http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/ by Hemant Mehta Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57783 Lee Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:03:52 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57783 Do ya suppose that grape juice and cardboard-flavored bread wafers are offered to the spectators to drink and eat rather than beer and hot dogs? Do ya suppose that grape juice and cardboard-flavored bread wafers are offered to the spectators to drink and eat rather than beer and hot dogs?

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57290 Jen Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:47:08 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57290 I once got invited to play ball with a church from a woman who gave me a Jack Chick comic. I bet that was the same thing. I once got invited to play ball with a church from a woman who gave me a Jack Chick comic. I bet that was the same thing.

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57267 Karen Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:59:14 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57267 My church had evangelical basketball teams and leagues that were pretty similar to this. The idea was gospel outreach, not exercise or competition or camaraderie or any of those "lesser" things ... My church had evangelical basketball teams and leagues that were pretty similar to this. The idea was gospel outreach, not exercise or competition or camaraderie or any of those “lesser” things …

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57259 Maria Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:31:42 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57259 Yes I saw an article about this in Newsweek........scary..... Yes I saw an article about this in Newsweek……..scary…..

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57218 Polly Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:30:15 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57218 All those rules have the practical effect of preventing teams from recruiting "ringers." All those rules have the practical effect of preventing teams from recruiting “ringers.”

]]> http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57183 Darryl Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:14:35 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/07/27/evangelical-softball/#comment-57183 Nothing surprises or impresses me about evangelical Christians. Evangelical Christians mean well . . . well, most of them, anyway. But, because of the stuff they believe, they end up being real assholes--from the perspective of life in general. I speak from years of experience, so any of you out there who want to argue, don't waste your time. Nothing surprises or impresses me about evangelical Christians. Evangelical Christians mean well . . . well, most of them, anyway. But, because of the stuff they believe, they end up being real assholes–from the perspective of life in general. I speak from years of experience, so any of you out there who want to argue, don’t waste your time.

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