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Jason Collins reactions from the other side of the gay-marriage debate

While most of the reactions have been very positive following the news that NBA player Jason Collins is gay, a minority of less-than-enthused individuals have come forward since the news broke. ESPN basketball analyst Chris Broussard said the following on an edition of Outside the Lines : "I'm a Christian. I don't agree with homosexuality. I think it's a sin, as I think all sex outside of marriage between a man and a woman is." He added: "If you're openly living that type of lifestyle, then the Bible says 'you know them by their fruits,' it says that that's a sin. And if you're openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, not just homosexuality - whatever it may be, I believe that's walking in open rebellion to God and Jesus Christ, so I would not characterize that person as a Christian." I then read a Facebook status which said, " For those of you, like me, hoping that someday ESPN's main focus is s...