SPORTS. Screw the prayer!

All I know is that the concept of anything divine lending itslef to something as trivial, empty and wasteful as "professional sports" is absolutely insane.

And by the way, Pro Sports being forefront in American culture was just to prepare us for the "Kid Rock"-ing of the country.

I want more people being sturck with lightning on the field. Just in general. Blasphemers or not.

I guess the one exception is the Olympics (cause you know that the gods had a hand in that). I salute the athletes that make up the Olympic community, I really do.

They're probably thinking, "Yeah, let me kiss God's ass now, 'cause in a couple of years I'm sure as hell gonna kill my wife!"

My issue with this is the apparent insincerity of these statements. While they may actually have those beliefs, the timing, place, and volume of the profession of those beliefs just seems fake. Unless they are crazy, people just don't spend all day thanking God and Jesus or their chosen deity for everything from enough milk left for their cornflakes in the morning, to the boss allowing them to kiss up, or for a regular bowel movement at night.

In the end, there is a time and a place for these expressions of belief, and it isn't in the post game/match/bout interview.

I'd just as soon hear a boxer thank God, who had nothing to do with it, for his win, as thank his family, who also had nothing to do with it.

we should all go to the next major heavyweight fight and hold up signs that say:

kicking somebody's ass makes baby jesus cry.

/willko.

How about everyone prays to their deities that all sports be obliterated.

And then we can appoint Nick as Minister of the Olympics, as he helps blur the lines between nations.

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It's funny. Yesterday, our pastor did an end-zone spike with the communion loaf.

nope, priest use communion WAFERS.

Catholics and Presbyterians (Catholic Light) aren't the only ones that have communion.

Maybe this won't be popular, but I think it bears stating. Tolerance is the key word here. If you want to the freedom NOT to spout religious mouthings or gestures at any given moment you have to grant others the right to do so if they wish. Freedom cuts both ways.

Also, if these people actually ARE religious, where else are they gonna do it but during their lives and at their jobs? You don't stop being a person when you clock in. If someone is going to say that God (or whatever) is important to them then let's see them follow through (but not just in front of the cameras).

Sure they may look like idiots and hypocrites, but since when did we start actually thinking that because a guy or gal can play with a ball or any other piece of sports equipment they actually have something worthwhile to say?

If you really want to end the foolishness, stop paying so much attention to these people. Some athletes are bright, well-spoken people. Many are not.

My pet peeve is the infamous "We won!" This is almost NEVER uttered by someone who was actually on the field or had anything REMOTELY to do with the outcome. But aside from the occasional comment, I just twitch and move on.

And just to save someone the time and typing, yes, freedom also means the freedom to bitch.

Jesus wept.

I offer up a prayer just before I take human life.

Every time, no exceptions.

Does that mean I have to say grace before devouring the faces of my enemies now?

They don't tend to stand still that long...

Only the infidels. The rest are off to meet the big guy. We should ALL be so lucky.

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Nick-that line above-what you wrote about boxers praying?

Have you SEEN Diggstown?

"Lord, please grant us the strength to tear this man limb from limb."

If there is a GOD, two things:

I want to FIGHT him, and-

I'd like to think he's a force in every athlete's career-during that coke bust...or the domestic battery charge...or when your entire team is swept right outta' the playoffs-I'm sure God is smiling then.

I know I am...