No wonder why so many young earth creationists are better in sports that atheists! It is hard to throw a shotput or javelin with a limp wrist!
Sports performance: Religious faith vs. atheism
An excerpt from the abstract of the journal article Strength of Religious Faith of Athletes and Nonathletes at Two NCAA Division III Institutions:
Numerous studies report athletes to be more religious than nonathletes (Fischer, 1997; Storch, Kolsky, Silvestri, & Storch, 2001; Storch et al., 2004). According to Storch, Kolsky, Silvestri, and Storch (2001), four reasons may explain why religion interacts with athletic performance. First, athletes may identify with religious beliefs for direction and humility. Second, athletes may turn to religion to gain a sense of optimism and security, benefiting from such beliefs following a disappointing athletic performance. Third, religion can be used for emotional and psychological support in stressful circumstances like the uncertainty of athletic competition, which can cause athletes an overwhelming amount of anxiety. Religious beliefs can offer the internal strength to persevere through the stress. Fourth, religion “provides a cognitive framework conducive to the relief of anxiety associated with competition” (Storch et al., 2001, p. 347). This framework allows relief from fear and anxiety on the basis of the athlete’s understanding (i.e., belief) that a supreme being is in complete control of the situation. For example, athletes may rely on religious faith to place a poor athletic performance in perspective... Religion can be an important aspect in athletes’ lives and may serve a protective function against psychological distress and maladaptive behaviors such as substance use or aggression (Storch, Roberti, Bravata, & Storch, 2004). Viewers of sporting events can frequently observe athletes pointing to the sky, engaging in team prayer on the court or field, and glorifying God following athletic competitions.More Olympic gold medals are coming to America!
America is a key battleground in the creation vs. evolution war and American creationism is growing in the United States.
See:
Gallup Inc. shows a recent increase in American creationism
USA Question Evolution! Campaign outreach a success. Quantcast shows Creation.com having 453% more web traffic than Richard Dawkins's website
Why our Question Evolution! group is focusing on America and Canada
Creating a creationist majority in America
We will be helping the UK win more gold medals too
Currently, in the UK biblical Christianity is growing: (liberal evolution spouting churches are shrinking). See: Biblical Christianity is rising in the UK. Demographic data points to upcoming reversal of secularism in the UK. No English speaking country will be safe for Darwinism
Atheist admits most homosexuals are atheists in a debate he lost. Christian shows that atheism can lead to homosexuality
Question Evolution! Campaign resources and other resources:
Question Evolution! Campaign
15 questions for evolutionists
Responses to the 15 Questions: part 1 - Questions 1-3
Responses to the 15 Questions: part 2 - Questions 4–8
Responses to the 15 Questions: part 2 - Questions 9-15
Refuting evolution
Evidence for Christianity
Many Homosexuals are Atheists because most theists spread hatred towards them. They are discouraged from Christianity because many theists are hateful, unlike Jesus Christ. If you theists accepted them, there might be more gay Christians.
ReplyDeleteAustin Fischer,
DeleteThis blog is all about proof and evidence. I know I support more blog post extensively - namely I give evidence and citations.
On the other hand, you did not support your claims.
Third, the Bible is against the practice of homosexuality and the Apostle Paul reported that there were Christians in the church at Corinth who were ex-homosexuals.
Biblical Christianity is not pro-homosexuality. The Apostle Paul wrote:
"Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error." - Romans 1: 26-27
Certainly, it is possible to hate things like pedophilia, bestiality and homosexuality without being hateful. There have been plenty of non-hateful societies in human history that did not espouse homosexuality. For example, India is a very peace loving country compared to many and generally speaking homosexuality is frowned upon in their society and marriage between men and women is encouraged. India is a very populous country and they did not become that way through a large segment of their population being homosexuals.
Romans {1:24} Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: {1:25} Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. {1:26} For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: {1:27} And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
ReplyDeleteMost, atheists I know are heterosexual, so this verse doesn't work. Most other religions involve heterosexuality, and they are blasphemous to the bible. However, God doesn't make them gay because they blashphemize against your bible. Lots of theists tend to hate gay people instead of homosexuality. A lot of Indians are gay because there's over a billion people in India. Overpopulation is a problem in India. Christian Evangelists are trying to tell people the good news of accepting Christ to be saved right? If you didn't frown upon homosexuality, maybe more people would convert to the religion. However, I doubt that will happen cause god hates facts.
Austin Fischer,
DeleteUnless you start attempting to prove some of your false allegations, I will not publish your comments. You need to step up your game.
Your apparent allegation that Bible believers are haters is about as well supported as they elusive gay gene that homosexual activists have yet to find.
Next, although homosexuality is legal in India, it is still widely frowned upon in India. See: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/10/us-india-gay-activist-idUSBRE8490PO20120510 Indian society still widely supports marriage between a man and woman and frowns upon homosexuality.
Lastly, you did not support that India has an overpopulation problem rather than a productivity problem in terms of their population and/or workforce. Let me be clear. You need to support every claim in your posts from now on or we will not publish your comments. We want posts that add to the dialogue and are not merely unsupported and opinionated rants.