{"id":30632,"date":"2023-12-08T10:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=30632"},"modified":"2023-12-08T14:27:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T19:27:39","slug":"christian-group-accepts-support-as-commanders-player-faces-backlash-over-cleats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/12\/christian-group-accepts-support-as-commanders-player-faces-backlash-over-cleats.html","title":{"rendered":"Christian Group Accepts Support as Commanders Player Faces Backlash Over Cleats"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30659\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/12\/FCA-Cleats_credit-all-pro-reels-wikimedia_Inset-washington-commanders-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30659\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/12\/FCA-Cleats_credit-all-pro-reels-wikimedia_Inset-washington-commanders-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All-Pro Reels\/Wikimedia Commons | Inset: Washington Commanders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Washington Commanders cornerback Kendall Fuller used the NFL&#8217;s My Cause My Cleats campaign to show support for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) during the Commanders&#8217; game against the Miami Dolphins. The list of what causes NFL players would support during Weeks 13 and 14 of the season was released in November.<\/p>\n<p>As Week 13 crept closer, Fuller was criticized for his support of the Christian group. OutSports, a sports website focused on LGBTQ+ issues, scrutinized Fuller for his support of the group. The site described\u00a0the FCA\u00a0as having &#8220;anti-LGBTQ policies&#8221; and previously criticized the organization&#8217;s belief system, which reportedly included that marriage is between a man and woman and a sexual purity statement that condemns sex outside of marriage and homosexual acts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Commanders<\/a> star CB Kendall Fuller is being called out by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/outsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@outsports<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBNation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SBNation<\/a> for supporting an \u201cANTI-LGBTQ group\u201d with his My Cause My Cleats today, the \u201cFellowship of Christian Athletes.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V6s8aapZuz\">pic.twitter.com\/V6s8aapZuz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1731329022896816589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the scrutiny, the FCA supported Fuller and any other athlete associated with the group. The group said in a statement to Fox News Digital, &#8220;The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is appreciative to the many players who have represented FCA in the NFL&#8217;s My Cause My Cleats campaign. For 69 years, FCA has stayed true to its vision to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued, &#8220;All are welcome to participate in Fellowship of Christian Athletes activities and events, and FCA believes that all people are of great worth and value to God and should be treated with love, dignity and respect.&#8221; Fuller, 28, is in his eighth season in the NFL and his sixth with the Commanders. He\u2019s played in 12 games this season and has two interceptions to his credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Commanders cornerback Kendall Fuller used the NFL&#8217;s My Cause My Cleats campaign to show support for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) during the Commanders&#8217; game against the Miami Dolphins. The list of what causes NFL players would support during Weeks 13 and 14 of the season was released in November. 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