6 thoughts on “Football fans: This should clear things up.”

1. The Giants pulled of a “hail Mary” pass to end the second quarter against the Packers…. maybe praying to Mary instead of the Big Guy would have worked for Tebow?  

2. Decent people who are proud of their faith, do good things and succeed in life tend to irritate some of us; they remind us of our private failures, so, naturally, we hope they stumble.

   So sayeth Dan Barry in Saturday’s New York Times.
   
   Well, Barry’s statement begs multiple questions — Do they remind us? Do we hope they stumble? Do people who are proud of the faith necessarily do good things?  You know what Dan, BULLSHIT.

   Rather, and in fact — (from From No More Mister Nice Blog):

   It’s not true. For one thing, many of us don’t feel guilty that we’ve had premarital sex or use cuss words. Many of us don’t feel guilty that we don’t glorify God incessantly. (Many of us don’t believe in God and are perfectly comfortable about it.)

   What tends to irritate us is people who think they’re better than we are, and who incessantly remind us that they feel this way. That’s what’s irritating about Tebow’s public displays of (moral) perfection.

   I would argue that even Jesus himself would agree that Tebow’s showoffy sanctimony is wrong. I know Saturday Night Live has made that point in a sketch, but here’s a quote that’s actually from the Bible; I’ve used it many times on this blog in reference to public figures who desperately want you to pay attention to how holy they are, but I can’t think of anyone in public life who’s deserved it more than Tebow.

   Tim, here’s Luke 18:10-14:

   Two men went up into the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed with himself, ‘God,  thank you. I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

   (emphasis added).

   Sanctimonious putz.

3. http://www.geekologie.com/2009…

   Some of are mere religionists, others mean well but are hopelessly misguided. Religion & Churchianity teach that God must be worshipped & honored at every juncture throughout the day with continuous public displays of some sort. Weekly, but at least occasional pageantry is required for the true religionist.

   Trifling is not recommended as this lesson has clearly taught.  

4. Jesus’s reported instruction to his followers on how to pray – not like a Pharisee, whose prayers were all for show (which is how “Pharisee” became a synonym for “hypocrite”):

   New International Version (copyright 1984)
   

   But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

   Good quotes, caoimhin. No More Mister Nice Blog hits it right on the head.

   NanuqFC
   
   Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. ~ Blaise Pascal

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