Christianity will survive him (and his team, remember?) losing on Saturday. It's just football.
My biggest fear about the whole thing was that people were just building him up. Well, he's a person. People fail. And the last thing Christians should do is bet their faith on the outcome of a sports game.
This whole thing just morphed into identity politics. "So-and-so shares my beliefs, and if so-and-so triumphs, that validates me!" Well one thing I've learned about human nature is that people who become disillusion about their beliefs don't seek more moderate beliefs. They will seek the opposition. I flipped through ESPN and they showed some kid talking about how that guy inspired him. I just cringed at the idea of the kid losing faith when he realized that that guy can't throw a football properly.
That guy is most likely a great role model, but he's a crummy quarterback. We need less cults of personalities, and Christianity already has a Messiah.
Another problem with the whole thing is the pop-song effect. Yeah, not everybody likes that new song you like. It may be fresh to you, but someone else could already be sick of it.
On the other side of the issue: "LOL, people who take their faith seriously! What a bunch of mooks!"
You know, we pick our enemies. That's your enemy, huh?
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