Oh, oh oh, oh...you don't halfta go (I couldn't resist and the reason is...becuase I remember laughter.) Oh Lawd please save me from your followers. Please. Supposedly there is no religious test to run for public office (but there really is, sort of). Hinudus, Aye-Rabs and Jews are all allowed in God's American Christian Army (but not). And now, sit down for this one peeps, now you halfta be on Team Jesus is you wanna play some American NFL Football...well, at least in Indianapolis.
This headline is so epic Atheist May Not Be Welcome In Indy. Wow what do you really want to say, interim coach Bruce Arians (1). He basically said what you are supposed to say in that he wants to draft good people that love football and...God. Cause ya know, you can't have one without the other, right (2). Wrong. Anyhoo...
The constitution and bill of rights for the players (esp. Article 49 of ) the Collective Bargaining Agreement, states that there will be no discrimination for sexuality, bla bla bla, other stuffs and religion. Is it true. Who knows.
A couple o' three years ago that book Onward Christian Athletes was making the rounds. Of the many points made one was that (pretty much, if not all) teams have a chaplains office available to the players and it is supplied by, gee I dunno, Joe's evangelical warehouse of clergy specifically intended to work and recruit within the confines of all NFL teams (and similar programs in all the other major sports).
Just like the massive infiltration achieved by non-secular institutions and programs (esp. during Bush Jr. years) into the public square and all levels and departments of teh government, the Christian powers that be are hijacking (myyyyyyy) precious football right freekin' now. Fuck. Seriously. Fuck.
This is a *lighthearted* form of American Exceptionalism and another loss in the battle for secular society, but fuck-en-aye man...don't hijack football too. If you look at the first comment in the article (first at the time of writing this), Team Secular can see and measure the amount of work we have ahead.
It starts off with the compact and yet powerful, "This country was founded by Christians and spreading Christianity As well as living by it." (Lack of punctuation is the commenter, not me).
There is so much wrong with that ill looking sentence I don't know where to begin. Should I attack the logical fallacies or the history of how the conversation has evolved since the arrival of The New Atheist. Talking about does God even watch football is always fun (because then you halfta figure out which team is Gawds team-obviously the NY Jets), but I've done that so many times before that even I bore myself of such a task. Did I say American Exceptionalism...OK, American Exceptionalism.
Or....
...how bout I write a super epic and long expose on the connection between the hijacking of the American prison system by evangelical Christians (in services provided and content of services and govt. funding for promotion of their religion), proselytizing of American Jesus in the halls of every and all professional sports (team prayers, Jesus celebrations, bible passages on equipment) and the colonization of American Jesus in the world (Macro-Christianity) simultaneously within the government and the public sector and private business (Micro-Christianity (2))...
...or...
...how about I just end with this...Niner's, don't go down that road. Just win baby.
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| Gooooozzzzz teh Niner's. Go mutha-meower-oil extracting fracter-fractions, there is a face in my fur. Meeeooooowwwwwwwww, beeotches. Niners. |
(1) Also spelt Aryan. Jus' sayin'.
* Atheist
(1) Mutually exclusive events and Independent events (to me) is all, like, Team Atheist/Skeptic 101. Jus' sayin'.
* Privilege Denying People on Tumblr. Sorta funny, sorta not...ugh...
* I don't feel the pressure of having to make sense on each post. I just wanna write, yo.
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