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Allen West Thinks School-Sponsored Prayer Will Stop Football Injuries

Disgraced Floridian and former congressman Allen West took some time recently to address a Texas conservative group about the dangers of separating church and state—dangers like grievous football injuries, specifically. But thankfully, that ain’t nothing a little prayer can’t fix.

So where does West get off making these claims? Allow him to explain:

Now see, I remember growing up in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia. I went to Grady High School and I played football and we didn’t have all this high-speed gear and everything like that, there was no such thing about ‘targeting.’ I mean, you were not a tough football player unless you did try to hit someone head-on. And even in high school, before every game at Grady Stadium, the pastor would come down and pray before every football game. I don’t remember catastrophic injuries. I don’t remember anyone getting carted off that field paralyzed.​

It appears West’s various head-on attacks did a little more damage than he realizes, because his claims of a lack of “catastrophic injuries” back in his day are demonstrably false. What’s more, the instance he was responding to didn’t even involve removing prayer from football entirely.

West was angry about a letter sent to the University of Tennessee from the Freedom of Religion Foundation, which had complained about explicitly Christian prayers held during practice. In response, the school conceded to hold “non-sectarian” prayers instead.

Prayers that, apparently, aren’t quite godly enough to stave off those annoying debilitating concussions.
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Allen West is Florida Man.

I can't believe shit like this comes out of the same country that put a man on the moon.

And now you know why we've never been back.

Evangelical Christians hold to the belief their faith can heal, so it's no small leap to lower your risk playing sport. Insurance underwriters have increased profit margins simply by knowing the applicant's choice of church. Facts don't lie.

I didn't want to be the one to say it.

Don't you guys have a Jedi Church over there?

glass houses and all.

I don't believe there are any Jedi who sit in Parliament or promote the use of Star Wars in high schools.

IIRC, Dayton doesn't actually like pregame prayers.

I don't follow his details closely enough to really know, so I'll take your word for it. For someone who so largely conforms to stereotype he definitely does have his heterodox aspects, so I can believe it.

Public group prayers (at least outside of a church) such as pregame or post game prayers make me uncomfortable. I'll bow my head and participate just to support my group (team) but I will not lead them.

Personally I do think prayers can heal and protect.

But the same God I pray to also gave us heavy padding and mountains of athletic tape. So I'll have some faith in them as well.

God makes tape now? I thought 3M had that markert cornered and shit.

I always figured that Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing was a blessing from God on our economy.

Yeah, that's pretty much a joke, though. A joke in the funny, hah hah, variety. Whereas the fundy Christians in the US are a joke in the how embarrassing fashion.

Back in the days of analog videotape, 3M made the absolute best. I used to hoard those black and red cassettes.

They made the best tape boxes for them, too.

Yes, I'm sure all members of Parliament are upstanding statesmen beyond reproach.

Of course they are. I have absolutely no idea what the inspiration for House of Cards was

"Only Sith deal in absolutes."

Why? People prayed about a successful moon landing so there you go! Bazinga!

IIRC, during the Apollo 13 crisis the pope led prayers for the safe return of the astronauts and prayers were likewise offered at the wailing wall. Who can say it didn't make a difference. The situation was pretty dicy.

I've prayed for for stuff before. Didn't get it.

"Please god, let her suck my dick." Nothing.
"Please god, let her top come off." Nothing.
"Please god, let me tap that ass." Nothing.

I thought The Bible said something about people who pray in public being shithead posers. Paraphrasing.

Huh? Who said anything about Parliament? They're probably all scum, but I was talking about the British Jedi.

Is that what 3M stands for? I never knew.

Yup. Their mines went bust in the early days of the company, so they took what the knew about mining and applied it to making supplies for miners. And now you know, the rest of the story.

Yes. @Archangel was following the @gturner school of changing the topic there. "You're saying 2+2=4? Oh, so the Sun revolves around the Earth, does it? Strange, all these astronomers seem to disagree. Here's a link to a post about the moon landing, but if you're right about the Sun, that must have been faked too."

Hey! You're calling these great muscial icons/pioneers scum?

Friend of mine remembers walking into a friend's dorm room once to find a group sitting in a circle around a broken bicycle, praying for it to be healed. Okay, it was the late 70s and there may have been drugs involved, but still...

I'm assuming your talking about Matthew 6. Some context:

-Matthew 6:5 (NKJV)

Motive is everything. If you just want to be seen and be applauded, then that will be your reward. But, so long as your motive is in the right, I have no problem with public prayer.

The only motive of public prayer is forced conformity.