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Originally Posted by nuzzy62
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Originally Posted by nuzzy62
Sorry I'm late.
For all the people who "don't believe in God", I think Josh Hamilton thanking him should be no different than if he thanked his wife, or his mother, or Santa Claus, or Mario Mendoza.
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by BINGLEBOP
OFG does bring up a good point though. No one is proselytizing about Santa Clause, let alone his mother or Mario Mendoza. More importantly is the point he's making about trying to turn the tables on religion and actively proselytizing for Atheism...
Yeah I just read a SI article from a few months back and Hamilton mentioned his wife but not God. Obviously doesn't do it in EVERY interview!
How about for the people that "do believe in god"? Should it be different for them or not?Quote:
Originally Posted by BINGLEBOP
Or SI didn't print that part...Quote:
Originally Posted by RickD
maybe his wife is God and thus no need to mention her twice:pQuote:
Originally Posted by RickD
I don't think it "should" or "shouldn't" be anything. Like others have already mentioned on here, it's OK to disagree. In fact, it's a good thing. Even if Josh Hamilton brought up God, said his favorite Bible verse, crossed himself, and encouraged everybody at home to build a better relationship with Jesus Christ, I wouldn't have complained about it either.Quote:
Originally Posted by filihok
The fact that a lot of people didn't give any thought at all to this sort of thing at all until it was brought up on the forum here speaks volumes. ("Oh, he talked about God? You're right, he did!!!!! That changes EVERYTHING!!!!!111oneone") My pulse rate doesn't increase when Josh Hamilton talks about God. I'm secure enough in everything I believe (or don't believe) in life that it doesn't affect me when somebody talks about something I may not share a belief in, especially when I have a choice not to subject myself to it. (Even though it is the opposite where I enjoy discussing or debating alternating viewpoints. After all, none of us know everything.)
To me, it was a wonderful interview of somebody who's been through a lot and has made it out alive and almost won the Home Run Derby, you know, the reason he was there. That's gotten lost in all of this just because he brought up God, which to me, is that "fill in the blank" thing.
You got me there...Quote:
The fact that a lot of people didn't give any thought at all to this sort of thing at all until it was brought up on the forum here speaks volumes.
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I don't think he should be encouraging anyone to get to know Christ or anything like that but stating his personal views is what the media is all about. Shouldn't this part of the conversation really be in the other thread? :)
He can say whatever he wants. There's that little thing you Yanks call Freedom of Speech, or is that not still part of the American Constitution?
Well he can't say "whatever" he wants, but under the laws of the constitution he does have a very large array of things that he CAN say.
Maybe he just liked !@#$%*& guys?Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
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The Home Run Contest is getting to be too much like the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest ... the guys the fans want to see don't want to do it or there is a stupid rule about eligibility which keep outtheguys who want to do it.
A-Rod's swing get messed up by doing what? Swinging his bat at thrown balls? Dude, you get more messed up getting divorced by your wife who is going to take you to the bank and ****ing around with Madonna.