Christian Women’s Soccer Player Leaves U.S. Team After Announcement Players Will Wear Jerseys Touting Gay Pride

Only two weeks after the U.S. Soccer team announced that members of both its men’s and women’s teams will wear rainbow-colored jerseys to celebrate LGBTQ month, devout Christian soccer player Jaelene Hinkle withdrew from the team.

A U.S. Soccer news release claimed Hinkle left for “personal reasons,” but it is quite possible Hinkle decided she didn’t want to endorse a position incompatible with her religious beliefs.

On May 26, the U.S. Soccer team tweeted their announcement:

Hinkle, who had been a defender for the North Carolina Courage, had made it crystal clear years ago that she was devout a Christian and was determined not to follow the politically correct line. The same day in 2015 that the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was legal, Hinkle tweeted:

She posted an image of the cross and her statement as a Christian on Instagram:

The jerseys the U.S. Soccer teams will wear will feature rainbow-colored numbers and the word “pride” instead of the player’s last name.

U.S. Soccer has also partnered with the You Can Play Project with a commemorative rainbow-colored “One Nation. One Team.” hat.

Hinkle first played with the national team in 2015 against Brazil, according to the New York Post.

H/T The Blaze