Gabby Douglas Thanks God… Why is This News?
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Neal Pollack Has Written a Jewish Basketball Noir Novel
What happens when a culturally Jewish writer learns that Jews once ruled basketball.
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Does God Want Jeremy Lin to Win?
Two unlikely heroes, Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin, have rocked the sports world. Lurking behind their stardom is a whole lot of bad theology.
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Missing the Extra Point: The Real Cause of Tebow Fever
People are watching The Tebow Show because he’s a second-rate quarterback… and winning games, often against great odds while playing his best at the most opportune times. For a large segment of the population (43 percent according to a recent poll), Tebow’s success is proof that God intervenes in history, even in football games.
Read MoreWhat Would Jesus Chew?, Bishops Bet on B-Ball, The Incredibly Shrinking Brain
This week’s The Week in Religion.
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Michael Vick Walks on Water: Updated
From his jaw-dropping 88-yard touchdown pass to DeSean Jackson in the first few minutes of the game to what would be a record-breaking performance overall—333 yards thrown, four touchdowns, and a 59-28 blowout against the Washington Redskins—it was Vick’s name that the sportscasters kept coming back to, with awe in their voices. But without the chance to play pro football again and to fill a stadium with wonder, Vick would have been just another celebrity ex-con, not the miracle he’s now judged to be.
Read MoreVick Redeemed by Record-Breaking Performance
Even after serving his time for dog fighting the Eagles star QB wasn’t quite redeemed. It took football.
Read MoreShariah-Approved Sex Aids, Abstinence-Only Goes to China, and Abercrombie Hijab…
The Week in Religion, Poetically.
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A Muslim Reflects on Christian Theologian (and UCLA Coach) John Wooden
I wept on Friday evening when I heard the news of the death of Coach John Wooden. I had seen him the day before at UCLA looking frail and tired after 99 good years—as long and rewarding a life as one could hope. Coach Wooden was ready for a good death, surrounded by family and friends…
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Proselytizing the Pros: Christianity in Big-Time Sports
Mark McGwire gives thanks to “the man upstairs” as he confesses his steroid use, Tiger Woods is publicly urged to find Jesus—but that’s just the tip of the iceberg, or the football, as the case may be, when it comes to the link between sports and evangelical Christianity.
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