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<p><span style="font-weight:400">San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp stood up for his Christian faith by inscribing a Bible verse in silver next to the rainbow logo on his cap.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">On Friday, the baseball team held “</span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/giants/tickets/specials/pride-celebration" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">Pride Night</span></a>,”<span style="font-weight:400"> dedicating the game to a “celebration of Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community” that included “pregame festivities, in-game celebrations, and appearances.” The event featured same-sex couples renewing their marriage vows on the field in the presence of a drag queen, and the team celebrated the LGBTQ community </span><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/san-francisco-giants-pitcher-writes-bible-verse-hat-defiance-pride-night" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">through rainbow-colored hats</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">, according to FOX. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">A few players, however, took a stand — including Landen Roupp, who was raised in rural North Carolina and attended a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/12/sports/giants-pitcher-landen-roupp-wears-pride-night-hat-with-bible-verse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">private Christian school</a>. Before heading to the mound, he inscribed the Bible passage from Genesis 9 on his cap.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The verses describe God’s promise to Noah and all future generations that he would never again destroy the earth with a flood, with the rainbow serving as the sign of that covenant.</span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight:400">“And God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh. And the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.&#8217;” Genesis 9:12-16</span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">An article from The Athletic </span><a href="https://x.com/nytimes/status/2066229208305594545?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">expressed outrage</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> over their decision, saying the Bible verses “missed the point” during a night that was “supposed to be dedicated to support and belonging.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">After the game, Roupp said his Biblical gesture reflected his moral convictions. </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Why was it important to write that verse tonight?</p>
<p>ROUPP: “The rainbow is a symbol of God’s covenant to us, and us as believers stand firm in that… There’s no hate at all.”</p>
<p>What would say if somebody considered that derogatory toward them as a community?</p>
<p>ROUPP: “As a… <a href="https://t.co/jaEs3ikn4U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://t.co/jaEs3ikn4U</a> <a href="https://t.co/yYOaJ0UvE7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/yYOaJ0UvE7</a></p>
<p>— KNBR (@KNBR) <a href="https://x.com/KNBR/status/2065672807498015185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">June 13, 2026</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight:400">“The rainbow is a symbol of God’s covenant with us, and we as believers stand firm in that … There’s no hate at all,” he told reporters. “It’s just what I stand for and what I stand in, I believe in God.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“What would you say if somebody considered that derogatory toward them as a community?” a reporter asked him.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“As a believer, I would push them to read the Bible. God has blessed me in so many ways, and I don’t think I’d be here right now if it wasn’t for Him.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Roupp was not alone. His pitch reliever, Sam Hentges, refused to wear the hat at all, for a very similar reason. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t morally support it,” </span><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/sf-giants-sam-hentges-explains-decision-not-wear-22304312.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">he said.</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400"><a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/710810/support-lgbtq-issues-remains-down-peak.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A recent Gallup poll</a> showed that Roupp and Hentges are not alone, revealing declining support for LGBTQ+ issues across the board. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The poll said same-sex marriage support dropped to 65%, which is down 6 points, and moral acceptance of gay/lesbian relations stood at 62% — the lowest since 2016. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The decline in support was driven largely by Republicans, with only 35% approving of same-sex marriage, the lowest level since 2011. The percentage of Americans who view gender transitions as morally acceptable also fell to 38%.</span></p>
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