Comments on: Magic Center Dwight Howard Knows Why His Team is in the NBA Finals http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/ by Hemant Mehta Mon, 28 May 2012 05:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Tim http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-319480 Tim Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:47:08 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-319480 My sadness, as a Jesus follower, is that my brothers and sisters think God is focused on NBA titles instead of Dafur, nuclear weapons, mass starvation, thousands of children dying every day from unsanitary drinking water,etc. My sadness, as a Jesus follower, is that my brothers and sisters think God is focused on NBA titles instead of Dafur, nuclear weapons, mass starvation, thousands of children dying every day from unsanitary drinking water,etc.

]]> By: TXatheist http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-319457 TXatheist Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:00:43 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-319457 Well of course god was for the city of angels and not magic... Well of course god was for the city of angels and not magic…

]]> By: Reginald Selkirk http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-319441 Reginald Selkirk Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:40:21 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-319441 Time for an update. God lost the NBA championship to Kobe Bryant. Time for an update. God lost the NBA championship to Kobe Bryant.

]]> By: keddaw http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-315969 keddaw Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:27:17 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-315969 He totally misses the irony of playing for a team called "MAGIC" and saying God wants them to win: Exod. 22:18 "Do not allow a sorceress to live." The Bible isn't too keen on magic, or anything that challenges God's omnipotence (is God really insecure or what?) He totally misses the irony of playing for a team called “MAGIC” and saying God wants them to win:

Exod. 22:18 “Do not allow a sorceress to live.”

The Bible isn’t too keen on magic, or anything that challenges God’s omnipotence (is God really insecure or what?)

]]> By: Tim http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-315872 Tim Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:55:18 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-315872 I say "Amen!" to this comment: It frankly sounds arrogant to me to think that the supposed all-loving divine creator of the universe cares about you winning a basketball game when there are all those starving children out there and amputees that God for some reason never heals and it also implicates that they think God hates the other team for some reason. I offer: Why don't the "friendly atheists" combine wiht the "friendly believers" to support the ONE campaign, seeking to combat poverty around the world through jusice. See www.one.org I say “Amen!” to this comment:

It frankly sounds arrogant to me to think that the supposed all-loving divine creator of the universe cares about you winning a basketball game when there are all those starving children out there and amputees that God for some reason never heals and it also implicates that they think God hates the other team for some reason.

I offer:

Why don’t the “friendly atheists” combine wiht the “friendly believers” to support the ONE campaign, seeking to combat poverty around the world through jusice. See http://www.one.org

]]> By: Transplanted Lawyer http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-315817 Transplanted Lawyer Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:48:38 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-315817 Ah, but the Devil roots for the Lakers; he's got courtside seats. I mean, the guy who played the Devil in <i>The Witches of Eastwick</i> and <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/1994-03-01/local/me-28564_1" rel="nofollow">I sure wouldn't want to make that guy mad at me</a>. Ah, but the Devil roots for the Lakers; he’s got courtside seats. I mean, the guy who played the Devil in The Witches of Eastwick and I sure wouldn’t want to make that guy mad at me.

]]> By: Dylan Armitage http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-315727 Dylan Armitage Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:42:53 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-315727 If they lose and someone does manage to ask them that question, there are only two possibly responses: 1. "We didn't pray hard enough." 2. "God works in mysterious ways." Is there any other possible answer if you truly believe that God is on your side in a sports game? If they lose and someone does manage to ask them that question, there are only two possibly responses:
1. “We didn’t pray hard enough.”
2. “God works in mysterious ways.”

Is there any other possible answer if you truly believe that God is on your side in a sports game?

]]> By: Brooks http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-315704 Brooks Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:46:09 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-315704 The preacher at my parents' church this past weekend was preaching about his comment about God and he was preaching on and on about how humble it is when Christian athletes give credit to God for their victories. I fail to see how it's humble. It frankly sounds arrogant to me to think that the supposed all-loving divine creator of the universe cares about you winning a basketball game when there are all those starving children out there and amputees that God for some reason never heals and it also implicates that they think God hates the other team for some reason. The preacher at my parents’ church this past weekend was preaching about his comment about God and he was preaching on and on about how humble it is when Christian athletes give credit to God for their victories. I fail to see how it’s humble. It frankly sounds arrogant to me to think that the supposed all-loving divine creator of the universe cares about you winning a basketball game when there are all those starving children out there and amputees that God for some reason never heals and it also implicates that they think God hates the other team for some reason.

]]> By: ATL-Apostate http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-315678 ATL-Apostate Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:40:27 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-315678 Funny. He plays for a team called 'Magic,' which he also probably believes in. Funny.
He plays for a team called ‘Magic,’ which he also probably believes in.

]]> By: ollie http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2009/06/02/magic-center-dwight-howard-knows-why-his-team-is-in-the-nba-finals/#comment-315633 ollie Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:01:12 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=12120#comment-315633 This is football, but Vince Lombardi once said that God favors the team "with larger players". :) Now if a team with "athletes" such as myself wins anything at all, THAT will be a case of divine intervention! :) This is football, but Vince Lombardi once said that God favors the team “with larger players”. :)

Now if a team with “athletes” such as myself wins anything at all, THAT will be a case of divine intervention! :)

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