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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many really good athletes feel they were given tremendous physical gifts by God.

Atheists dislike anything they can’t understand, and don’t like athletes who are exceptionally talented acknowledging publicly that they attribute their success from God.

People might see a successful athlete acknowledging God and/or Jesus and think wow, if that guy believes in God, God might be real.

Nobody is saying atheists can’t be successful athletes, but I don’t see a lot of successful, famous, or well known atheists in the sporting world, the Olympics, etc. I am sure their are some, but the majority believe in God.[/quote]

Did you dislocate a shoulder making so many sweeping generalizations in a single post?

Can you at least give a cite for your claim that a majority of successful athletes believe in God?

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Op and the other posters already did, they are seriously annoyed that people who play “sportsball” believe God helped them make a basket or interception.[/quote]

Really? They have actual data to show that a majority of successful athletes believe in God? Can you point out where they cited their data?

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Nobody has cited any data. However, only successful athletes get on tv, are interviewed by the media, are shown pointing to the sky in a way of acknowledging God. Apparently the people posting on this thread see and hear successful and well known athletes thanking God and were so moved to create a thread about it, because they don’t understand it and think athletes are very very stupid for crediting God or Jesus for athletic victories.

Do you think the people posting on this thread are being dramatic? I don’t. I actually think they are correct. I watch a fair amount of all kinds of sporting events on tv, and attend a good amount in person. I have personally witnessed a bunch of professional athletes crediting God for their abilities and victories. Whenever a player is inducted into a a Hall of Fame (in any sport) they usually (probably 99.9% of the time) credit and give thanks to God. In the last superbowl, both qbs were strong Christians. I think the person who
started the thread is probably sick of hearing athletes praise God because a lot of them do.

So yeah, many high level, professional athletes are at least Christian to the extent they acknowledge God is their creator, endowed them with physical gifts, and gave them strength and courage to compete against other gifted athletes.

Are there a bunch of atheists who are professional athletes the media is discriminating against and refusing to give airtime to? I said before of course not everyone is religious, def some atheist athletes, but I have never personally seen any.
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So IOW - and after so many words! - you got nothing.

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Except op and everyone in the thread complaining about athletes thanking God for their victories.

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Yes, that’s really hard data.

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An NCAA report conducted in 2011 found that 75 percent of student-athletes identified with a Christian religion. Just 13 percent of respondents said they weren't religious.

Faith has long played a major role in the NFL. About one-third of the players in America's three major professional team sports—football, baseball, and basketball—are born-again Christians, with the NFL having the highest percentage. Athletes in Action estimates that 35 to 40 percent of NFL players are evangelicals, compared to about 25 percent of Americans. Post-game interviews of players, post-game prayer huddles, testimonies in print publications and online and Hall of Fame acceptance speeches demonstrate that Christian faith is very significant in the culture of pro football.

https://www.christianpost.com/voices/a-growing-tradition-faith-remains-steadfast-in-the-nfl.html

While the faith of Tim Tebow has garnered the most media attention in recent years, many leading coaches, including Tom Landry, Joe Gibbs, Tony Dungy, Lovie Smith and Mike Tomlin, were or are known for their Christian commitment. So have been numerous star players, such as Roger Staubach, Steve Largent, Kurt Warner, Reggie White, Mike Singletary, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Cam Newton, Russell Wilson, Jared Allen, Troy Polamalu, Darrell Green, Prince Amukamara, Dallas Clark, Shaun Alexander, LaDainian Tomlinson and Emmitt Thomas.

The NFL has been ambivalent about Christians testifying to their faith. Some Christian coaches and players say that they feel free to talk about their faith, and even evangelize, if they do so discerningly, while others declare that the league prefers players to act like Christians but not explicitly say that they are Christians. The NFL has no rules prohibiting personnel from discussing their faith or evangelizing, but it has forbidden players from displaying religious symbols or messages on their apparel during games or post-game interviews.[/quote]

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