| Why are there so many "religious" players now? 13:31 - Sep 13 with 8255 views | Meadowlark |
Do any of our players point to the sky when they walk on to the pitch?
Ive just been watching MOTD and there's quite a lot of this nonsense.
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:32 - Sep 13 with 3101 views | Zx1988 |
Not sure that religious players expressing their faith in a way that harms precisely nobody should be called out as 'nonsense'. |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:35 - Sep 13 with 3079 views | fabian_illness |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:32 - Sep 13 by Zx1988 |
Not sure that religious players expressing their faith in a way that harms precisely nobody should be called out as 'nonsense'. |
Ones faith to another ones nonsense. Just 2 opinions, no harm done, surely. |  | | |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:37 - Sep 13 with 3046 views | Scuzzer |
And why do you think this is nonsense? |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:42 - Sep 13 with 3017 views | baxterbasics |
We have a few who cross themselves and Morsy did the arms out thing.
No need to be Mr Smug Atheist about it really. |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:44 - Sep 13 with 3009 views | _CliveBaker_ |
‘Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.’
Romans 14:13 |  | | |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:46 - Sep 13 with 2976 views | Zx1988 |
To give you a direct answer, assuming those who do so are Christians, it most likely stems from 1 Thessalonians 5:18, in which the Apostle Paul states:
"In everything give thanks"
It's not meant to be flashy, showy, or anything other than a physical manifestation of their thanks to God for their career. | |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:49 - Sep 13 with 2933 views | WeWereZombies |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:46 - Sep 13 by Zx1988 |
To give you a direct answer, assuming those who do so are Christians, it most likely stems from 1 Thessalonians 5:18, in which the Apostle Paul states:
"In everything give thanks"
It's not meant to be flashy, showy, or anything other than a physical manifestation of their thanks to God for their career. |
But of course they wait until they are in front of thirty thousand people before doing so rather than privately mulling over the game at the end of the day... |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:50 - Sep 13 with 2925 views | Wolfshead |
No place for religious bigotry on this forum
edit: if you "don't like this post" then you need to give your head a wobble (you know who
you are) [Post edited 13 Sep 14:23]
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:52 - Sep 13 with 2899 views | durhamj |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:49 - Sep 13 by WeWereZombies |
But of course they wait until they are in front of thirty thousand people before doing so rather than privately mulling over the game at the end of the day... |
Maybe they do both. | | | |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:58 - Sep 13 with 2869 views | NthQldITFC |
Each to their own. Personal religious beliefs don't really harm anybody (or they shouldn't), but I'd agree with the inference that organised religion and the tribalism around it are dangerous in direct way - wars, persecution etc. - but far more so in giving people irrational excuses to ignore science, the science which has given us all the good and bad changes we have since we left caves.
Ignoring science - either with or without a religious reason - is likely to very soon be the end of us in one way or another. Believing your particular sky pilot will save you because you've read the right book and all the others are false is clearly ridiculous.
If one religion is true, then surely all others are, and yet we've never seen any evidence for any of them. By the same token, they are exactly the right way to manipulate human beings and were therefore always destined to evolve. |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:01 - Sep 13 with 2853 views | bluester |
I also find it a bit odd. It does seem to be a somewhat new thing in football. A bit of a trend.
edit: i think calling it nonsense didn’t do you any favours. [Post edited 13 Sep 14:02]
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:01 - Sep 13 with 2846 views | SitfcB |
Does it matter? |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:02 - Sep 13 with 2842 views | TripSwitch |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:58 - Sep 13 by NthQldITFC |
Each to their own. Personal religious beliefs don't really harm anybody (or they shouldn't), but I'd agree with the inference that organised religion and the tribalism around it are dangerous in direct way - wars, persecution etc. - but far more so in giving people irrational excuses to ignore science, the science which has given us all the good and bad changes we have since we left caves.
Ignoring science - either with or without a religious reason - is likely to very soon be the end of us in one way or another. Believing your particular sky pilot will save you because you've read the right book and all the others are false is clearly ridiculous.
If one religion is true, then surely all others are, and yet we've never seen any evidence for any of them. By the same token, they are exactly the right way to manipulate human beings and were therefore always destined to evolve. |
Many scientists are also Christians. |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:08 - Sep 13 with 2799 views | NthQldITFC |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:02 - Sep 13 by TripSwitch |
Many scientists are also Christians. |
Yes. Have worked with a few.
There's certainly some good philosophy in the origins of all of religions which evolved in all or most of the discrete tribes of the world, but it's the literal belief in multiple self-contradictory stories, and negative actions (or inactions) which are carried out in the name of them which are becoming too big for the natural world to handle.
And as I say, if they didn't exist, they are exactly the right thing to invent to control and manipulate human beings in their fear of non-existence, which tells a pretty inescapable story as far as I am concerned. [Post edited 13 Sep 14:15]
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:21 - Sep 13 with 2723 views | BelsteadCav |
Burns always said a little prayer in the west stand corner before kick off, I don’t see an issue at all 🤷🏼♂️ |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:28 - Sep 13 with 2655 views | ZapatasMoustache |
Kipre and Nuñez, most obviously. Formerly Burns and Morsy. |  | | |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:29 - Sep 13 with 2646 views | J2BLUE |
Do you not believe they are religious? |  | | |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:31 - Sep 13 with 2638 views | witchdoctor |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:50 - Sep 13 by Wolfshead |
No place for religious bigotry on this forum
edit: if you "don't like this post" then you need to give your head a wobble (you know who
you are) [Post edited 13 Sep 14:23]
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I don’t…care to enlighten? |  | | |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:32 - Sep 13 with 2628 views | redrickstuhaart |
It is largely nonsense, but they are entitled. Probably dowm to the diversity of players in our leagues now, with distinct and different religious cultures who are more demonstrative than English folk tend to be, and/or feel inclined to express and assert their backgrounds because they are somewhere foreign.
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:35 - Sep 13 with 2613 views | bluester |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:50 - Sep 13 by Wolfshead |
No place for religious bigotry on this forum
edit: if you "don't like this post" then you need to give your head a wobble (you know who
you are) [Post edited 13 Sep 14:23]
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I don’t think it’s religious bigotry. that’s a complete overreaction. | | | |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:40 - Sep 13 with 2602 views | Illinoisblue |
What I find fascinating is many athletes over here are very quick to very publicly praise God when their team wins an important game or championship; this happens with high school, college and pro athletes. “To God the glory” they say. Yet whenever these athletes lose a big game or get injured you never hear them questioning god’s plan for them. It’s the cherry picking that gets me. |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:41 - Sep 13 with 2579 views | saxon |
More players from less secular societies. Religion still a bigger part of culture in South/Latin America, southern Europe etc than it is today in UK. Think you'd see the same or more if you watched Spanish. Italian, Brazilian, etc domestic matches. | | | |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:45 - Sep 13 with 2534 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
Intolerance is never a good look. | | | |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:45 - Sep 13 with 2525 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:44 - Sep 13 by _CliveBaker_ |
‘Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.’
Romans 14:13 |
‘Therefore let us not stop passing to one another. Also, make up your mind to put in a tackle or block in the way of an opposition player.’
O'Neil 14:45 |  |
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| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 14:47 - Sep 13 with 2518 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Why are there so many "religious" players now? on 13:44 - Sep 13 by _CliveBaker_ |
‘Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.’
Romans 14:13 |
Unless, of course, they are gay. Or wear mixed fibres. Or are the wrong denomination. [Post edited 13 Sep 14:47]
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