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ellenrr

(3,869 posts) Sun Feb 2, 2014, 10:00 AM Feb 2014

Half of Americans Believe God Will Decide Super Bowl [View all]

That more Americans believe God will influence the Superbowl than the fact the earth is dangerously overheating should deeply trouble us.

http://www.alternet.org/belief/half-americans-believe-god-will-decide-superbowl-winner

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Half of Americans Believe God Will Decide Super Bowl [View all] ellenrr Feb 2014 OP

Yuck nt octoberlib Feb 2014 #1

well they are right, I did already.. snooper2 Feb 2014 #2

I heard he is leaning Seahawks. countingbluecars Feb 2014 #3

religion LOL KG Feb 2014 #4

LOL! lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #31

Half of us are still living in the 14th century. OffWithTheirHeads Feb 2014 #5

Ridiculous! God is deciding the Puppy Bowl this year. pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #6

Yep! PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #14

LO! lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #32

Well, you know, "Dog" is "God" spelled backwards! Ooooooh, I'm so profound! Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #37

And doing a great cute job at it nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #45

Decision is always made during halftime SummerSnow Feb 2014 #7

That DOES deeply trouble me. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #8

That is just beyond sad. theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #9

And he will punish Denver edhopper Feb 2014 #10

Verily. n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #19

Yeah, I don't think Denver has much to worry about... Scootaloo Feb 2014 #41

GOD doesn't give a DAMN about the Super Bowl. democratisphere Feb 2014 #11

I heard he has 50$ on the Seahawks Johonny Feb 2014 #36

Really? If god is omnipotent then what's the delay? Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #39

Dog works in mysterious ways Major Nikon Feb 2014 #40

Ours is not to question Dog. Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #42

Which convieniently can't be verified Major Nikon Feb 2014 #44

... Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #68

The known Universe is 15 Billion Light Years across. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #51

God doesn't apparently care about anything! n-t Logical Feb 2014 #62

That is correct God determines who wins according to who has the best locker room prayers. gordianot Feb 2014 #12

Truly... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #13

I think you may be reversing the 'cause and effect' there ;) (n/t) brett_jv Feb 2014 #16

*Ding* precisely tkmorris Feb 2014 #21

You mean, they're NOT????? lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #33

I did consider... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #50

So that "Guy" in Vegas is God... PCIntern Feb 2014 #15

How boring it is to be god rock Feb 2014 #17

Oh, he knows jsr Feb 2014 #23

"This touchdown's for you, Jesus!" FSogol Feb 2014 #18

Perfect, LOL! pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #20

Little Jehovah strikes again. Dawson Leery Feb 2014 #22

They are right--he is called the Ref. kairos12 Feb 2014 #24

And The "Dumbing Down" Continues! n/t ChiciB1 Feb 2014 #25

is this why Santorum was raising all those stakes? MisterP Feb 2014 #26

thats really sad frwrfpos Feb 2014 #27

After the conversation this morning nadinbrzezinski Feb 2014 #46

Great! zappaman Feb 2014 #28

Is the NSA tapping his phone? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2014 #29

That at least half of us are deeply delusional is indeed very troubling. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #30

If half are wrong, how will we know which people god hates more? lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Shandris Feb 2014 #35

Believing that a deity decides a football game is no more preposterous than Arugula Latte Feb 2014 #38

Tebow no longer plays for Broncos, so God is boycotting 1000words Feb 2014 #43

Jesus Wants to Legalize Weed Dirty Socialist Feb 2014 #47

Yea, verily, god has sent a message to America RainDog Feb 2014 #48

Half of Americans are dumber than dirt. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #49

Because there's a cosmic Foosball Table, and when God plays the Devil for the Superbowl, he wins. Kennah Feb 2014 #52

It depends on how you define "god". If we are all god, god is each of us, then it will be decided uppityperson Feb 2014 #53

I'm not god, trust me on this Fumesucker Feb 2014 #56

Can I have an Amen!? lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #63

I wonder what the Broncos did to piss off Jesus. JeffHead Feb 2014 #54

And many will believe any half-assed poll whistler162 Feb 2014 #55

God's Priorities sakabatou Feb 2014 #57

I don't care what they believe as long as they're not thumping Skittles Feb 2014 #58

And so it is written. 43 - 8. jsr Feb 2014 #59

Why even bother practicing then? JaneyVee Feb 2014 #60

And you don't think that's true? pnwmom Feb 2014 #61

Obviously Thor did. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #64

They can hardly pith. Orrex Feb 2014 #65

"Mankind must surely have the silliest theology in the Universe to believe that God hobbit709 Feb 2014 #66

God was there when Renee Fleming did the National Anthem. Gorgeous. Paladin Feb 2014 #67

As a friend of mine put it: LibertyLover Feb 2014 #69