Golden State Warriors Coach Fired for His Faith?

Controversy is swirling around the Golden State Warriors' decision to fire coach Mark Jackson, who is an outspoken Christian.
    
Jackson was let go, despite having coached the Warriors to 51 wins and a second-consecutive NBA playoff appearance this season.
    
Now Ann Killion, a sports reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, is asking if Jackson's faith had anything to do with his release.
    
"Everything about Jackson was under scrutiny, which includes his very public persona as a religious man," Killion notes in a May 6 San Francisco Chronicle blog.
    
Killion also pointed out that team owner Rick Welts is openly gay, while Jackson pastors a Christian church and embraces traditional values.