tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post9139253590202530923..comments2024-03-27T06:22:08.326-04:00Comments on Douglas Whaley: Urban Meyer and the Christian Buckeye Football Teamdglswhaley@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06014306127062171178noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-36222515703178554202017-07-06T09:15:49.020-04:002017-07-06T09:15:49.020-04:00I'm wearing a lavender shirt right now and my ...I'm wearing a lavender shirt right now and my boss, who is gay, hasn't hit on me yet. Travishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189713185423845487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-69473070393174426472015-01-03T15:26:18.801-05:002015-01-03T15:26:18.801-05:00Atheists as well as homosexuals are the most intol...Atheists as well as homosexuals are the most intolerant. inconsiderate people. As a Christian I am expected to be tolerant of a lifestyle whether I accept it or not. Yet my beliefs and my lifestyle is always challenged. Coach Meyers is not forcing anyone to attend or participate in these functions. It is evident that no one is being penalized for not participating. The are playing for a National Championship. If you want to practice atheism, then do it with the same freedom I have to exercise my religion. Unfortunately, I don't have enough faith to be an atheist. If I don't agree with a lifestyle I have that freedom as well. Let Coach Meyers teach these young men morals and standards. If they find that in the Lord Jesus Christ then more the better. With my beliefs I feel comfortable in dying. Do you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-71097804930930227502013-12-03T18:10:26.082-05:002013-12-03T18:10:26.082-05:00You atheists have taken the freedom of religion an...You atheists have taken the freedom of religion and changed it in your heads to freedom from religion. The intent of the freedom of religion clause has been hijacked. Freedom to worship anywhere and anytime and any religion. As long as the state does not endorse it it should be ok. Urban Meyer offers a voluntary bible study. His belief is that Christ is his savior. When he promotes a voluntary bible study or prayer, it is his personal offer. Not an offer of the state or sponsored by the state. It is offered by Urban Meyer, the individual. So the problem with our society is the whiners who dont want any religion, anywhere. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644778597784286399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-63880591345373535842012-03-14T14:42:22.797-04:002012-03-14T14:42:22.797-04:00You embarass Ohio State's law school. In this...You embarass Ohio State's law school. In this day in age, you are actually going to put forward the argument that a segment of people "owns" a color? If someone told me this story, without my having read it, I'd never have believed it true. THere are football teams that dress the quarterback in a green jersey at practice so he won't be hit. As an Irishman, should I be outraged that these teams are suggesting Irish weakness with this practice? <br /><br />I also find your writing so typical of the extremists. You throw out a fact that is, in and of itself, quite harmless and then you project something outrageous on an individual. Case in point: Coach Marotti uses the purple shirt; you then in your letter to the Dispatch ask rhetorically if he will also be using anti gay slurs. In other words, you accuse a person you don't know of being a ranting anti gay bigot. No wonder you taught law - you would have been a complete trainwreck in a courtroom.<br /><br />I won't even go into your rant on Meyer's bible study course. As has been pointed out in other comments, your credibility is shot when you call Meyer an evangelical Christian when he is not (excellent research counsel). Can't we just assume that the Ohio State players are big boys and can take care of themselves? If they don't want to attend to the study, they don't have to. If Meyer is any kind of football coach (which he has proven in the past), he'll play his best players whether they're Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Scientologists, atheists or they worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster.Joshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-60765374684635062292012-03-08T20:28:16.800-05:002012-03-08T20:28:16.800-05:00Just copy this link into your browser.
http://lmg...Just copy this link into your browser.<br /><br />http://lmgtfy.com/?q=lavender+gay<br /><br />If you've never heard of the word lavender being associated with LGBT issues then you either don't really have any gay friends or are being intentionally obtuse. It's cool that you want to express your opinion but please just try not to make stuff up and expect it to carry any weight in a discussion.thinkthenspeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581038213087678765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-63088574296283674802012-03-06T20:29:43.833-05:002012-03-06T20:29:43.833-05:00Seriously? Lavender shirt = offensive to gays. Ge...Seriously? Lavender shirt = offensive to gays. Get over yourself. It's just a way to distinguish players who aren't giving 100% in practice. You must be one paranoid dude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-74512848133551944862012-03-06T12:43:28.783-05:002012-03-06T12:43:28.783-05:00Who gives a fuuuuuuck! Go Bucks!Who gives a fuuuuuuck! Go Bucks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-5560712611340076052012-03-06T11:10:25.266-05:002012-03-06T11:10:25.266-05:00If you think Urban Meyer cares more about a studen...If you think Urban Meyer cares more about a student -athlete's religious affiliation or belief system than putting the best players on the field, you're crazy. It's up to individuals to decline invitations to participate in religious activities to which they do not ascribe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-67117588043676765042012-03-06T10:38:07.739-05:002012-03-06T10:38:07.739-05:00Another leftist law professor how original. First...Another leftist law professor how original. First off Coach Meyer is a Catholic, secondly it is TIM Tebow, not Tom. UofF is also a state run institution and there was no problem with Coach Meyer there. Of course the leftties in our society want to cram athiesim down our collective throats, but are intollerant of others beliefs. Just as they are intollerant of the beliefs of anyone that do not believe the gays should be welcomed into our society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-80989687019436952982012-03-06T08:44:45.516-05:002012-03-06T08:44:45.516-05:00Most Christian coaches I know at the collegiate le...Most Christian coaches I know at the collegiate level offer some sort of Bible study to their players, and it's nothing like a class; it's basically a discussion and study of the Bible. In addition, the version used would probably be the NIV, not the KJV (not very many people use the KJV anymore, just a fyi). When he says he'll cater to other ways of worship (I'm assuming as much as you are), I'm guessing he means to different types of Christian worship at his meetings. Christianity is a completely different religion than Mormonism, Islam, or Judaism, so why would people from these other religions come to a Christian meeting?<br /><br />If you think it would affect performance, I'm sure that Urban is as big of a competitor as anyone, and he'll put the best 11 players on the field no matter what.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03301555236895856171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-37371435198166348022012-03-05T07:53:17.955-05:002012-03-05T07:53:17.955-05:00I find it fascinating that the people who scream a...I find it fascinating that the people who scream and moan about inequality and other witchunts are generally the perpetrators. Use OSU football if you want, but this is simply another article bashing religion. Not your most original work, I'm sure...RLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-88801257374413080512012-03-03T13:12:08.224-05:002012-03-03T13:12:08.224-05:00How does it feel to wrote something that was prove...How does it feel to wrote something that was proven total bunk? Must make you feel like apologizing?Stephen Steenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741249545782384129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-68129887495930002822012-03-02T17:23:57.165-05:002012-03-02T17:23:57.165-05:00I just....I just don't know what to say about ...I just....I just don't know what to say about this whole article. Some people just need to be outraged, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-64253172350122528812012-03-02T10:08:29.585-05:002012-03-02T10:08:29.585-05:00Wow.... you are OUT OF YOUR MIND creating issues w...Wow.... you are OUT OF YOUR MIND creating issues where there are none....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-77926497223819268992012-03-02T09:43:07.099-05:002012-03-02T09:43:07.099-05:00I must have missed when the gay community adopted ...I must have missed when the gay community adopted lavender, pink or any other basic colors as thier individual property?<br /><br />When I see lavender, I don't think gay. I would associate it with more of a womens fashion choice than mens, which I suspect is a more reasonable assumption as to Meyer and Marriotti's practice.<br /><br />Do you think it's mysogynistic to imply that the players are playing "like a girl"? I suppose it is, though the women who are worried about that seem to <br /><br />But what is troubling is your assumption that lavender means gays and vice versa. I have had openly gay friends that (gasp!) eschew pastels in thier wardrobe. They wouldn't ever veiw themselves as "sissies". Some even played football. <br /><br />Not sure how you can criticize stereotypes when you seem to want to hold on to them like intellectual property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7844434945868494835.post-58419694979254302522012-02-28T19:31:58.246-05:002012-02-28T19:31:58.246-05:00And just what will our beloved University do about...And just what will our beloved University do about this pro Christian/anti Gay coach. I bet I can guess. They'll wait to see how many games he wins next year. If it's over 10 then they won't do anything. If its less than 7 they'll launch an investigation and fire him (regrettably). If it's 7, 8, or 9 they'll launch an investigation and take action (or not) once the results of the next year's recruiting class are in. In the mean time, it must be awkward for Gordon Gee (himself a Mormon) to be around Meyer. Bet they don't talk much theology. I wonder what President Gee would have done if strength coach Marotti had made slackers wear 'special underwear' as part of their punishment.thinkthenspeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581038213087678765noreply@blogger.com