Football, religion often cross paths
October 31st, 2005A story in yesterday’s New York Times highlights Florida State coach Bobby Bowden and Georgia coach Mark Richt, and the spiritual content they infuse into their coaching. Both are unapologetically Christian. Both provide opportunities for their players to attend church or devotional services. And both have been criticized by some for doing so.
Bowden, however, makes an excellent point.
“You got 90 kids in a history or psychology classroom around here, and a professor can stand up and say anything he wants in creation,” Bowden said. “Why can’t I tell my boys what I believe?”
Good question, Bobby. And Barry Lynn’s protests notwithstanding, there shouldn’t be a reason why you can’t. Keep it up.
Barry Lynn believes, alike the ACLU or N.O.W., that he speaks for the majority of Americans. Truth be told, he doesn’t. His group is a pathetic attempt at silencing freedom of speech along with misinterpreting the so-called, “establishment clause”. Of course our Supreme Court wants to suppress free speech as well.
Somebody let me know when liberal groups, and the courts, understand the meaning of the word, “voluntary”.
Well, it is also their right on the “involuntary” side. They have every right to sit back quietly and not express their beliefs or opinions, take religion for example. They should be happy that the government doesn’t force them to express something they believe, or don’t. The government gives us all a choice to either sit quietly or express our thoughts, ideas, and emotions.
I disagree Scott. The government gives us nothing but moderate service, protection from ourselves, and gas of the bloating variety. The first ammendment states that the government can not make a law that prohibits free speech - this does not mean they grant it. God gives us free will.
Thanks for the story, Tim.
Go Dawgs
“The first ammendment states that the government can not make a law that prohibits free speech - this does not mean they grant it.”
Do what now? You don’t believe we have the right, persay, for free speech? Just that it can’t be prohibited?
Well, you know what? Nevermind. I really don’t feel like having a huge holy-war-political-argument here. That’s your opinion and your entitled to it, as am I with mine. Oh wait a minute, maybe the government doesn’t say that we are entitled to it….. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……..
But really, have a good one :).
Scott: I really wasn’t expecting that kind of response. As I have no desire to wage a “holy-war-political-argument” either, this will be my only reply.
Read the Declaration of Independance. Who do we get our rights from?
Read as much of the Constitution and Bill of Rights as you feel is necesary. At any point, does it state that the government of the United States gives us free choice?
http://www.usconstitution.net
I know what you are trying to say. I do. But, I still feel differently. And hey, that’s ok. Whoever it is, God or the US (or both), gives us that right to disagree.
[…] out the New York Times article concerning Bobby Bowden and Mark Richt that I blogged about here.
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