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I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« on: June 27, 2012, 03:18:23 PM »
I've been playing baseball with a local team for the past few months but today I've officially been kicked of the team! For being too religious, and I am being serious! All I did was  ask of the team was to hold a quick prayer session before every game and after every game and I had "The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid" carved into my bat. Most of the players never took part in prayers anyway, but today they told me "Samuel, we understand your a religious guy but we've had enough. We come to play baseball not to pray.". I was pretty angered and left straight away, but how the F can you be too religious for baseball? I knew San Fran was a liberal city, but come on... Too religious for baseball, how is that possible?
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2012, 03:29:26 PM »
Sorry General, I'm with the team on this one. You can pray as much as you want & wherever you want.  And you can carve whatever you want on your bat.  But, if your teammates don't want to participate in the prayers or make them part of the team routine, so be it.  I'm a practicing Hedonist but, I don't ask my bowling team to rut with me before games.
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2012, 03:38:42 PM »
But the thing is, I never forced anyone to join in, I just did it and asked if anyone wanted to join me. Plus ironically it's a my church team (but the majority of players are atheists :( )!
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2012, 03:48:56 PM »
Quote from: General Yahya on June 27, 2012, 03:38:42 PM
But the thing is, I never forced anyone to join in, I just did it and asked if anyone wanted to join me. Plus ironically it's a my church team (but the majority of players are atheists :( )!

Anything wrong with you saying your OWN prayer without involving anyone else?

I would think your teammates wouldn't have a problem with you praying on your own, but the hammer generally comes down when you attempt to drag others along with you.

Not everybody wants to play prayer.
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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2012, 03:52:26 PM »
All I said in the dug outs before going out was "guys I'm gonna have a prayer if you wanna join your welcome to do so.". But it's a church team, should the team have a joint prayer session anyway?
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2012, 03:53:53 PM »
Quote from: General Yahya on June 27, 2012, 03:52:26 PM
All I said in the dug outs before going out was "guys I'm gonna have a prayer if you wanna join your welcome to do so.". But it's a church team, should the team have a joint prayer session anyway?

Dunno. Does your church have a policy that states that every activity begin with prayer?
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« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2012, 04:02:23 PM »
In fact I'll take it back, it isn't a church team any more. It use to be a church team until the majority of the players turned out to be atheists. But I've got over it already, I am gonna sign up for a team in the San Fran Christian Soccer league. Where they surly hold prayer session before matches.
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2012, 04:04:35 PM »
Quote from: General Yahya on June 27, 2012, 04:02:23 PM
In fact I'll take it back, it isn't a church team any more. It use to be a church team until the majority of the players turned out to be atheists. But I've got over it already, I am gonna sign up for a team in the San Fran Christian Soccer league. Where they surly hold prayer session before matches.

Good thinking.  :cheersmate:
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« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2012, 04:11:09 PM »
Cheers  :cheersmate:.
Staying on the subject of religion I'm guessing most of the people here are Christians? I was raised in a Jewish household until at 10 my parents decided to become Presbyterians, I've got no idea why. But I've been Christian ever since.
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2012, 04:16:45 PM »
Quote from: General Yahya on June 27, 2012, 04:11:09 PM
Cheers  :cheersmate:.
Staying on the subject of religion I'm guessing most of the people here are Christians? I was raised in a Jewish household until at 10 my parents decided to become Presbyterians, I've got no idea why. But I've been Christian ever since.

Hedonist here, converted from Russian Orthodox.
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2012, 04:21:07 PM »
Quote from: Bad Dog on June 27, 2012, 04:16:45 PM
Hedonist here, converted from Russian Orthodox.

Non-committed here.  Raised half-Southern Baptist/Half Catholic. 
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2012, 04:22:48 PM »
I am a practicing, unapologetic Christian. Elder in my Presbyterian church, occasional leader in prayer, and a terror to hedonists everywhere.

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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2012, 04:25:19 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on June 27, 2012, 04:22:48 PM
I am a practicing, unapologetic Christian. Elder in my Presbyterian church, occasional leader in prayer, and a terror to hedonists everywhere.

 :-)

Hon, you are just a terror in general, I wouldn't blame the Presbyterians for it.   :-)

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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2012, 04:27:48 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on June 27, 2012, 04:21:07 PM
Non-committed here.  Raised half-Southern Baptist/Half Catholic. 

You ought to look into Hedonism.  Not that I'm one to proselytize.
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« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2012, 04:28:14 PM »
At one point my parents were planning on becoming Mormons, but changed their after we spent a few weeks in Scotland. Where we stayed in a hotel with a Presbyterian bible.
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2012, 04:29:06 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on June 27, 2012, 04:25:19 PM
Hon, you are just a terror in general, I wouldn't blame the Presbyterians for it.   :-)

BS for close to parity, I like things even.

Bless you, dear.
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2012, 04:31:29 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on June 27, 2012, 04:22:48 PM
I am a practicing, unapologetic Christian. Elder in my Presbyterian church, occasional leader in prayer, and a terror to hedonists everywhere.

 :-)

Presbyterian here too . . .

Oldest brother is an elder. (heh!)
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« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2012, 04:32:12 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on June 27, 2012, 04:29:06 PM
Bless you, dear.

I was going to BS you for attacking Hedonism but, I suspect it being one off will drive you crazy.
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #18 on: June 27, 2012, 04:32:35 PM »
Quote from: njpines on June 27, 2012, 04:31:29 PM
Presbyterian here too . . .

Oldest brother is an elder.

Oh, so YOU'RE the other two!  :lmao:
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« Reply #19 on: June 27, 2012, 04:33:34 PM »
Quote from: Bad Dog on June 27, 2012, 04:32:12 PM
I was going to BS you for attacking Hedonism but, it suspect it being one off will drive you crazy.

Who said I was attacking hedonism? I simply said I was a terror to hedonists everywhere!

Start slappin', dood.  :-)
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« Reply #20 on: June 27, 2012, 04:35:37 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on June 27, 2012, 04:32:35 PM
Oh, so YOU'RE the other two!  :lmao:

Look out CC, we're taking over and going all "Calvin" on your butts!  (and I don't mean Calvin and Hobbes  :-))
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« Reply #21 on: June 27, 2012, 04:35:41 PM »
I think it had something to do with Ronald Reagan, they absolutely loved him and even named my stillborn little brother after him "Ronald Reagan Yahya". He was a Presbyterian, by the way guys. Did you guys know the name Yahya is the Semitic version of John?
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #22 on: June 27, 2012, 04:36:15 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on June 27, 2012, 04:33:34 PM
Who said I was attacking hedonism? I simply said I was a terror to hedonists everywhere!

Start slappin', dood.  :-)

No chance, everybody knows Presbyterians are OCD.  Admit it, it's driving you nuts.
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« Reply #23 on: June 27, 2012, 04:38:57 PM »
Some of the best Americans ever have been Presbyterians!
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Re: I am too religious to play "baseball"!
« Reply #24 on: June 27, 2012, 04:39:26 PM »
Quote from: njpines on June 27, 2012, 04:35:37 PM
Look out CC, we're taking over and going all "Calvin" on your butts!  (and I don't mean Calvin and Hobbes  :-))

Ain't no "democracy" on these threads no more.

Representative republicanism!  :hyper:
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