| Here in Alabama, there are three classes
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| | was in school we prayed before EVERY
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| of people: Alabama Crimson Tide fans,
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| | test, not just math.Then there's Judge
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| Auburn Tiger fans, and atheists. Two of
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| | Roy Moore, one of God's team captains, if
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| the three will go to Hell when they die.
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| | you will. Moore is the Alabama judge who
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| Which two depends entirely on who you
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| | has a plaque of the Ten Commandments
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| ask.Those Alabamians who like football
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| | hanging on the wall in his courtroom. The
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| but have no particular team preference
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| | Supreme Court has ordered the plaque to
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| are called, "agnostics." It is the hope
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| | be taken down, but our beloved governor,
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| of the faithful that someday these poor,
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| | Fob "I'm The Law In These Parts" James,
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| pathetic souls will purchase an Alabama
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| | has said that he'll send in the National
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| jacket or be given an Auburn cap and
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| | Guard to make sure the plaque stays up.
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| thereby experience the joy of committing
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| | You can call this beefing up the
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| themselves to a particular team. Until
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| | defense.Which brings up another question:
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| then, they are considered social and
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| | if Alabama secedes from the Union because
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| recreational outcasts. To pray for them
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| | of ACLU and NCAA oppression, does that
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| is all that we can do.Why all the
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| | make Fob our king? If so, I think that's
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| religious references in a column that's
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| | more than reason enough not to secede.
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| supposed to be about football? Because
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| | King Fob. Sounds like a giant gorilla
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| religion and football are closely
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| | with a speech impediment, doesn't it.Back
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| entwined, my friend, with much more in
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| | to the subject at hand, I think the
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| common than you may think. Note this
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| | opinion that football has become a
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| passage from the Big Playbook of St.
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| | bonafide religion is further attested to
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| Gipper, recently discovered in a dark
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| | by the fact that no one has yet tried to
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| basement on the campus of Notre Dame
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| | shove a legal crowbar between organized
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| University.The passage reads: "And on the
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| | religion and organized college football.
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| seventh day God created football and all
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| | Maybe they realize how futile their
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| was right with the world... until Satan
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| | efforts would be. Or maybe they're just
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| brought forth the referees..."It is
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| | afraid of divine retribution. I
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| impossible to believe in college football
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| | understand Bear Bryant and Shug Jordan
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| without also believing in a Higher Power.
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| | were not men to be crossed while they
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| Here in Alabama - and in a whole lot of
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| | were here on earth. God forbid some
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| other places - football is a religion. To
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| | heretic ACLU lawyer upset them now.When
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| some, it is the only religion. Blasphemy,
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| | the Universities of Alabama and Auburn
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| you say? I don't think so. More prayers
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| | play one another as they did last
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| are said and answered during the average
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| | weekend, the faithful drop whatever
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| college football game than in most
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| | they're doing and flock to the game like
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| churches during a month of Sundays. That
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| | wise men chasing a far off star. The
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| explains why evangelists love to hold
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| | entire state stands still. Try finding a
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| revivals in football stadiums. The mood
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| | washing machine repairman or an emergency
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| has already been set. The congregation
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| | room doctor during an Alabama/Auburn
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| holds season tickets.Consider this:
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| | game. They are nowhere to be found. You
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| Alabama has been getting a lot of
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| | may die in dirty clothes, but that's what
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| national press lately because of two
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| | you get for not attending the big
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| things:
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| | game.The ending of this year's Iron Bowl
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| (1) The quality (or lack thereof) of the
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| | was, as it always is, of apocalyptic
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| University of Alabama's football team and
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| | proportions. In the final moments of the
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| | game, just before the buzzer sounded to
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| (2) Moral stands being taken and legal
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| | signal the end, everyone's faith was put
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| battles being waged by Alabamians over
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| | to the test. As the clock ticked down -
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| the separation of church and state.
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| | 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... you were
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| Football and religion. Religion and
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| | either devoutly for Alabama or had
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| football. And on we go.Playing offense
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| | completely given your life to
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| for God in Alabama are folks like the
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| | Auburn.There was no "Atheist" section in
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| high school students who walked out of
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| | these stands.Amen.From "Small Business
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| class because they weren't allowed a
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| | Q&A" With Tim Knox
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| moment of prayer before a math test.
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| | Tim Knox is a nationally-known
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| Personally, I'd rather have my teenagers
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| | entrepreneur, author, speaker, and radio
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| saying prayers in school classrooms than
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| | show host.
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| singing rap songs and riding around in
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| | Tim has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs
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| loud cars. I do think these young people
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| | realize their business dreams.
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| are limiting themselves, though. When I
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