MEMPHIS (AP) — A women's softball coach in Memphis said her team was banned from a church league after learning she was gay.
Jana Jacobson told The Commercial Appeal officials at Bellevue Baptist Church told her she had a "deviant" lifestyle and her team would not be allowed to compete.

Jacobson said her team is made up of straight and gay players. They were looking for more games to play when they discovered the Cordova church had a league.

Jacobson said she registered, paid the entry fee and attended an organizational meeting. Later, a church official called her seeking another meeting. At that one, officials began questioning whether she was gay. When she said she was, they told her the team could not play.

Bellevue spokesman Jim Barnwell said the church had no comment on the incident.

So often I really feel like on behalf of my faith of choice I really should apologize. Some people just don't get it. This is sickening.

So often I really feel like on behalf of my faith of choice I really should apologize. Some people just don't get it. This is sickening.

Stay classy religion. Keep on showing us how Jesus' message of tolerance is supposed to be upheld. </sarcasm>

Having a women's softball league and then kicking out a team with gay players??? They're going to end up with five girls playing for the "pepper" championship.

(ducking and running)

Girls in Afghanistan are being poisoned, blown up and having acid thrown on them for having the audacity to attend school.

/priorities people
//private groups are allowed to discriminate. It's not right, but it's legal.

I feel for people in other countries, but I live here, not there. Yes there are people in the world who have it worse. Sucks to be them and I hope they get help but we're talking about our country and it happens to be infested with corrupt organized religion and dangerous dogma.

This gives me a great idea...I think I'm going to join La Raza!