{"id":267,"date":"2009-03-10T14:47:24","date_gmt":"2009-03-10T14:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/tonyjones\/2009\/03\/comment-of-the-day-39.html"},"modified":"2009-03-10T14:47:24","modified_gmt":"2009-03-10T14:47:24","slug":"comment-of-the-day-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/tonyjones\/2009\/03\/comment-of-the-day-39.html","title":{"rendered":"Comment of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rick<\/a> brashly flaunts my prohibition<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

To prove total depravity, I only need to look at the following:<\/p>\n

1. NFL officiating, especially when the Steelers involved in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

2. Terrel Owens picking up a new contract.<\/p>\n

3. The 14 wins the NCAA is trying to take from Saint Bobby Bowden.<\/p>\n

4. The multiple Grammys for Coldplay and John Mayer.<\/p>\n

5. Britney Spears selling out our local 20K venue when innovative music fests in Florida (Langeradoo)are cancelled.<\/p>\n

How else can you explain this?<\/p>\n

How can we explain these things unless there is total depravity, at
\nleast in the area of sports. Unless god created everything and walked
\naway. I think I cannot believe in a sovereign sports God in light of
\nthis. <\/p>\n

I am a Sports\/Music Deist. Of course, the lack of World Series wins
\nfor the Cubbies still give me a small amount of faith in God.<\/p>\n

Sorry- I saw your threat of banning as a challenge.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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