An elementary school in the nation’s capital held a spirit week encouraging young students to show up to school wearing colors inspired by Black Lives Matter and the ‘Pride’ flag, according to materials obtained by The Daily Wire.
For the first week of Black History Month, Seaton Elementary School in Washington, D.C., held a “Black Lives Matter at School!” spirit week that urged students to focus on race and sexual identity.
Students were encouraged to wear red to represent “the blood that unites people of Black African ancestry.” On Tuesday, they were told to wear black to represent “members of the black community,” and on Wednesday to wear green to represent “the abundant natural wealth of the continent of Africa.” Students were told on Thursday to “wear colors inspired by the Inclusive Rainbow Flag,” showing an image of the &#8220;Pride&#8221; flag with designation for those who identify as transgender. On Friday, students were told to “wear logos inspired by BLM or historical black colleges and universities.” 
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Schools across the country have been criticized by parents for emphasizing identity politics while educational achievement lags. A school in the San Francisco area paid $250,000 to an organization called “Woke Kindergarten” to train teachers about racism and develop curriculums. Despite the money spent on the program, math and reading scores at the school have continued to decline, the San Francisco Chronicle <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/woke-kindergarten-glassbrook-hayward-18635504.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
While Seaton has a history of emphasizing diversity and equity, less than half of the students meet either reading or math expectations in the most recent school year, <a href="https://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Seaton+Elementary+School" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to District data. 
Located in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood, the school has about 353 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, most of whom are black or Latino. Only 39% of students at Seaton met math expectations and just 33% met English expectations in the 2022-2023 school year. 
The revelation of the spirit week comes as no surprise as the school’s <a href="https://archive.ph/PRLX1">website</a> makes it clear that it focuses heavily on racial, ethnic, and sexual identity. Seaton’s website has a whole section devoted to “Diversity and Equity @ Seaton.” 
The section features a quote from Learning for Justice, an <a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/about">initiative</a> of the leftist Southern Poverty Law Center, that says: “All oppression — including that of LGBT individuals, refugees, immigrants, Muslims, women, people living in poverty and people with disabilities — negatively affects all lives.”
The school says that it holds a “Black Lives Matter” week every year organized by the BLM at Seaton “to promote the significance [of] the BLM movement and Black History” and to “celebrate black excellence locally (in the DMV area) and throughout history (past, present, and future).”
Last year, Seaton<a href="https://seatondc.org/2023/02/06/black-lives-matter-seaton-february-6th-10th/"> listed</a> guiding principles for “BLM @ School” week, including “unapologetically black,” “diversity,” “black families,” “black villages,” “restorative justice,” “black women,” “queer affirming,” “transgender affirming,” and “globalism.”
For the “unapologetically black” principle, which was listed as applicable to all students, the school said that it was part of the “Black Lives Matter movement.” For “black women,” the guidelines say that “there are some people who think that women are less important than men” and that “all people are important and have a right to be safe and talk about their feelings.” 
&#8220;Queer affirming&#8221; means that “everybody has a right to choose who they love and the kind of family they want by listening to their own heart and mind.” The principle of “transgender affirming&#8221; means that “everybody has the right to choose their own gender by listening to their own heart and mind. Everyone gets to choose if they are a girl or a boy or both or neither or something else, and no one else gets to choose for them.”
Finally, “globalism” means “that we are thinking about all the different people all over the world, and thinking about ways to keep things fair everywhere.”
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The school recommends teachers read politically charged books to their students, including reading “Julian is a Mermaid,” a book that appears to allude to transgenderism, and “When We Say Black Lives Matter&#8221; to those in pre-K or younger. 
Kindergarteners are recommended similar books, including “Calvin,” a story about a young girl who identifies as a boy. “Calvin has always been a boy, even if the world sees him as a girl. He knows who he is in his heart and in his mind but he hasn&#8217;t yet told his family,” the book’s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Calvin-JR-Ford/dp/0593108671" target="_blank" rel="noopener">description</a> says. 
Teachers are also pointed to give students Black Lives Matter coloring books and teach them Black American Sign Language. 
Seaton previously worked with the leftist Human Rights Campaign on an anti-bullying program that provided “LGBTQ-specific training and resources for elementary teachers.” The HRC has <a href="https://www.hrc.org/resources/attacks-on-gender-affirming-care-by-state-map" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attacked</a> states that have banned doctors and medical providers from performing transgender procedures on children. 
Later this month, the school is <a href="https://seatondc.org/2024/01/22/january-22nd-family-newsletter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bringing</a> in an organization called SMYAL to teach families how they “can help make our school community even more welcoming for all students, including those who identify as LGBTQ+.”
SMYAL <a href="https://smyal.org/littlesmyals/">says</a> it&#8217;s for “LGBTQ youth ages 6-12 to find a safe(r) space to hang out and meet new people, access resources, and gain support.” The D.C.-based organization puts on programs at schools that “play games, read books, make arts and crafts, learn about the LGBTQ community and its history, and celebrate being wonderfully, uniquely ourselves!”
In June 2023, representatives from the HRC and D.C. Public Schools Supervisor Lewis Ferebee <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtwY17JuSUe/?img_index=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> up to Seaton to present it with an award for being “one of only 25 schools in the country to be recognized for creating and nurturing an inclusive school community.”
“We believe that it crucial for our students to understand their identities and the world around them,” Seaton <a href="https://seatondc.org/diversity-and-equity-seaton/">states</a>. “Understanding Equity and Diversity is a crucial piece in helping our students grow into scholars. To learn more please click on the different pages below.”
Like many schools in the D.C. area, Seaton <a href="https://seatondc.org/2021/01/28/pto-news-reopen-strong-at-seaton/?fbclid=IwAR0iF5msvJCvVpKV2ib6-YoSHdh_9e0HNDpT4JuI_wmY4MGGajjvnTc7RXE">remained</a> closed for months during the COVID pandemic and did not open for in-person instruction until early 2021. 
Seaton&#8217;s principal Veronica Torres did not respond to a request for comment.

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Two officials on the Hamtramck Human Relations Commission have been removed after the city council said they violated a city ordinance banning the display of LGBT <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pride" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pride</a> flags on city property.  
The removal came after the all-Muslim <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/all-muslim-city-council-bans-lgbt-pride-flag-from-city-property" target="_blank" rel="noopener">city council voted last month</a> to ban the display of LGBT Pride flags on all city properties. In a unanimous vote this week, Russ Gordon and Cathy Stackpoole were kicked off of the human relations commission after the council said the pair were responsible for flying a Pride flag on government property. 
&#8220;This Council believes in fairness, neutrality towards our residents, and the rule of law, amongst other things for this community. We passed a resolution recently to do just that, and two of our sworn commissioners outright defied it, and did what they wanted,&#8221; Council member Khalil Refai <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/michigan-city-commissioners-removed-flying-pride-flag-violation-ordinance-defied-rule-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News in a statement. 
Refai added that the council considered the flying of the LGBT flag a violation of the city’s trust. 
 &#8220;We were elected by the people of the community to make these decisions, and they not only violated the resolution but the trust of the whole community by doing this. For this reason, Council felt the appropriate response was to remove them from their public positions of trust,” he said. 
The human relations commission is supposed to <a href="https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/hamtramck-commissioners-removed-after-flying-pride-flag" target="_blank" rel="noopener">encourage</a> “tolerance,” “multiculturalism,” and “constructive communication.” 
The city of about 28,000 near Detroit has a history of conflicts over LGBT ideology. As far back as 2008, conservative Christians in the community <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2016/01/24/muslim-majority-council-reflects-hamtramck-diversity/78438858/">joined</a> with the local Muslim community to oppose a city ordinance that would include the LGBT community as a protected group.
The resolution to ban ideological flags from the Michigan city’s property was introduced in June by Councilman Mohammed Hassan.
&#8220;The City of Hamtramck does not allow any religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexual orientation group flags to be flown on the City’s public properties, and that only, the American flag, the flag of the State of Michigan, the Hamtramck Flag, the Prisoner of War flag on City property,” the resolution said. 
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The issue of the &#8220;Pride&#8221; flag has divided communities across the country, especially in some school districts where teachers have been found to be promoting gender ideology and encouraging students to “transition.”
A county board of education in Maryland narrowly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/maryland-county-narrowly-rejects-proposal-that-would-ban-pride-blm-flags" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected a proposa</a>l this week that would have banned the display of all non-governmental flags, which would include Pride and Black Lives Matter (BLM) flags.
On Wednesday, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education voted 4-3 to reject a policy banning the display of all non-governmental flags on school property.

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The board of education in one Maryland county narrowly rejected a proposal that would ban all non-governmental flags, which would include Pride and Black Lives Matter (BLM) flags.
During a contentious meeting on Wednesday, the Anne Arundel County Board of Education voted 4-3 to reject a policy banning the display of all non-governmental flags on school property. 
If the <a href="https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/aacps/Board.nsf/files/CTGHBQ47B7F0/$file/DRAFT%20IS%20-%20Display%20of%20Flags%202023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed policy</a> had passed, Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) would’ve only been able to fly the American, Maryland, Anne Arundel County, and city of Annapolis flags. The policy clarified that AACPS employees, students, volunteers, and visitors could still adorn their clothing or personal belongings with any non-governmental flags.
“Except for flags that promote national, state, and local government pride, the display of flags on Board property and in AACPS shall be limited to those with a bona fide educational purpose,” read the proposed policy. “Nothing in this policy is intended nor may be construed to limit the right of any individual AACPS employee, student, volunteer, or visitor to adorn their person or personal belongings with such items as buttons, pins, clothing designs, or jewelry that may incorporate a flag or flag-like design[.]”
Board members Joanna Bache Tobin, Robert Silkworth, Dana Schallheim, and Eric Lin voted against the policy. Members Michelle Corkadel, Melissa Ellis, and Corine Frank voted for it. Board member Gloria Dent abstained from voting.
Although this policy would have effectively restricted other flags in addition to the Pride and BLM flags, opponents of the policy mainly focused on the fact that the Pride and BLM flags would be prohibited.
About 2,000 public comments were submitted on the proposed policy; over 80 were presented on the agenda or in person during Wednesday’s meeting.
According to proponents of the policy, the ban would neutralize classrooms of contentious ideologies, honor the beliefs of religious families, and prevent grooming or undesired ideological indoctrination. Multiple proponents insisted further that the American flag was the only unifying flag, while others were divisive. 
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Opponents of the policy claimed that the display of the Pride flag would prevent suicides in students. They also claimed that the flags and the ideologies behind them weren’t correlated in any way with declining student performance. Opponents further denied that LGBT ideologies are ideologies.
Public comments from the meeting is available to watch here:
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Board member Corkadel said that while she didn’t believe educators intended to force students to choose between their faith and education by displaying Pride or BLM flags, that was what was occurring. Corkadel said that students assigned to a class in which a teacher displayed an ideologically-charged flag, such as the Pride or BLM flags, were forced to exist in an environment that contradicted their beliefs.
“At the end of the day, what we are currently facing are students who feel they have to choose between their religious belief and their public education,” said Corkadel. “I have to take the people of faith — who are a protected class under our Constitution — that when they say they are not being valued as a result of trying to value another, I think we need to find a better way.”
Superintendent Mark Bedell said that he objected to the policy because classrooms were places to cultivate relationships of belonging between teachers and students. 
“I believe there is a huge difference to flags that fly on a flagpole outside a school building, and those on display inside,” said Bedell. “No one wins when we enact one inequity to solve another perceived inequity.” 
Board member Schallheim claimed that the policy was designed to target black, brown, and LGBT-identifying individuals. She said that while she recognized the religious groups’ desire to honor their beliefs, she didn’t believe in policies enabling their beliefs at the expense of others.
“The utterance of the phrase ‘diversity of thought’ makes the horrendous assumption that these groups are a monolith,” said Schallheim. 
Dent, a veteran, said that if the presence of ideological flags like the Pride and BLM flags caused students to feel welcomed, and even reconsider suicide, then they should be allowed to be displayed. However, Dent expressed dismay with the arguments of the opposition: that the presence of flags other than the American flag were their symbol of hope. This conflict prompted Dent to abstain her vote.
“The American flag should not be on display to where it has to be the product that says that if you have the American flag you somehow can’t have or represent the other cultures that are being represented,” said Dent. “These flags are symbols of hope for everyone.”
Lin, the high school student member on the board, said that Pride and BLM flags weren’t in many classrooms. He expressed opposition to the fact that the policy would likely restrict college and military pennants. Lin then argued that the Pride flag didn’t represent a political or social issue, and that flags wouldn’t impart ideologies onto students. 
“Schools are not teaching kids an ideology, but rather that people of all natures exist and it is important to respect all,” said Lin. 
Silkworth said that while he respected the American flag, he couldn’t support the policy because it went against his understanding of the nation’s founding values of unity, tolerance, acceptance, and mutual respect. 
“The American flag will continue and will always fly high outside of our schools,” said Silkworth. “But what matters is not what flag flies on the wall of an American class. What matters is what flies in our hearts.”
Frank countered the idea that the Pride and BLM flags weren’t steeped in political foundations, briefly citing their origins with influential political figures and movements. She also took issue with Schallheim’s promise that no book bans would occur on her “watch,” saying that Schallheim was laying unauthorized claim to full authority of the board. 
Similarly, Ellis disputed the claims from opposition that the policy was a solution in search of a problem. She said that many parents have come to her expressing fear of speaking out against LGBT and BLM ideologies. Ellis acknowledged the existence of a culture war, one she said could be allayed in their community by neutralizing classroom flags. 
“Bullying in the name of kindness is still bullying,” said Ellis. 
In her concluding remarks before the vote, Tobin, in her capacity as board president, apologized for the policy supporters who said that LGBT and BLM were ideologies. She argued that the policy would prevent students from fulfilling what Founding Father Benjamin Franklin said was necessary to keep a republic: debating differences. Tobin claimed that Pride and BLM flags were among the necessary tools for students to develop into citizens.
Some members of the public in attendance erupted into cheers when the policy failed.

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&#8220;Public crotches good, public crosses bad,&#8221; goes the Leftist worldview today. That mantra has actually summed up the Left for quite some time now, but it was on full frontal display — literally — this past Pride month.
In cities from coast-to-coast last weekend, grown men, women, and everything in between  — their argument, not mine — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/naked-men-in-front-of-children-pride-parades-in-u-s-canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">practically bared it all in fountains</a>, on bikes, and at dance parties in the street.
Children, of course, were present for and subjected to appalling scenes. Normal-minded Americans condemned this sort of behavior as depraved. Others like Ron Filipkowski <a href="https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1673107271633764352?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the real problem with these sorts of scenes is that they will be used by the GOP for political fodder. He apparently wasn&#8217;t so concerned with the destruction of childhood innocence.
Of course, pride parades have always included lewdness. In 2001, The Onion <a href="https://www.theonion.com/gay-pride-parade-sets-mainstream-acceptance-of-gays-bac-1819566014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">even lampooned the events</a> with a column titled, &#8220;Gay-Pride Parade Sets Mainstream Acceptance Of Gays Back 50 Years.&#8221;
But it is no longer that the LGBTQ+ agenda seeks mere acceptance — if that was ever its goal. The Left wants to replace Judeo-Christian values. It always has.
As Daily Wire Editor emeritus Ben Shapiro <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-revolution-at-the-heart-of-pride" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Pride Month is not a call for equality, but a call for revolution. The Pride movement was always a call for a replacement of historic, tried and true cultural norms with new, untried, and risky cultural norms.&#8221;
Indeed, from our <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theyre-liars-ben-shapiros-not-buying-wh-shock-over-topless-trans-person-at-pride-event" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Executive Branch</a> to your <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS998US998&amp;q=library+drag+show&amp;tbm=nws&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwifjcyMpuv_AhWmtokEHe3jDnMQ0pQJegQICRAB&amp;biw=1775&amp;bih=995&amp;dpr=1.6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local library</a>, and even in &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/talking-to-kids-about-gay-stuff-is-actually-crucial-meet-the-lgbtq-content-creators-and-companies-indoctrinating-your-kids" target="_blank" rel="noopener">kid-friendly entertainment</a>,&#8221; the message is simple: In order to be a good person, you have to accept the LGBTQ+ agenda wholeheartedly. Judeo-Christian values which put forth the traditional concept of family, sex, and gender are to be shunned, or somehow twisted into supporting the LGBTQ+ agenda (Jesus says to love everybody! No judgment!). 
That sort of tolerance leads to events such as naked weirdos marching down the street under the rainbow flag.
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Americans who disagree with that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/parental-rights-groups-now-on-hate-map-with-kkk-southern-poverty-law-center-decides" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wind up on hate lists</a>, are effectively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/catholic-group-sues-doj-fbi-over-failure-to-comply-with-foia-request-detailing-anti-catholic-memo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">targeted by the Department of Justice</a>, and are treated as extremists.
Meanwhile, several federally-funded <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-blast-texas-va-hospital-removal-cross-shaped-remember-our-veterans-display" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veterans Affairs</a> clinics have <a href="https://ffrf.org/news/news-releases/item/42253-va-center-in-w-va-removes-cross-after-ffrf-objects">removed</a> cross-shaped designs in what Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) said are &#8220;attempts to sterilize the public square &#8230; of all symbols of Christianity.&#8221;
In professional sports, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blue-jays-cut-pitcher-who-apologized-for-sharing-video-on-bud-light-target-boycotts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christian athlete</a> was cut in part due to his performance as well as &#8220;distraction,&#8221; after he voiced support for boycotts of companies that promote the LGBTQ religion — despite apologizing.  The Los Angeles Dodgers infamously chose to honor a blatantly anti-Catholic &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boycott-the-dodgers-catholic-bishops-finally-fighting-back-against-anti-catholic-hate-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hate group</a>,&#8221; as described by Catholic Bishop Robert Barron. Members of that group openly perform sexual dances in a mockery of some of the Catholic Church&#8217;s core beliefs, sacraments, and matters of faith.
And last weekend, a man <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/pro-lgbtq-mayor-says-freedom-of-speech-doesnt-apply-to-man-arrested-after-trying-to-quote-bible-at-pride-rally?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protesting</a> a gay pride parade while shouting Bible verses was arrested and condemned by his local mayor. His charges were dropped, but legal experts say that the arrest was clearly politically motivated — not grounded in the law. The local government soon changed its mind, as a Facebook post from the Berks County District Attorney, where the man resides, reads, &#8220;After a review of the incident which took place on June 3, 2023, in the 800 block of Washington Street in the City of Reading, the District Attorney’s Office has withdrawn the charges of disorderly conduct filed against Damon Atkins.&#8221;
So it is not that liberals do not believe that the public square should be neutral and devoid of religion. They wrongly believe that having America&#8217;s guiding principles since its inception, Judeo-Christian values, in public life is damaging to our moral fabric — oppressive even.
They believe that public celebration and promotion of LGBTQ+ values is a good thing. The &#8220;new religion&#8221; of LGBTQ+  is not only a net positive for society but a prerequisite for true liberation, Leftists claim.
This column barely scratches the surface of this issue, but, remember, for the Left, &#8220;Public crotches good, public crosses bad.&#8221;
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The city council of the only U.S. locale with an all-Muslim governing body and mayor voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban the display of LGBTQ Pride flags on all city properties.
The resolution was introduced by Mayor Pro Tem and Councilman Mohammed Hassan of Hamtramck, Michigan, a city of about 28,000 next to Detroit. The resolution states that “the government of the City of Hamtramck does not allow any religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexual orientation group flags to be flown on the City’s public properties, and that only, the American flag, and the nations’ flags that represent the international character of our City shall be flown.”
“You guys are the ones making problems,” Hassan told opponents of the proposal who attended a council meeting, according to the <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2023/06/13/hamtramck-ban-lgbtq-pride-flag-city-property/70315529007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Detroit Free Press</a>. “Please don&#8217;t threaten us. &#8230; I&#8217;m the elected official. &#8230; I&#8217;m working for the people, what the majority of the people like.&#8221;
“We serve everybody equally with no discrimination, but without favoritism,” Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib said. “Those people who accused me of hating them, half of my boards and commissions are either LGBTQ, or supporters for LGBTQ. I never fired anybody who belong to the LGBTQ.”
Ghalib was elected in 2021 after he criticized former mayor Karen Majewski for flying the Pride flag outside city hall. As far back as 2008, conservative Christians in the community <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2016/01/24/muslim-majority-council-reflects-hamtramck-diversity/78438858/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined</a> with the local Muslim community to battle the LGBT community over an a city ordinance that would include the LGBT community as a protected group.
“We want to respect the religious rights of our citizens,” City Councilman Nayeem Choudhury echoed. “You guys are welcome. &#8230; [but] why do you have to have the flag shown on government property to be represented? You&#8217;re already represented. We already know who you are. &#8230; By making this [about] bigotry &#8230; it&#8217;s making it like you want to hate us.”
During the public comment session over the resolution, one woman said sarcastically Hamtramck should alter its slogan to say the city &#8220;welcomes you if you&#8217;re straight,&#8221; and then proceeded to kiss another woman.
A Muslim community leader from Dearborn, Michigan, Hassan Aoun, stated, “Pride month, don&#8217;t put it down our throats. You can be gay by yourself. &#8230; Do not put [the Pride flag] on city property.”
Last year, Hamtramck&#8217;s Human Relations Commission Chair Russ Gordon <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2023/06/13/hamtramck-ban-lgbtq-pride-flag-city-property/70315529007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">engendered controversy</a> when he flew a Pride flag on Jos Campau Avenue next to flags of other nations. He reportedly had planned to fly the flag again, although it was not clear if he would in light of the new resolution.

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An activist group accused coffee retailer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/making-our-lives-more-difficult-starbucks-office-staff-revolt-as-company-makes-them-show-up-three-days-per-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Starbucks</a> of dialing back the LGBTQ-themed decor — with two weeks still left to go of PRIDE month — but Starbucks is denying the claim.
According to a Twitter thread shared by Starbucks Workers United (@SBWorkersUnited) — &#8220;Starbucks Partners coming together to create a better workplace&#8221; — management in a number of Starbucks franchises have opted to tone down PRIDE displays all across the United States.
&#8220;BREAKING: In the middle of Pride Month, Starbucks BANS Pride decorations in stores across the United States,&#8221; the group tweeted, saying that workers had already begun to share the news via social media.
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For the last two weeks, Starbucks workers have taken to social media to report that the company is no longer allowing Pride decorations in-store. This seems to be the first year the publicly &quot;pro-LGBTQ+&quot; company has taken this kind of stance.
&mdash; Starbucks Workers United (@SBWorkersUnited) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1668619101017882628?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;This seems to be the first year the publicly &#8216;pro-LGBTQ+&#8217; company has taken this kind of stance,&#8221; they continued.
They attributed the apparent change in policy to the recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/blue-jays-pitcher-booed-by-home-crowd-after-commenting-on-bud-light-target-boycotts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backlash and boycotts</a> aimed at retail giant Target over PRIDE displays that featured &#8220;coming out&#8221; greeting cards and &#8220;tuck-friendly&#8221; and &#8220;binding&#8221; swimwear for trans-identifying children and suggested that Starbucks was trying to avoid a similar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/target-loses-10-billion-in-just-ten-days-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drop-off in market capitalization</a>.
&#8220;Taking a cue from Target, who bowed to anti-LGBTQ+ pressure and removed pride merchandise, corporate and district management are taking down the pride decorations that have become an annual tradition in stores,&#8221; they said.
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In union stores, where Starbucks claims they are unable to make “unilateral changes” without bargaining, the company took down Pride decorations and flags anyway &#8211; ignoring their own anti-union talking point.
&mdash; Starbucks Workers United (@SBWorkersUnited) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1668619105711329280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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They went on to argue that union stores should not have been able to take down the decorations without first returning to the bargaining table, but that many had done so anyway.
Pointing to the &#8220;many queer workers&#8221; within the corporation, the group went on to attack management for allegedly adopting changes to transgender insurance benefits that reportedly put a greater financial burden on the employees.
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If Starbucks was a true ally, they would stand up for us, especially during a time when LGBTQ+ people are under attack. A company that cares wouldn’t turn their back on the LGBTQ+ community to protect their already astronomically high profits.
&mdash; Starbucks Workers United (@SBWorkersUnited) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1668619110434107399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;If Starbucks was a true ally, they would stand up for us, especially during a time when LGBTQ+ people are under attack. A company that cares wouldn’t turn their back on the LGBTQ+ community to protect their already astronomically high profits,&#8221; the group <a href="https://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited/status/1668619112082472973" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concluded</a>. &#8220;True allyship with the LGBTQ+ community is negotiating a union contract that legally locks-in our benefits, our freedom of expression, and ways to hold management accountable.&#8221;
Starbucks has since denied claims that any stores were told to remove PRIDE decorations, telling Florida&#8217;s Voice, &#8220;Starbucks has a history that includes more than four decades of recognizing and celebrating our diverse partners and customers – including year-round support for the LGBTQIA2+ community.&#8221;
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“Starbucks has a history that includes more than four decades of recognizing and celebrating our diverse partners and customers – including year-round support for the LGBTQIA2+ community,&quot; a Starbucks spokesperson said<a href="https://t.co/PDxjy8Nhbn">https://t.co/PDxjy8Nhbn</a>
&mdash; Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/FLVoiceNews/status/1668694673156612127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Activist Group Claims Starbucks Stores Booted PRIDE Decor — Corporate Says It Didn’t Happen

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/san-francisco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco</a> Sheriff’s Office was roasted after it posted a video this week highlighting the department’s third annual <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pride-flag" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pride flag</a> raising.
The video, posted on the department’s TikTok and Twitter accounts, showed members of San Francisco’s police, fire, and sheriff offices raising a rainbow flag alongside an American flag before appearing to salute both flags. 
The video played the song “Born This Way,” by Lady Gaga, and zoomed in on rainbow-themed sheriff office’s patches while calling for “visibility,” “unity,” and “equality.” The end of the video showed the Pride flag waving in the wind just below the American flag. 
“SFSO’s THIRD ANNUAL PRIDE FLAG RAISING,” the sheriff’s office said in a post. “Happy Pride!”
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SFSO’s THIRD ANNUAL PRIDE FLAG RAISING 🌈🌈🌈 Thanks, <a href="https://twitter.com/SFPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SFPD</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SFFDPIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SFFDPIO</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/eBARnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@eBARnews</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/KPIXtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPIXtv</a> for joining us. Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pridemonth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pridemonth</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pride2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pride2023</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sanfrancisco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sanfrancisco</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sf</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sheriff?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sheriff</a> <a href="https://t.co/Q1d6haX76c">pic.twitter.com/Q1d6haX76c</a>
&mdash; SF Sheriff&#39;s Office (@SheriffSF) <a href="https://twitter.com/SheriffSF/status/1665876499059347456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The raising took place at a county jail to show &#8220;the diversity and inclusivity of our community,” <a href="https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&amp;sc=news&amp;id=325884" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Sheriff Paul Miyamoto. The San Francisco Fire Department <a href="https://twitter.com/SFFDPIO/status/1665914090903199746" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that it was “honored” to participate in the “historic event supporting progress, diversity, and safety.”
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The post was slammed on social media and by some conservative commentators. 
“Our enemies are LAUGHING AT US,” conservative commentator Graham Allen <a href="https://twitter.com/GrahamAllen_1/status/1666793903364661248" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Twitter. “Absolutely DISGUSTING!”
“Not only our enemies are laughing at us, but so is every law-enforcement agency around the country — looking at this in shame and disgust. This is why San Francisco has been taken over by thugs and drug addicts, and turned into a cesspool,” <a href="https://twitter.com/BernardKerik/status/1666808928427212800" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner. 
“This gotta be the most lib&#8217;d up cringe video I&#8217;ve ever seen,” one Twitter user said in response to the video. 
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In response to criticism, the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office said that it only saluted the American flag. 
“The only flag we salute and wear on our uniform is the American flag. The core values of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office are service, professionalism and pride. We take pride in our commitment to service, and in our deputies who reflect the diversity of the city in which we serve,” the office <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12175209/San-Francisco-Sheriffs-office-MOCKED-raising-pride-flag-county-jail.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
“Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric does nothing but propagate more hate and undermine our commitment to inclusivity. We will continue to raise the Rainbow flag at our County Jail each year as a way to support and amplify the voices of our LGBTQ+ members,” it added.
In a similar fashion, the CIA was widely mocked after its Pride month post, which celebrated “the rich history, community, and mission contributions of our LGBTQ+ officers.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cia-roasted-over-pride-month-post" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CIA Roasted Over Pride Month Post</a>

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San Francisco Sheriff’s Office Blasted Over ‘Cringe’ Pride Flag Raising Ceremony Video

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Residents of a Buffalo, N.Y., suburb were outraged after they noticed a Pride flag had seemingly replaced the POW/MIA banner that has long flown high above the town hall.
Hamburg, New York’s Coalition for Equity and Inclusion raised the Pride flag at the building on Friday to mark the beginning of Pride month. That flag replaced a POW/MIA flag, prompting one member of the town board to note her disapproval on Facebook, WGRZ <a href="https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/removal-powmia-flag-town-hamburg-causes-kerfuffle-pride-month/71-fc40a4d0-cf79-41b3-890b-6be5ef8f4308" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“I am alarmed and saddened to learn that the POW/MIA flag that flew with our American flag at Town Hall was removed yesterday to fly another flag,” Beth Farrell wrote. “There were other ways that the Pride flag could have been displayed without showing disrespect to our Veterans, POW, and MIA. Creating unnecessary controversy involving our veterans and the Pride flag could and should have been avoided.”
After Farrell and other residents of the town, some 20 minutes south of Buffalo, voiced their displeasure, Hamburg Town Supervisor Randy Hoak said it was all a misunderstanding.
“Prior to the ceremony, it became apparent that the POW/MIA flag was frayed and tattered and in need of replacement,” Hoak said Sunday. “The damaged flag was removed and immediately delivered to the Town Clerk for proper disposal and swift replacement. The Town had no intention of removing the POW/MIA flag, even temporarily.”
“Like many Hamburg residents, I come from a family with a rich military tradition and respect for military service,&#8221; Hoak added. “I understand the importance of the POW/MIA flag as a reminder of the sacrifice of those who never stepped off the battlefield and the anguish of their families back home. We must never forget.&#8221;
Cathy Rybczynski, Hamburg&#8217;s town clerk, added that the grounds crew had noticed the POW/MIA flag was damaged “and asked me to make arrangements for its disposal,” so she ordered a new flag that should arrive soon.
Hoak said he <a href="https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/confrontation-over-flags-outside-of-town-hall-in-hamburg-leads-to-arrest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received</a> roughly a dozen calls at his office about the Pride flag. One veteran <a href="https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/erie-county/hamburg/flags-in-front-of-hamburg-town-hall-create-controversy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>, “I have no problem with the Pride flag. But I do not think it belongs anywhere on the same pole as the American flag with the POW. Sorry. It’s wrong.” Hoak was also allegedly slapped by an outraged veteran who was later charged with harassment.
“Happy Pride, Hamburg!” Hamburg, New York’s Coalition for Equity and Inclusion wrote on Facebook with a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hamburgcoalition/">photo</a> of the American flag and Pride Flags flown together. “Join Hamburg Coalition for Equity and Inclusion &#8211; HCEI as we raise the flag in recognition and celebration of all LGBTQ+ citizens.”
By Monday, a new POW/MIA flag was flying outside Hamburg Town Hall along with the American flag and the Pride flag.

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A &#8220;Pride Party&#8221; for &#8220;all&#8221; ages in Tempe, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arizona">Arizona</a>, featured content inappropriate for children, including songs about anal sex, and a call for attendees to vote for Democrats.
The event <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtANJhGyv7K/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">featured</a> a performance from rapper Brandon Hale, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realxmansworld/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stage name</a> RealXman, who sang a song with lyrics about anal sex and converting straight men gay through sex acts.
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This is the LGBTQ rapper REALXMAN rapping about GAY/ANAL SEX to INFANTS that the city of Tempe approved
His IG promotes the belief that members of the LGBTQ community are Divine Beings and should be revered as such 
Watch: <a href="https://t.co/bwLdqEDwsF">https://t.co/bwLdqEDwsF</a>
Event Details:… <a href="https://t.co/aSum3KNYR9">pic.twitter.com/aSum3KNYR9</a>
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Multiple young children can be seen in attendance in videos posted to social media. Some children are dressed in rainbow &#8220;Pride&#8221; gear and are with dancing adults.
Alcohol was reportedly served at the event.
The &#8220;Pride Party&#8221; was held on Saturday, June 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. at CenterPoint Plaza. Admission was free.
The event was <a href="https://www.downtowntempe.com/events/pride-party-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hosted</a> by the nonprofit group Downtown Tempe, which &#8220;works in partnership with the City of Tempe,&#8221; <a href="https://www.downtowntempe.com/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to its website.
&#8220;The countdown begins! Tomorrow we’re kicking off Pride Month with the FIRST Pride Party in Downtown Tempe!&#8221; the group said in an Instagram post.
The group specifically promoted the event as being open to all ages.
&#8220;All people and ages welcome,&#8221; Downtown Tempe wrote in the Instagram post.
The event featured RealXman&#8217;s &#8220;electric and one-of-a-kind performance,&#8221; dancing, &#8220;clowning,&#8221; acrobatics, free wellness medical exams, silent disco, and an after party at the local Westin hotel&#8217;s rooftop lounge.
Local drag queen Barbra Seville <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CswhK7AtPm7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">served</a> as MC and urged attendees to register to vote and become politically active.
&#8220;How many of you are actually registered to vote?&#8221; Seville asked the crowd. &#8220;No shame if you&#8217;re not!&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s not too late to register for the next election and turn the tide of all of the hate, the anti-gay nonsense in the state House, the anti-gay nonsense in the Senate, the anti-gay nonsense in Florida, in the United States,&#8221; Seville said. &#8220;It&#8217;s insane!&#8221;
Seville went on to condemn &#8220;over 500&#8221; pieces of legislation and celebrated that Tennessee&#8217;s law restricting drag shows where children might be present was just <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/03/federal-judge-rules-tennessee-drag-law-unconstitutional-00100092" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> unconstitutional by a federal judge.
&#8220;So that&#8217;s pretty incredible,&#8221; he said.
Seville said he has testified at the Arizona state capitol in Phoenix &#8220;on behalf of drag entertainers and gender expression and LGBTQ people.&#8221;
&#8220;So if we could just elect one more person with views and opinions and commitments to us like some other people do, we can call the shots, we can protect LGBTQ youth, we can protect trans people, we can protect people of color, we can make housing a priority, we can tackle things like guns in schools, but we can&#8217;t do it unless you all get involved and register to vote,&#8221; Seville said.
&#8220;Say, &#8216;Yes, Barbra,'&#8221; Seville said, pointing the microphone at the audience.
&#8220;Yes, Barbra!&#8221; the crowd responded.
Tempe Vice Mayor Jennifer Adams, a Democrat, also delivered remarks to the crowd wearing a giant rainbow boa around her neck and a shirt that read, &#8220;Don&#8217;t get mad, get elected.&#8221;
Adams said she is the &#8220;first open lesbian ever elected to city council.&#8221;
&#8220;So if you guys are interested in politics, we always are welcoming newcomers to the field,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;Pride&#8221; parades and celebrations are kicking off around the U.S. this month, many including adult content.
In West Hollywood, California, a &#8220;Pride&#8221; <a href="https://www.wehopride.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwj_ajBhCqARIsAA37s0x5aV2vLr3tHq3o_niehVoLYIpgnJBRQfs3GO6DhVGZAT3MA94bQHsaAqzFEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">parade</a> included a mostly naked man wearing leather standing in the back of a pickup truck while another leather-clad man whipped the first man&#8217;s rear with a leather whip.
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And of course, the de rigeuer BDSM/leather contingent brought the usual sexualized violence. It wouldn’t be PR$DE without them! <a href="https://t.co/G6wksvziXG">pic.twitter.com/G6wksvziXG</a>
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President Biden’s Secretary for Veteran Affairs, Denis McDonough, alerted all VA-owned facilities that he authorized them to fly the Pride flag for up to 30 days in June.
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Last June, I raised the Pride Flag at VA Central Office in Washington, D.C. This year, I authorized all VA-owned facilities to fly it for up to 30 days in June <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pride2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pride2022</a> 
Learn how VA is creating a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ Veterans at <a href="https://t.co/8ilcN7q03y">https://t.co/8ilcN7q03y</a> <a href="https://t.co/EtLGcQnvXZ">pic.twitter.com/EtLGcQnvXZ</a>
&mdash; Secretary Denis McDonough (@SecVetAffairs) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecVetAffairs/status/1532105651513606144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2022</a></blockquote>
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McDonough served in the Obama administration as chief of staff at the National Security Council from 2009 to 2010, as Principal Deputy National Security Advisor between 2010 to 2013, then as Obama White House Chief of Staff between 2013 to 2017. He became the second non-veteran ever to lead the Department of Veteran Affairs in 2020.
This week, the Biloxi, Mississippi National Cemetery chose to replace one of its four American flags with the pride flag.
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Pride flag raised at our national cemetery <a href="https://t.co/mqUAZ68mlg">pic.twitter.com/mqUAZ68mlg</a>
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McDonough is a Catholic. In 2016, he insisted that Barack Obama was the “<a href="http://freebeacon.com/issues/wh-chief-staff-obama-catholic-president-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most Catholic</a>” of American presidents.
<a href="http://freebeacon.com/issues/wh-chief-staff-obama-catholic-president-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaking </a>with Obama’s former senior adviser David Axelrod on his podcast The Axe Files, McDonough stated:
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Look, I say to him, Axe, and I think I’ve said this to him in your presence, and I’ve said this publicly before, I think this is our most Catholic of presidents. And I mean that by capital “C” Catholic in what I see and what he does every day. It’s not to say that he does everything entirely consistent with Catholic teaching. That’s not the idea, but I think, in fact, his view of the person and his view of our role and the view of us as adding to the common good, I think is an undeniably Catholic set of premises, and that’s why I say that to him a lot.
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Obamacare attempted to <a href="https://politicalvelcraft.org/2015/04/18/us-supreme-court-decides-with-the-catholic-church-and-against-obamacare-mandates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">force religious organizations</a> to provide insurance that covered birth control to their employees. Not only is abortion <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/249172/pope-francis-abortion-statements#:~:text=%E2%80%9CEvery%20child%20who%2C%20rather%20than,rejection%2C%22%20Pope%20Francis%20said.">anathema</a> to Catholic teaching, but contraceptives violate Catholic teaching.
Obama <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqpr0PEGz2g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attacked</a> The Sermon on the Mount in a speech in 2006, then in 2009 there was the <a href="http://www.personal.psu.edu/glm7/m421.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">egregious incident</a> in which Obama spoke at Georgetown University, an institution founded and run by the Jesuits — the Society of Jesus — and insisted that religious images would have to be covered when he spoke, including a cross, the school seal and the lettering &#8220;INS,&#8221; a Greek abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ and part of the Jesuit seal.
Obama also attempted to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/us/obama-trying-to-add-context-to-speech-faces-backlash-over-crusades.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">equate the Crusades</a> to ISIS terrorism.

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An official social media account for “The Chosen” defended the appearance of a rainbow-colored Pride flag on the set of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crowdfunded</a> show, claiming that the endorsement from at least one team member would not affect the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/christianity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">theological</a> rigor of the project.
“The Chosen,” a multi-season series based on the life of Jesus Christ, has garnered national recognition in recent years even as filmmaker Dallas Jenkins <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_kiMFgy9Sg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defends</a> the decision to involve non-Christians, as well as members of restorationist movements such as Mormons. A recent promotional <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCM2evu60x4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> about season four of “The Chosen” included a brief shot in which a small Pride flag can be seen on the set of the show as videographers capture a scene.
Turning Point USA contributor and former sports reporter Jon Root asked “The Chosen” to <a href="https://twitter.com/JonnyRoot_/status/1663189593305526277" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explain</a> the presence of the Pride flag on set. An official social media account <a href="https://twitter.com/thechosentv/status/1663562268397965315" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Tuesday that the initiative uses the work of those who have varying beliefs about Jesus but insisted that the project would still be able to accurately “honor” his life and ministry.
“Just like with our hundreds of cast and crew who have different beliefs (or no belief at all) than we do, we will work with anyone on our show who helps us portray or honor the authentic Jesus,” the statement said. “We ask that audiences let the show speak for itself and focus on the message, not the messenger, because we’ll always let you down.”
Root pressed “The Chosen” to <a href="https://twitter.com/JonnyRoot_/status/1663565082734006273" target="_blank" rel="noopener">answer</a> whether “it’s God-honoring to promote a symbol that represents sexual immorality, a worldly redefinition of marriage, and the idea that we can change our biological sex,” noting that the controversy comes shortly before the start of Pride Month.
“Shouldn’t every part of this show be Biblically-based to truly honor the authentic Jesus? If you stand by having a pride flag on your set, you are not a Christian show,” Root added. “You are a production that happens to be about Jesus while catering to the sin of this fallen world.”
“The Chosen” generated controversy last year when the show’s depiction of Jesus, played by actor Jonathan Roumie, said in a trailer that he is “the law of Moses,” a quotation which never appears in the Bible but appears in the Book of Mormon. Jenkins <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHcZ9a4kzM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> that most of the audience “went crazy and loved it,” while very few viewers saw reason for concern.
“I have never read the Book of Mormon, to be honest with you. I’ve read some of it. People will share with me,” he said in one livestream. “I read it when someone told me, ‘Hey, that’s from the Book of Mormon.’ I was like, ‘Okay,’ and I went and looked it up.”
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Despite the popularity of “The Chosen” among many evangelicals, theological criticism from Protestant circles has concluded that the show arguably violates the Second Commandment by making a visual representation of Christ and functionally contradicts the sufficiency of Scripture. “Unfortunately, our current media and visual centric culture demands more than words on a page. We no longer seem to have a sense of contentment based purely on the written word,” Travis Kerns, a mission strategist at the Three Rivers Baptist Association, said in an <a href="https://g3min.org/the-chosen-and-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> about the show. “When this amusement comes alongside, takes the place of, or supersedes Scripture, we have removed the Bible as the sufficient guide for the Christian life and replaced it with something else.”

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