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Several WORLD writers have covered the Chris Broussard story, but I'd like to approach it from a slightly different angle.

In 2007, then-Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Pat McCrory, said that too many young people, mostly black, were imitating the gangster lifestyle in behavior and dress. He wasn't stating his opinion or waxing philosophical; he was stating bald facts. When it comes to certain groups, such facts are off-limits. Naturally, the NAACP demanded that McCrory apologize. Unnaturally, given our politically correct society, McCrory did not apologize. He defended his comments as accurate.

I was stunned--and pleased--that the Republican stood his ground. His statements didn't wreak too much havoc on his political aspirations. Last November, McCrory was elected governor of North Carolina. I was equally pleased that ESPN sports analyst and writer Chris Broussard didn't apologize for stating a biblical truth on the air. Among other things, the Bible-believing Broussard said this about homosexual basketball player Jason Collins, who claims to be a Christian:

First, I'm in awe of Broussard's boldness. Although he was asked to comment as a Christian, he had to know it was a sort of set-up that might jeopardize his mainstream media career. Second, I'm in awe that Broussard hasn't apologized, despite the pressure. God is glorified in the proclamation of His Word. Broussard knows he has a Savior who loves him and a lot of Christians praying for him.