Why do athletes feel the need to publicly thank their family when a microphone is put in front of them though? IMO parents, siblings, and other family members are a personal thing unless in a home. Publicly thanking a parent for an athletic accomplishment is a cliche.
Parents are in the stands, have spent time and money and support for their kids. god isn’t picking winners and losers in an athletic competition.
Brooks, Carr, and others are confident that God is in the arena and that He spent time and effort for His children, so why would Brooks, Carr, and others not thank God if those athletes would also thank their families?
If you really want to know if there is Vodka in heaven, you may be heading down the wrong path?
He looks like he lost 10 lbs of muscle in the off-season too
Actually, if you listen closely, most of them aren’t even thanking God for the win. They are thanking him for the opportunity and essentially for the life they have. Most of it is pretty tame. Many of them come from rather strict Christian religions where proselytizing is heavily encouraged, if not mandated.
None of the Big 10 champions thanked God "for the win" today. At least one of the wrestlers said in his interview that his view is that God did not care whether the wrestler won or lost. In the past, Kyle Snyder, Aaron Brooks, and David Carr have all thanked God, not for the win, but for the peace that comes with understanding that winning and losing are not the most important thing. If you have an example of Snyder, Brooks, or Carr thanking God for granting a specific win or title, I would be very surprised.
You really have become an insufferable little douche. Let it go, it's his life and beliefs, he's not forcing you to think like him.
But this country was founded on one and not the other. Personally, I don’t care if you scream your love for any religion as long as you aren’t telling me I have to believe what you believe(sort of like what you do about Trump)…
Excellent factual point, Vodka. 1776 was the founding of the country. 1776's Declaration of Independence included "endowed by their Creator." 1791 was the year of the 1st Amendment, which had to come as an amendment to the US Constitution, and even that did not establish or demand a separation of church and state.
The right to be protected from religious persecution has nothing to do with public opinion. An overwhelming majority of people in the US believe in God. Most of them belong in one of the Christian based religions. Of course most of them are going to have issues with people that want to tell them a huge part of the belief structure that drives their daily lives and family structure is made up. You have to be bright enough to understand that, even if you don’t like it…
You need to brush up on your history. This country was not founded on the separation of church and state.
I am completely fine with you not liking it. I even understand why you feel that way. I simply gave my opinion on why a significant majority disagree with you…
Vodka why would it bother you? Its faith. Its god. Nothing wrong with it at all. Marrinelli wore it on his shirt snd always led with it. I respect it. Good kids all.
No, it wasn't. Plus, that's a quote about keeping the government from interfering with churches.
I would have no problem with an atheistic thanking the incalculable amount of blind chance and random circumstances it took to be at this moment in the cosmic universe. NONE.
Thanking God is not a form of proselytizing, unless that's the purpose of it. And you don't know their intent. I know for all my kids who participated in sports, and myself, that when I thanked God it was purely to make sure my Creator wasn't snubbed, but honored by me, and not forgotten. For a Christian, not giving glory to God in a moment on the big stage has a bad historical connotation.
No, I wouldn't cringe. I know the right to that freedom gives me the same right to do my thing. I would indirectly be sad there were now so many Muslims, though.
here’s rhe thing - if god is all knowing and such a forgivin dude, then why do we need to blast on tshirts and blather in interviews? he already knows our faith. preaching and throwing it in peopls faces amounts to telling people how to live their life, which makes yoy a douche.
