RELIGION AND SPORTS

Christian Petersen via Getty Images
SPORTS
Aaron Rodgers Trolls Russell Wilson After Victory: 'I Think God Was A Packer Fan Tonight'
By Justin Block
Two Christian quarterbacks disagree over God's role in football.
SPORTS
Philly Pretzel Factory Creates Amazing 'Tebowing' Pretzel
By Ron Dicker
Tebowing is now a treat that goes well with mustard.
RELIGION
Quarterback Russell Wilson Says God Cares About Football - What Do You Think?
By Antonia Blumberg
Pushed out of the Super Bowl bid, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers publicly disagreed with Wilson in his weekly radio show
RELIGION
1 in 4 Americans Believe God Will Decide Who Wins The Super Bowl
By Antonia Blumberg
Is the Super Bowl divinely rigged? Two weeks before the 2014 Super Bowl, half of American sports fans said they believed
COMEDY
Conan Started A Hot New Trend That's Sweeping The Nation
By Bill Bradley
RELIGION
Curtis Martin, NFL Hall Of Famer, Opens Up About Biblical Significance Of Jersey Number
By Antonia Blumberg
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all
RELIGION
Are These World Cup Players Seeking Divine Intervention? (PHOTOS)
By Antonia Blumberg
The 2014 World Cup has already been full of heartbreaks and victories. And per Pope Francis' example, we aren't taking any
RELIGION
NBA Teams Struggle With Religion, Prayer As Sensitive Topic May Unify Or Divide Players
By USA Today, USA Today
Former Lakers small forward Matt Barnes, now with the Clippers, said Phil Jackson’s baseline ritual was no longer in use
RELIGION
Prayers And Religion Make An Appearance At Sochi Olympics
By Jaweed Kaleem
"We're here to advise and encourage people. Personally, I meet with Christian athletes that are interested. We have Bible
VIDEOS
Jewish Athletes Are Back
In the early-mid 20th Century, Jewish athletes figured prominent in American sports. Now they're making a comeback, but what accounts for their resurgence?
WEIRD NEWS
'Unicorning' The Hot New Internet Meme?
By David Moye
DeMerchant, 42, amassed hundreds of unicorn photos at her website, UnicornArmy.com, before the meme hit the public consciousness
RELIGION
Michigan High School Bans Football Team From Praying On Field
By Rebecca Klein
While the original complaint from the ACLU alleged that the team’s coach, Dan Loria, had led the team in prayer, the school
RELIGION
Quebec Turban Ban Lifted, But Allegations Of Intolerance Linger
By Religion News Service, Religion News Service
The Quebec federation’s executive director, Brigitte Frot, who had initially said that Sikh children “can play in their backyard
RELIGION
Not Coming to a Kiss Cam Near You
By Rev. Martha Spong, Contributor
United Church of Christ Pastor
I live my day to day life in a home, church and workplace where my status as a woman married to a woman is taken for granted. So it's not that we wanted to be on camera at a baseball game a couple of years ago, but it bothered me that we wouldn't even be considered a possibly romantic couple, simply because we are both women.
SPORTS
Tim Tebow To Patriots Is As Strange A Move As It Sounds
By Jordan Schultz, Contributor
Sports Columnist, The Huffington Post
The strange and rare reality of Tebow -- whom the New York Jets quite literally could not give away -- is that the media love to cover him, to criticize him, but perhaps most importantly, to try to make sense of him.
RELIGION
Mariano Rivera Sees Christian Faith As Real Calling, New York Magazine Reports
The fever surrounding Mariano Rivera's retirement continues to rise as the New York Yankees closer takes a long last lap
RELIGION
What Does 'Religion' Mean?
By Gary Laderman, Contributor
Chair and Goodrich C. White Professor of American Religious Hi...
Christians used to be the prime authority on these matters in American society. Now the media and Internet do not have as much of a stake in maintaining traditional boundaries and have instead leveled the playing field completely. Religion can mean everything and anything.
RELIGION
Racist Redskin: Resolving Anglo Ignorance About Naming Natives
By Alison Owings, Contributor
Author, 'Indian Voices: Listening to Native Americans'
In the evolving American consciousness, where there's growing support for illegal immigrants who want U.S. citizenship and for gays who want wedlock, the same impulse apparently does not recognize that the word redskins is reprehensible and offensive to (most) Native Americans.
RELIGION
Christian Masculinity, the WWF and Unbelonging
By Ryan Thomas Neace, Contributor
Counselor, Professor, Husband, Daddy
"Imagine 10,000 men, fathers, sons, brothers and Christ-followers, coming together to worship God and learn more about the life of true adventure He intends for us as men." That's an actual description of one such event. If you're like me, you're very, very nervous to read any further.
RELIGION
Jason Collins: The Christian War?
By Richard Brand, Contributor
Reverend
There may be different ideas of who can claim to be speaking as a Christian, but one of the things that has to be at the center of all definitions is that we are called to love the world as God so loved the world. Jason deserves better than he has gotten from a lot of so called Christians.
RELIGION
Letting God Set the Pace
By Guideposts, Contributor
Monthly magazine
Olympic Stadium, London, August 4, 2012. Minutes before the race of my life, the finals of the men's 10,000 meters. I wasn't running. I was a spectator. Below, taking their places, were two runners I'd spent years coaching. I couldn't help but marvel at the peace I felt inside.
RELIGION
Gays and the Myth of the Christian Minority
By Myisha Cherry, Contributor
Philosopher and Host of the UnMute Podcast
Let's face it: None of the members of the "Christian minority" are committing suicide for fear of being outed, bullied or rejected by society. They can walk down the street and embrace their partners without fear of being attacked. They are allowed to marry the people they love.
RELIGION
Jason Collins and the Power of 'I Am'
By Rabbi Michael Bernstein, Contributor
Congregation Gesher L’Torah
The "I am" is a way of affirming the blessings with which we are bestowed, recognizing the core of our identity, and giving thanks for the limitless possibilities before us.
RELIGION
4 Ways Christians Are Getting the Gay Debate Wrong
By Justin Lee, Contributor
Executive Director, The Gay Christian Network
If we Christians can't show more love and willingness to listen, it won't change one person from gay to straight, but it will turn a lot of people against Christianity.
RELIGION
The Jewish Obsession With Jewish Baseball Players
By Rabbi Jason Miller, Contributor
Tech Entrepreneur, Rabbi and Futurist
The infatuation that Jews have with Jewish baseball players has led to books dedicated to the topic as well as entire sets of baseball trading cards.
PREVIOUS NEXT
Page 1 2 3 4 5 ...