Bible quote (Matthew 5:10) in support of his fellow Christian: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Henderson’s head coach, Mike Vrabel, publicly denounced the running back — calling for him to get “educated” and “be inclusive,” because, after all, “we represent the team. And we represent the organization.”
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A week later, Vrabel was exposed for cheating on his wife — the mother of his children — with a married reporter. And apparently, they had been engaging in this affair for six years. The reporter, Dianna Russini, lost her job at the Athletic. And Vrabel missed the tail end of the NFL Draft to go to counseling. After the pair initially denied reports, more evidence came out, prompting Russini to delete her X account and Vrabel to issue an apology. So much for representing the organization!
For those of you who don’t believe in God: Seriously, how else do you explain such impeccable timing?
The next Bible verse Henderson posts should be Leviticus 20:10, “And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.”
Not only did Henderson not hit send on that post, but Vrabel saw absolutely no accountability whatsoever for his actions. In fact, Patriots owner Robert Kraft — who was charged with soliciting prostitution as part of a 2019 human trafficking sting — reportedly had two Boston radio hosts fired for speaking out against the Vrabel-Russini scandal. Kraft also reportedly tried to kill the story before it was even published, attempting to pressure the New York Post out of releasing its bombshell report.
Henderson’s post expressed his personal views, views that the vast majority of professing Christians — by far the largest religion in the country — agree with. Vrabel disgraced himself, his family, and his team, crossing a line that should never be crossed between a journalist and a source. One can only imagine how many scoops were available to Russini and how much favorable coverage, or protection from negative coverage, was available to Vrabel because of this undisclosed relationship.
The way Ivey and Henderson were treated proves that biblical righteousness — a Christian worldview — is unacceptable in the mainstream, while “abominable” lifestyles are protected. And the way Vrabel was treated shows that elites are more than happy to sweep unrighteousness under the rug, even when it destroys families or tarnishes organizational reputations. The same NFL that celebrates alleged woman beaters and sexual abusers gets up in arms over a Bible verse. Go figure.
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I leave you with one more verse, Isaiah 5:20.
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”