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Quote by: Rainbow (Maybe not that LOTs, but) I did played, instead :-)))
I simply see no reason to turn my private enterprise into wishful desire to be directed and/or brought to God's attention. That is not what Faith is all about.
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Well that's a whole 'nuther question, isn't it... whether it's appropriate to pray for the outcome of a sporting event. I have no problem either way...
(Although I get REALLY MIFFED at athletes who get in front of a mike after winning some event, and explain how their praying to Jesus was the reason they won. LIke, what?? The other guy didn't pray hard enough? Did Jesus just like you better?) Quote:
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Quote by: Rainbow Example :
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What about a guy walking down the street. If he wants to stop and pray... or if he and his entire posse are walking down the street and decide to stop, grab hands and pray... I have no problem with that.
Guy and his posse come to a bus stop where I'm waiting for a bus with some other folks, and he says, "Hey, everyone, let's all gather round and pray before the bus comes." No, thank you, and I resent you're presuming to impose your beliefs on folks who didn't ask for it.
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Quote by: Rainbow Since I may not express my religious approach in public : |
Who says you can't? You just can't impose it on others.
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- what is the reason that I need to respect those with no-religious affiliation guys, while the those guys seem to present no respect to my religious affiliation
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How on earth did you arrive at that??? Did someone ask you to join in on a recital of atheist quotes or a Buddhist chant or something?
You're inventing problems... you're saying it's disrespectful for others to complain about being asked to join in honoring your religion, so why should you respect others who aren't asking you to join in anything?
That's pretty silly.
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Quote by: Rainbow Are you suggesting that players with no-religious affiliation, have no clue on events in locker-room prior a game ? and they have just realized that lately ? |
I'm saying they have
plenty of time to pray individually if they so desire, or to gather with other Christians for a prayer, before Coach comes in to fire 'em up and lead 'em out onto the field. And no, I generally didn't pay much attention to what others were doing... I was busy visualising the upcoming game and getting my game face screwed on good and tight, but it wouldn't matter if I had. What they did was their business, just as mine was mine.
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Quote by: Rainbow I believe that some Democracy-thirsty maniacs have problems with tolerating their co-players. That is the reason that whole event ended up on a judge's desk. |
Again, that's just stupid. We're all in that locker room for one reason... to go out as a team and kick the other #@!&%+*'s collective asses. We're not there to preach our particular religious beliefs to each other.
What's not to understand here, Rainbow?
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Quote by: Anmon Like a few prayers are going to hurt anyone. |
Like I said... have the Coach recite a Buddhist Chant or a sura from the Q'uran, and watch how many good 'ol American parents starting howling in pain!
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Quote by: JaneDoe I don't think they've just clued in, I think they're just now feeling it **might*** be safe to stand up and object to it.
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There it is... and I sorta resent that I'd have been riciduled and called a whiner if I
had complained, but gawd forbid if a student from... say... India ever asked Coach if he could lead everyone in a Hindu sutra.
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