I shared my thoughts<\/a> on the whole \u201cStevie Johnson angrily tweets to God\u201d story. \u00a0Later that night, God and football intersected again\u2026 in an equally ridiculous fashion.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
As you can see in the video above, Ronnie Hastie quickly kneeled in the end-zone and pointed heavenward after scoring a touchdown. \u00a0It didn\u2019t seem excessive, and it didn\u2019t seem to draw attention to himself- and yet he was given a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct.<\/p>\n
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One has to wonder why the referee was so quick with the flag. \u00a0I would like to commend the young man for not making a huge deal out of a stupid situation. \u00a0You don\u2019t seem him crying about \u201creligious persecution\u201d- only that he\u2019ll do his praying on the sideline out of respect for the rules. \u00a0Way to be the bigger man.<\/p>\n
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