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If so, there seems to be a trend\u2026<\/p>\n

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HT Bob Cargill. No, this isn\u2019t good theology. But as long as so many people believe that God cares what team wins, then hopefully they will at least draw out the logical implications from such beliefs.<\/p>\n

Neil deGrasse Tyson offered an astute sports-related theological observation:<\/p>\n

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And of course, it could be that Jesus really does care about football \u2013 but that most Americans have yet to realize that in the rest of the cosmos, that name denotes a different sport:<\/p>\n

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