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 Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson and their caddies pray during the 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah, Illinois. They were later met by their wives, who also joined in the huddle.
June 3rd, 2013
11:54 AM ET
Fairway to Heaven: God's golfers(CNN) Forget hitting the greens - it's the fairway to heaven which is on the minds of some of the world's top golfers. From Augusta's Amen Corner to an Amen on every corner, these golfers practice what they preach. Players from across the PGA Tour meet regularly at a Bible group, whose members include high-profile stars such as major champions Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson and Stewart Cink. Each week, the group will study one particular verse, with some players such as Kevin Streelman taking that particular scripture and getting it printed onto a golf club. For Streelman, who won his first big PGA Tour tournament at the Tampa Bay Challenge in March, his reawakening has come following a period of struggle in his personal life. "I would lie if I said that I was previously that way," he told CNN's Living Golf.
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Bubba Watson: Thank you God for helping me sink that put.
Tebow: Thanks God for that touchdown pass..
Parent of child that died of cancer: Thanks anyway God, I'm sure you were busy.
"Tebow: Thanks God for that touchdown pass"
Satan throws interceptions.
Job: Though he slay me, yet will I trust in Him.
Bill, get a real job and stop bothering the world.
Dill Doe, you are such a dweeb.
Hey creationists ........chadie too............evukoyion wins time for the fairy in the sky to get the hell out of the bedVroooom
New Species of Marine Fish from 408 Million Years Ago Discovered in Teruel
June 3, 2013 — Researchers from the University of Valencia and the Natural History Museum of Berlin have studied the fossilised remains of scales and bones found in Teruel and the south of Zaragoza, ascertaining that they belong to a new fish species called Machaeracanthus goujeti that lived in that area of the peninsula during the Devonian period. The fossils are part of the collection housed in the Palaeontology Museum of Zaragoza.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130603133432.htm
And from the 'Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance' last weekend Webb Simpson missed the cut and Bubba Watson was tied for 29th.
Was God resting after being busy spinning more tornadoes at Oklahoma on Friday?
He sure wasn't busy helping Tebow in off season OTA's.
Lordy, lordy are these goofs going to be Tee-bowing every time they make a putt?
Amazing – they found a way to make watching golf on TV even more boring.
WIN! Forum closed.
*Golf clap*
🙂
i guess maybe you'd like it better if they made out.
As much as i love the slavery and beating comments below: I just don't see the golfers hitting anyone with their clubs.
Do they invite their caddies to the meeting for this ..... or something?
Thats the whole point of mocking the bible on this forum. The article says they pick a different verse to focus on, but they obviously only pick the nice ones. Funny how they never act out all of the other BS. Almost like they know its BS or something.
Could you be any more brainwashed? Or, are you one that applies it? LOL
"If you look at it from a sheer numbers stand point of view, you think 'Wow maybe that God thing is working' because there are so many believers on Tour,"
Yet for some reason god decided to make the most immoral player on the tour into the greatest golfer of all time.
Yay god, keep giving Tiger those wins.
Religious dimwits will believe anything.
Immoral and buddhist.
Don't forget his devotion to the wise fat guy.
It is the same mentality that has a tornado survivor crawling out from under the rubble that was their home, and thanking god for being alive, not blaming god for trying to kill him in the first place. The religious have a real problem with cause and effect relationship...the logic of evidence leading you to conclusion instead of concluding and then fitting the evidence to it.
True, I forgot about that.
So the philandering white chick banging mulatto/asian buddhist billionaire is the best golfer ever; and the christards think god is helping THEM.
Priceless.
You can't make this stuff up.
"not blaming god for trying to kill him in the first place."
The dopes just blame satan for the bad stuff.
Derp,
You nailed it !! Or should I say you hit a hole in one 🙂 🙂
The 666 beast chadie ?
You know creationists...........ID believers.....chad..........The Bone !..............E =mc2 = splat.
Messed-Up Bible Stories – 2 – Adam and Eve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRGnPIlclps&feature=player_embedded
science, have you noticed what working overtime has done to you?
The Bible does not condone the beating of slaves. It just says that if they need be beaten, this is how to do it. It may seem abhorrent now, but in that day it was a step in the right direction.
SO you admit that it does condone having slaves, as long as you beat them correctly?
And this is a pooint in favor of the bible??
A step in the right direction?
It says that you should beat your slave hard enough that it takes at least a few days for them to die, then you're in the clear.
Would you rather be shot in the head and die instantly, or be shot in the gut and suffer a few days of agony before dying?
LOL. Yes, thats much better than saying dont own slaves and dont beat anybody. What a wonderful book!
Doc, I think we'd all rather not be shot at all. Good thing we dont have a piece of garbage book telling people that they should shoot people the right way.
Who said condone having slaves?
The Israelites were beaten as slaves and God rescued them. They are always reminded of that.
Again, 2000 years ago, what was considered normal then is not the normal for now. The OT was given then, so the laws are pertaining to those times.
George, Why would god allow the Israelites to be slaves?
The bible said it condones having slaves. Thats why it tells you how to beat them. If the bible did not condone having slavery, it would have said not to have slaves, it wouldnt tell you how to beat them. You cant be this dim.
Slavery was the norm. It was not something that had to be "condoned". There were people selling their own children as slaves! It was a different time in the world. 100 years from now we will not have the same outlook on things that we do now.
If I saw someone arguing with a restaurant owner about allowing n-words use the same bathroom as us, I would think he was idiot. 100 years ago we would have looked back and said he was a hero.
Regarding Exodus 21:20-21, people need to remember the historical context. Slavery was prevalent at the time of Exodus, and no where in the world were there any laws restricting slaveowners rights about how they can deal with their property, until this law among the Hebrews. This is another example of how God used Old Testament law to separate His chosen people from the rest of the world. The passage's subject about the difference in how long a slave lives after being beaten was a way of testing the slaveowner's intent. In the ancient days before modern medicine, a quick death showed that the slaveowner meant to murder, but a slow death could be seen as an accidental result of discipline.
George,
So let me get this straight. An omnipotent god used to condone slavery (since he gave instructions on how to beat your slaves instead of making not owning slavery a commandment) but now he doesnt? How is that omnipotent? Sounds more like an idiot to me.
MrHighandMighty,
Why didnt god just tell people not to own slaves?
@MrHighMighty
The Code of Hammurabi from Ancient Babylon has rules for slavery.
It pre-dates the Old Testament by nearly 1,000 years.
We have slavery today. Thanks to that invisible hand.
Tea party patriots are in a panic. First Sarah Palin gets ousted from Fox News. Now Michelle Bachman declines to run for another term. These baggers are running around their trailer parks like little lost zombies !! Ha ha !!
I only wish they were running out of idiots to support.
So long as they're not actively trying to convert fellow golfers, who cares what they do?
Why? Are pro-golfers a special class of people who need protection?
Because I should think that people would not want to be distracted by anything else while they are focusing on their golf game, that's why.
And I further think that having somebody actively trying to convert me while I *am* playing golf would be rude, that's why. Time and place matters in how receptive one is going to about ANY message, Congo.
*Convo. Apologies for the misspelling; FFS.
You obviously don't play golf, or you wouldn't be asking that dumb question, A.
Akira, don't worry about conversion. Rock doesn't produce soil until God destroys.
Athiests need to pay attention to this!
You need to understand that having that faith and support group really can help people deal with pressure, dissapointment, focus, an improve their work ethic. In short, this type of worship really can improve their golf games and make them happier people even if they never win a tournament.
This in no way proves a god exists, but you must acknowledge that using religion in this manor can improve the lives of the individuals in this group.
Not everything about religion is blind faith in a book the golfers probably agree they don't fully understand. There is a lot of wisdom in the bible and it can change people's lives for the better.
THIS is why religion will not be going away any time soon.
@Alias,
people of faith are welcome to it. So long as believers are not proselytizing, go ahead knock yourselves out. If it works for you great.
It is tiresome to hear sports people praising God for touch downs or a bunker shot, but as they say, "it's a free country". You are free to believe.
See, God knew what he was doing when he wrote that book.
Maybe you athiests should learn from THAT!
@Bill D,
which book did God write? Are you refering to the Koran?
yeah bill, he knew he was telling people slavery is a good thing. Apparently, so is drowning the entire world less a couple people and animals.
My point, Non GOPer,
is that religion done like it is in this article is a positive influence on people.
Too many athiests on this blog criticise the bible and expect christians to understand and change their minds, or even give serious thought to the arguements. Most christians already know those bible passages are there and they are still christians. Those agruements are pointless.
Religion can have real value to people in this life. God does not have to exist for this to happen.
bill, I hear that god was short on braincells when you were born. That sure was mean of him!
I see fake Bill Deacon is in play this morning. Odd that I would generate a poe seeing that my real opinions are controversial enough on their own. Oh well, such is fame.
A rose by any name would still smell as sweet,
And a fool by any name will still make stupid posts.
Leep posting BIlls, I'm here because of te humor I see in both of your poinst of view.
"Oh well, such is fame"
One man's fame is another man's doochebaggery.
is more infamous, more like Jeffery Dahmer or Chuckles the Clown
"See, God knew what he was doing when he wrote that book."
LOL....ummmm god never wrote anything in that book... MEN did over a long period of time, then more MEN edited it.
"In short, this type of worship really can improve their golf games ... "
So you are saying that "this type of worship" supersedes practice?
What is the ratio? 1 hour of worship == 2 hours of practicing your putts?
A priest went to a boxing match. "Father, if you bless me will I win the match?" "Not if you don't know how to box."
Medinah?
I think they are praying to the wrong god...
Funny – Perhaps we should tell the Shriners.
Isn't getting a hole in one on 16 just as much a part of god's plan as not hitting the fairway on 18?
No, only satan causes a hook. Have you not been paying attention?
So the slice is God's work?
"Golf is a good walk spoiled."
-Sam Longhorne Clemens
And I say, religion is for dolts.
"rose colored glasses' is equivalent to 'discernment'. What a crock.
Well, if it works for them, more power to them. They haven't, until now, advertised this group, so, to each his own.
Good luck on the links!
With all these golfers praying to God, how does he pick between them? Does he share the wins between them? Do some of them pray better than the other ones? How do they explain it when a non bible studier wins?
Too many questions. Too many questions.
And when faced by questions, Christians retreat into mysticism or change the subject.
Shhh. Religious folk can't handle harsh reality.
LMAO!
Yo dawg (coudn't resist)...why do you think they're praying that they win? Were you privy to the prayer? Do you think their prayer time is devoted only to (or even in part) succeeding on the links?
Dyslexic, seeing your understanding of God, it's easy to understand why you reject Him. Either that, or you purposely project false attributes onto God, so that you can feel better about rejecting Him.
Scriputre never commands man to compete athletically, so why would God care about who wins man's fun and games? Scriputre tells us God loves us, and desires us to draw closer to Him, and He accomplishes that in good times and bad. In life (as in sports) there are many ups and downs, but in the end it's the final outcome that really counts. Is your game already over?
"why do you think they're praying that they win?"
Do you think they pray to lose?
Derp...I don't know what they're praying about–that's part of the point. But, I suspect it has very little with winning or losing. Do you honestly think those are the only subjects they (or God) might be interested in?
Looks to me like some heavy Bromance going on there. Bromance for Jesus!
Jesus loves you on your knees
Amen!
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7
Why do christians only study the nice bible verses. WHy doesnt anyone ever study the verses that teach you how to beat your slaves? Exodus 21:20-21
@BS Because they have discernment.
Discernment for what? Is that like saying they know its all BS, so they just pretend it isnt there?
Leviticus 19:27
Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
Bill Deacon, more like they have secret decoder rings. You might want to look that one up...
And don't eat the orange shellfish with mayo on the 17th day of the lunar month while doing a handstand. I'm sure that's in the wacky Christian user guide somewhere. Or someone can read it that way.
The bible is bogus.
"rose colored glasses' is equivalent to 'discernment'. What a crock.
Julia, are you saying that you can't tell the difference between beating a slave and a peaceful mind without resorting to rose colored glasses?
BD, how the Westboro Baptist lot and such use Christian discernment and of course the RCC are right up there on the hypocrisy list. Have you sold of all your goods and given the proceeds to the needy? How about the Vatican selling off their sh!t yet?
Bill Deacon, I'm saying that your post is absurd and that you are a stupid fool.
Julia, Bill is a standard typical Christian con artist. He'll start asking you questions to dodge the issue, but he's been caught in that act many times, the slime. He's a sleazy one. Watch out for his tricks, best to ignore him.
Ed has it right. The old decoder ring...get it from a Cracker Jack box.
What is the issue Terry? How to determine the applicability of Scripture or how to degenerate into ridicule the fastest?
BS, how about Exodus 21:16?
Scripture brings ridicule, Bill, partly because scripture is obsolete, and generally contains self-inconsistent content. it's stupid to keep pushing bible cr@p at modern folk. Fsck off with your god selling already please. We aren't buying and you are an annoyingly belligerent jerk.
And Susan nails it in one. Eat it, Dill Doe. You too, HeavenScat.