Half Of Americans Say God Plays A Role In Super Bowl Winner: Survey

[ashling]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/16/super-bowl-prayer_n_4605665.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

Two weeks ahead of the Super Bowl, half of American sports fans say they believe God or a supernatural force is at play in the games they watch, according to a new survey.

That percentage includes Americans who pray for God to help their team (26 percent), think their team has been cursed (25 percent) or more generally believe God is involved in determining who wins on the court or in the field (19 percent). Overall, half of Americans fall into one of these groups, according to the survey Public Religion Research Institute released Tuesday.

[Brother Buzz]

1. So, God is now a zebra?

[cynatnite]

2. Well, duh!

Everyone knows that God masquerades as a ref at all the bowl games.

[KamaAina]

3. Actually...

[malthaussen]

4. Well, if you stipulate this god-thing exists...

... then it is perfectly logical, and in fact logically necessary, to believe that he determines sporting event outcomes. If nothing happens without his will, the rest follows naturally.

Of course, if you don't want to stipulate that this god-thing exists, then it's hard not to be overwhelmed by the incredible hubris and self-centeredness of people who think this way.

-- Mal

[Wait Wut]

5. I've seen the most nonreligious,

disbelieving, or '***** in name only' call upon God when the points are needed.

I'm a Chicago sports fan, including the Cubbies. I gave up prayer a long time ago.

I guess you could change that quote, "There are no Atheists in foxholes" to add, "...or during football season".

[blueamy66]

27. I'm a Bills fan.

I gave up too.😔

[BlancheSplanchnik]

6. this American says:

Jesus H. Fucking Christ.

[pinboy3niner]

7. Well, as long as they are dignified and respectful about it

[Sweet Freedom]

14. !

[Solomon]

25. um, shouldnt that hat be

a grilled cheese sandwich?

[WilliamPitt]

8. God has been involved in several of them since 2001.

[awoke_in_2003]

19. I will be rooting for Denver...

only two QBs have four rings- Montana and Bradshaw. As a lifelong Steelers fan, I want to keep it that way.


Ok, I will admit it- Brady is great, and if he goes all the way I wont begrudge him. I "sports hate" him. That is where you hate someone, but wished they played on your team

[WilliamPitt]

22. I know the feeling.

*Jeter Rivera seethe*

[Wounded Bear]

9. I think they underestimated the overlap in those questions...

I suspect that most people who believe one of those propositions, believes one or more of the other one, too. I don't think you can just add up percentages like that in real statistical studies.

That a sizeable chunk of the pop believes this doesn't surprise me, though.

[Vashta Nerada]

10. How embarrassing for our country.

So god cares about who wins a football game, but allows people to be slaughtered in Sudan or to starve on the streets.

[Dash87]

13. Jesus only cares about 'Merica, you see.

He was born here after all! You know, the same place where Adam and Eve rode the dinosaurs?

[Arugula Latte]

31. Jesus only likes 'Merican sports -- not that sissy socker that the Yuropeens play. See:

[Wounded Bear]

11. Well...

You can rob a bank, or shoot someone, or rape your grandmother and that's OK. But shaving points on a football game? That's un-American.

-apologies to fans of The Longest Yard

[Dash87]

12. Fact: The Super Bowl is really a battle between God and Satan!

[Kaleva]

15. This really ought not surprise anyone.

[azurnoir]

16. I'd like to think that the 'all mighty'

has bigger priorities

but living in MN I can see why some folks here might think the Vikings are cursed

[NightWatcher]

17. If one guy prays for Denver to win and another guy prays for New England to win

Why do nearly 21,000 people die every day from hunger related issues?

If your gawd pays more attention to the playoffs, guess what, I'm not praying to that guy. Not only that, but I'm calling everyone who continues to believe....an asshole with their head in the clouds.

[jmowreader]

18. If God plays a role in football, explain Tebow

[awoke_in_2003]

20. Tebow even pisses of Jeebus. nt

[NoGOPZone]

21. Then why did it take the Saints 43 years to win one? nt

[pipi_k]

23. As an atheist...

I do not believe that "God" has anything to do with football games

However, I do (tongue-in-cheek) believe that there IS a "football god"


So really, anybody having a shitfit about the "real God" having better things to do than mess around with football games can relax.

[TexasBushwhacker]

24. This reminds me of the Tim Tebow skit on SNL

http://religiousfreaks.com/2011/12/20/snl-jesus-lectures-tim-tebow-the-denver-broncos/

[pipi_k]

28. There was a video

on You Tube during Tebow's tenure in Denver that showed a Tebow pass to a receiver in the end zone being guided by this huge hand of God. I think the video also showed the hand striking down the defensive guys on the opposing team with lightning bolts.

It was a clip from a real game, just with the added details.

Funny as hell. I've looked for it, but no luck.

[Scuba]

26. The midwest avg of fans who believe their team is cursed is skewed. All Viking fans believe this.

[ailsagirl]

29. Oh, brother

[AsahinaKimi]

30. I started to follow a few of my favorite NFL players on Twitter...

I had to stop with some of them. They couldn't seem to say anything without bringing god into the topic. Its was tedious, and my one thought was... "AND YOU went to college?? What the hell did you learn there?" ... wow.