Posted by
Billy on Monday, June 28, 2010 11:37:12 AM
The Stanley Cup, which has traveled to more places than perhaps any other piece
of championship hardware, made it's first appearance in a gay-themed event last weekend.
The Chicago Gay Hockey Association invited the Blackhawks to join Sunday's
Gay Pride Parade after the team won its first Stanley Cup title since 1961 - and
the team said yes. So did the Chicago pro baseball team the Cubs, who had their own float in the
parade for the first time.
According to the Hockey Hall of Fame's Phil Pritchard, it marked the first
time the championship trophy had been on displayed at a gay-themed
event.
"We are thrilled that it worked out as it's important for the city and
important for the franchise," Blackhawks spokesman Adam Rogowin said.
Defenseman Brent Sopel and his wife, Kelly, was to accompany the Cup on a float
in the parade. Sopel, who was traded this week to Atlanta, is a 33-year-old
father of three who said he volunteered to honor the late son of Toronto general
manager Brian Burke, his former boss in Vancouver.
Brendan Burke, 21, was killed in an auto accident in February, just three
months after publicly disclosing his homosexuality.
Now everyone's heart should go out to a parent who has lost a child regardless of age but that doesn't mean you should endorse a lifestyle that is wrong and sinful. Shame on the Cubs and the Blackhawks. I was cheering for the Blachhawks but now I kind regret that. I wonder if they would have allowed the Cup to be a parade which honored the Bible or the Christian faith. I also wonder what the fans of these two teams think of their sport teams taking part in honoring something which I bet at least some of them find to be wrong.
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