Does God take sides in basketball?

[alarimer]

Apparently some nuns in San Antonio think so, according to my local news. So I guess if they win, that means God hates the other team or something?

Well local news here is a vast wasteland, as it is in most places I guess. Since it is sweeps month, we get the restaurant cleanliness reports and Pothole Joe in action. Good grief, I only have it on until Letterman.

[Lethe]

1. i think so

i also think he is involved in some sort of gambling scheme

[EstimatedProphet]

2. Why not? He always takes the side of the white guys in wars.

[SPKrazy]

3. Uhm, No

or yes

i mean if there is a god, or gawdess, do i think they give a crap about basketball?

i am not even sure that they care about what happens in people's lives at all, really :shrug:

but if they do, then they surely don't give a shit about who wins in basketball.



jesus stops, he shoots from behind the 3 point line, he shoots, he scores, :woohoo:

[Inchworm]

4. Who?

:)

:hi:

[Connonym]

5. Leave him alone, God is in the tub!

sheesh, man can't get no peace

[Oeditpus Rex]

6. She didn't until

her kid started playin'.







http://origin.theonion.com/content/node/50097

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. God doesn't care about basketball, but ...

I'm devastated - God hates the Red Wings. Woe unto me!

[taterguy]

8. Well, he did make the hurricane that inspired Tim Duncan to take up basketball

The legend is that Duncan's goal was to be an Olympic swimmer, until a hurricane destroyed the only large pool on his home island.

[johnnie]

9. Hell no!

God is too busy helping people win Grammys and MTV music awards.

[mikeytherat]

10. Only when he has the ball:

He's actually more of a hockey guy:


mikey_the_rat

[MistressOverdone]

11. I don't think so

which doesn't keep me from praying at Seminole games.

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. Yes - God takes the side of those who don't give a shit, that see sports worship as anathema

[alarimer]

13. I just hought it was funny this was an actual NEWS story

Local news, but still.

[tonkatoy57]

14. Not as a general rule

However, God does become interested after the New Year once ACC regular season play begins.

Everyone knows that God is a Tar Heel fan. Why else is the sky Carolina blue?

[HughBeaumont]

15. As far as sports go, God takes sides against Cleveland in ANYTHING.

Cleveland is cursed.

Someone will always be better than us. Someone always always ALWAYS has that missing piece to the puzzle that we don't have.

[Yavin4]

16. Serves You Right for Burning One of His Rivers

Do you know how long it takes to make a river?

[jakefrep]

19. Well, He certainly favored the Cavaliers over the Pistons (as He should)

Those whiny-ass Pistons (and their fans) make Baby Jesus cry.

[KamaAina]

17. For some reason, I didn't mind as much when nuns prayed for the Sox in '04.

Go figure. :shrug:

[bertha katzenengel]

18. If God allows people on all sides to be killed in war, what makes ANYONE

think it's okay to expect God to take sides in a fucking basketball series?

[RedStateShame]

20. Take sides? Hell, he plays!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Shamgod

[LostInAnomie]

21. Yep - Against me.

I love basketball, both watching and playing. God, for some reason, has seen it fit to not only make me suck at basketball but to also make any team I support suck. That darn God!

[alarimer]

22. Me too

My soccer team almost always loses. Uh oh, maybe it's because I am an atheist? Guess I better shape up and go to church.

[PeaceNikki]

23. Total bullshit. Everyone knows God is a hardcore Packer fan.

d'uh

[Joe Fields]

24. God bets on the teams with the tallest people.