Church Kicked Out of Christian Softball League Because Pastor Plays for Both Teams

Posted by Kevin Farrell on May 17, 2012 in Separation of Church & Prostate | 9 comments

Rev. James Semmelroth Darnell

St. John United Church of Christ has been blocked from playing in a Missouri Christian softball league because a pastor at the church identifies as bisexual.

Rev. James Semmelroth Darnell doesn’t even play on the church softball team, but his honesty about playing for both teams is being given as three other teams’ excuse for refusing to face off against St. John United.

“Recently we were told by the league that three of the teams no longer want to play with us because I as the pastor as a bisexual person,” said Darnell.

Robin Juerges is just one of the John’s Softball team members upset by the declaration.

“I was hurt by it,” said Juerges.

Rich Guinn is the team coach and says St. John has been a part of the St. Clair Church Softball League for more than 12 years. Guinn made the decision for his team to bow-out of the league since three of the league’s six teams were refusing to play with the church.

There is no end to the lengths Christians will go to embarrass themselves and the faith they espouse. None.

Who would Jesus refuse to play softball with?

(via KSDK)

http://www.facebook.com/ModestAlchemist Malaria Lynne Piercy

i don’t think jesus would play softball at all.
Mark Bury

I dunno about you, but I don’t even want to THINK about what pastor is taking what or who into their beds. You’re there for your Soul, not his booty . . . come on people . . . .

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=593933091 Justin Van Breen

Except that pastors are allowed to have romantic relationships, and shouldn’t have to be in the closet to do so.

Anonymous

You love them, huh? How is it that people can be so openly discriminatory and claim to do it out of love?
Anonymous

Good for the pastor to be brave enough to cone out. How sad that his own congregation didn’t stand up for him, and their right to play softball.
http://twitter.com/sovereignhope Sovereign

If I was in that situation, I’d simply say that if those three teams don’t want to play, then they can easily forfeit the matches and let his church’s team take the wins.
Plain and simple.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Erica-Cook/100000628613592 Erica Cook

Makes me glad I’m not a Christian

April Breland

I stopped identifying as Christian for this very reason. Christians stopped doing as Jesus taught and are using God as a means to validate their own hate towards others. I’m just glad that this pastor has the support of his congregation who would rather pull out of the league than deal with homophobic people against them. Like the one lady said. I’m ashamed at the town.

http://www.facebook.com/ShawnAcCoats Shawn A

Bi!! Hes totally gay!

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