Yeah, I don't need the condescending shtick, thanks.
Here's my logical take, void of emotion.
The argument that I am making is that choosing to wear the Pride jersey would have meant, on field, publicly supporting people whose actions are condemned by their religion. On religious grounds, they declined to wear it. Fine, whatever. We have the freedom in this country to choose. I may not support their decision but I'll support, to the hilt, their freedom to make it.
Backstabbing a church leader is clearly also condemned by their religion but they seem to have no issues showing public, on field support for ANOTHER sinner, so long as that sinner is someone they know. It's hypocritical and that's my real issue with it. If their excuse for refusing the Pride jerseys is "I can't show support for people whose actions are fundamentally at odds with my belief system" then they should maintain those standards across their public lives and especially when they represent their team.
Edit: No one on a forum is making this a religious issue. The players, themselves, made their actions (or lack thereof) on field a question of what is tolerable, within the confines of their belief systems.