Response to Virginia Gazette article

I spend the winter months in Virginia and the following was in today's Virginia Gazette (Last Word):

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"The current weather in Boston is proof that even God didn't think the Patriots should have won the Super Bowl."

Now this statement deserves a response and who better than our scribes to do so. If you are so inclined to do so, pen your response to: [email protected]

All responses to the Last Word are published anonymously but you can give your phone number if you want! I'll try to bring back to the forum any responses that are published and you may want to reprint your response in reply here in case they (the newspaper) does some editing.

A surprising number of people think God determines the winner of the SB. If that's the case, why didn't God just prevent the Pats from winning? Wouldn't that be easier than dumping snow on us?

And if weather is a punishment for football misdeads God must really hate the people of Eastern Canada, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana & Mississippi, New York and the list goes on...

Hoodie said:

A surprising number of people think God determines the winner of the SB. If that's the case, why didn't God just prevent the Pats from winning? Wouldn't that be easier than dumping snow on us?

And if weather is a punishment for football misdeads God must really hate the people of Eastern Canada, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana & Mississippi, New York and the list goes on...

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I've never met anyone who thinks that. And the line was a joke.

And those wimps in Va. should know that even though there has been a lot of snow this winter, we are functioning rather well, and didn't have to shut down our city over 5 inches of snow. BTW- the writer of that note should remember about using God's name in vain.

Bobsyouruncle said:

I've never met anyone who thinks that. And the line was a joke.

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I know it's supposed to be a joke but...
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2015-01-23/football-fans-god-super-bowl-49-seahawks-patriots

Buffalo must have been punished months in advance for signing Rex Ryan and Richie Incognito.
http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/11/19/7246957/buffalo-bills-ralph-wilson-stadium-is-full-of-snow

They couldn't remove all the snow even offering free tickets to shovelers. It did lead to some fun touchdown celebrations though:
http://fansided.com/2014/11/25/bills-te-scott-chandler-celebrated-touchdown-shoveling-snow-video/

Hoodie said:

I know it's supposed to be a joke but...
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2015-01-23/football-fans-god-super-bowl-49-seahawks-patriots

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Actual survey question:
"God plays a role in determining which team wins a sporting event" (12% strongly agree)

What was reported that people believe:
" God determines who wins the SB"

If someone says "thank God I married my wife" I don't assume they think God literally robbed their wife of her will and made her marry them. In reference to the SB it's usually more like God gave the players the chance to work hard to achieve their dreams or some roundabout role. I can't say what exactly that role was from the people that answered the survey, I'm just saying I've never met anyone that thinks that God determines the winner, or even that God cares who wins so it seems like a bit of a strawman.

He got it wrong.........

.God is a Patriots fan, hence alongth cometh # foureth.

snow is just god's confetti

willdeespats said:

I spend the winter months in Virginia and the following was in today's Virginia Gazette (Last Word):

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"The current weather in Boston is proof that even God didn't think the Patriots should have won the Super Bowl."

Now this statement deserves a response and who better than our scribes to do so. If you are so inclined to do so, pen your response to: [email protected]

All responses to the Last Word are published anonymously but you can give your phone number if you want! I'll try to bring back to the forum any responses that are published and you may want to reprint your response in reply here in case they (the newspaper) does some editing.

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Just sent mine: Re: God and Boston Weather
The Patriots' coach IS God...

God intervened here


Then I guess HE changed his mind. Maybe because the Seahawks were acting like immature punks. I don't know.

I love snow so between the epic super bowl win and epic stretch of winter its been a win win for me.

cmasspatsfan said:

I love snow so between the epic super bowl win and epic stretch of winter its been a win win for me.

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You belong in an institution...

willdeespats said:

I spend the winter months in Virginia and the following was in today's Virginia Gazette (Last Word):

Omens
"The current weather in Boston is proof that even God didn't think the Patriots should have won the Super Bowl."

Now this statement deserves a response and who better than our scribes to do so. If you are so inclined to do so, pen your response to: [email protected]

All responses to the Last Word are published anonymously but you can give your phone number if you want! I'll try to bring back to the forum any responses that are published and you may want to reprint your response in reply here in case they (the newspaper) does some editing.

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I don't believe in God, but if that's all he asks it's trade I'd be willing to make every February.

Bobsyouruncle said:

Actual survey question:
"God plays a role in determining which team wins a sporting event" (12% strongly agree)

What was reported that people believe:
" God determines who wins the SB"

If someone says "thank God I married my wife" I don't assume they think God literally robbed their wife of her will and made her marry them. In reference to the SB it's usually more like God gave the players the chance to work hard to achieve their dreams or some roundabout role. I can't say what exactly that role was from the people that answered the survey, I'm just saying I've never met anyone that thinks that God determines the winner, or even that God cares who wins so it seems like a bit of a strawman.

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The article also says, "Two weeks before the 2014 Super Bowl, half of American sports fans said they believed God or some supernatural force plays a big part in games."
Not trying to start a religious debate but IMO 12% is surprisingly high.

Hoodie said:

The article also says, "Two weeks before the 2014 Super Bowl, half of American sports fans said they believed God or some supernatural force plays a big part in games."
Not trying to start a religious debate but IMO 12% is surprisingly high.

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OMG - oops!!

Absolutely incredible how many butt hurt people there are in the country ...

Hoodie said:

The article also says, "Two weeks before the 2014 Super Bowl, half of American sports fans said they believed God or some supernatural force plays a big part in games."
Not trying to start a religious debate but IMO 12% is surprisingly high.

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I'm not either. I probably wouldn't give a **** normally but I'm currently taking a statistics class (I'm not in HS, I'm working towards a masters later in life) and we had to run analysis on polls in the news. A lot are truly garbage for many reasons, and then the reporting on them is often even worse. So clicked on the study, and looked at the question. It looks okay, but the headline doesn't match the question. What I posted is the actual survey question.

The percentages are even higher if you include somewhat agree. Methodology is pretty subjective but my point is I think people are generally reading things into it that are not there. If you want to know if people believe God cares or determines the outcome of games then ask that question. If you want to report an unrealistically high number then ask a similar question people are more likely to agree with and report it as the answer to the question you didn't ask. That's what they've done. If you believe in God then presumably you believe he created the universe and everything in it. So asking if God played a "role" is a rather meaningless question. It's equivalent to asking do the laws of physics play a role in determining the outcome of a football game. Of course they do, but that doesn't imply the laws of physics colluded to make some team win, or the laws of physics give a **** who wins.

Virginia is Washington Redskins territory.

Who's God mad at now???????????????

If God had a role in any of this, Tebow would have been our Quarterback this year.

Always got confused by the mediots who said, "Brady is a better quarterback, but Tebow is a better person".