Pro sports atheists, we need you.

[jackman]

i don't see it as mattering too much either, other than it intrigues me to know which of the celebs are willing to say it. if i admit it to myself, i do kinda want to patronize them for putting it out there that they're a non-believer more when i hear it - same as i tend to remove my patronage when i hear things like chic-fil-a.

just on the topic, here's raphael's quote when asked why he doesn't cross himself like a lot of atheletes do ...

Nadal was asked "Do you believe in God? We see football players crossing themselves. You don’t do that. Do you do praying?"

Rafael Nadal: It’s hard to say, “I don’t believe in God.” I would love to know if God exists. But it’s a very difficult thing for me to believe. I don’t know. It’s private and I don’t want to speak about it, but I say, “If God exists, you don’t need [to cross yourself] or pray.” If God exists, he’s intelligent enough to [do] the important things, the right things.
In an interview for the Spanish newspaper Informacion[1], he answered this when asked about his view on wars:
Rafael Nadal: "Almost every bad thing that happens in life comes from some form of radicalism, it only unleashes problems that should be fixed. You are entitled to have your likings, sympathies, beliefs, but you should always respect the opinions of others, never insult them. The same happens with religion. You can be religious, or atheist, christian, muslim... whatever, but I think the atrocities that people commited in the name of religion are too much. For me, religion is the main cause of mortality in history".

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brian37, it does seem like you are on a mission to rally the troops into atheist boot camp and spark a revolution. what is going on with you, man?

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For starters. But Lance doesn't get a pass from me, he has had issues and I am not sure that he is as pure as the driven snow.

i keep forgetting how you do things. fml! you never specified pro athletes who are as pure as the driven snow. i'm not gonna play that game (and if you think many pro athletes ARE clean, you're fooling yourself), you're too complicated even with your simplest requests. have at it dude ...