Liberal sports reporter: Golden State Warriors’ coach may have been fired for ‘traditional values’
SAN FRANCISCO, CA , May 12, 2014 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – A liberal sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle is speculating that the recent firing of Golden State Warriors ’ basketball coach Mark Jackson may have come down to his Christian faith being a poor fit for the San Francisco-based team in the mind of its openly homosexual president. Jackson also pastors a church in the Los Angeles area. “Everything about Jackson was under scrutiny, which includes his very public persona as a religious man,” wrote Ann Killion at SFGate.com . “It was probably not at the top of the list, but was probably on the list.” Mark Jackson “I’ve often wondered how comfortable it was for Jackson and team president Rick Welts to co-exist in the same organization,” Killion continued. “Welts is openly gay, becoming the first high-ranking executive in professional sports to come out back in 2011. He’s a strong, professional leader who is excellent at his job. Jackson is a fundamental