A 16-year-old skateboarder used her platform at the Paris Olympics on Sunday to push the message of Christianity.
Rayssa Leal, competing for Brazil in the women’s final, looked into a camera and signed the Bible verse John 14:6: “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”
Leal, who is Catholic, ended up medaling, taking home the bronze. She told reporters after her performance, “Once again, thank God I won a medal. I’m very happy to be here.”
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🔥🚨BREAKING: Rayssa Leal, a Catholic skater won a Bronze Medal at the Paris World Olympics and she allegedly was told she wasn’t allowed to praise Jesus Christ.
Leal responded by saying ‘Jesus is the way, the truth and the life’ in sign language to protest.
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