Christian Palace

[cryrst]

Us? Whose amongst those? People in your church? Christians only or do Allah and Shiva count as well? Do "us" agree on the matter of afterlife and reward? And what about other believers or non believers like myself? And the connection to morals is doing my head in. But then I was raised strictly protestant so would need a few hours in the pub to discuss this properly. Fine of course that some of the players are believers, ok even if Marc wants to write on his Captain's armband but in the end religion is a PERSONAL thing, that not necessarily should be in the public domain and certainly should not be seen as the reason why people live a good life.

Blimey chief take a chill pill. With stress like you have you could meet him very soon 😀

 

[PauloSilas]

Have to admit I struggle to understand why God would choose our believers over City's (I'm sure they said a prayer or two before and during) but I haven't read the Bible since I was 16 to be fair

I think the local pastor in Sunderland til I die gets it right idea when he prays for team in church. He doesn't pray for them to win, just that they perform to the best of their ability and that noone gets hurt.

 

[sprites]

I'm on holiday so I'm not posting much.

I saw this and it made me laugh.

I don't give a damn about religious sensibilities. I have my belief, like you have yours. Some want to believe in deities and all the rest of it, and that is their right.

My belief is that all religion is codswallop.

Suck it up.

Much better.

 

[BR6]

I find it very cringey. It's 2025.
I don't mind if they keep it to themselves and it makes them feel good - but I'd rather they praised the manager, coaching staff and fans than their faith.
I just don't get why they have to tell everyone - they're as bad as the evangelical vegans.
If I was Ollie and I'd spent hours improving a player and he then goes on telly and says it's all down to god, I'd think "Cheers mate" then walk off disconsolately and buy a new jumper to cheer myself up.

Have they been shoving their faith down peoples throats?
I think they’ve all been quite dignified about their beliefs and only responded when been questioned haven’t they?

 

[HKOwen]

Have they been shoving their faith down peoples throats?
I think they’ve all been quite dignified about their beliefs and only responded when been questioned haven’t they?

Yes

 

[BR6]

Yes

There are two questions asked there!

Is that yes to both?!!

 

[HKOwen]

There are two questions asked there!

Is that yes to both?!!

Yes to second part

 

[Pikester]

Have they been shoving their faith down peoples throats?
I think they’ve all been quite dignified about their beliefs and only responded when been questioned haven’t they?

Arguing with religious people never goes well as they don't want to embrace opposite opinions.
Any attempt to bring science and logic into the equation are dismissed and if all else fails just say "god moves in mysterious ways" as the conversation closer.
BUT to answer your question: the players have been publicly parading their faith with their goal celebrations.
Joel Ward was in the dressing room making a rather lovely speech and he suddenly drops in a bible verse. He wasn't responding to a question.
Eze drops his religious beliefs into a lot of conversations without being asked.
The fact this thread started is because it's become very obvious that a lot of players are openly religious so they aren't just speaking about it when asked, they are actively promoting it.
As fellow believers you guys think it's lovely.
As a non believer I find it over the top.
I would hope, as peaceful religious people, you would be happy for me to plod along in life with an opposing view but it's coming across that you chaps aren't particularly tolerant.
Maybe the thread should be closed? Politics and Religion threads never end well.
I'm just ecstatic the team won the FA Cup having been at Wembley for all 3 finals, having suffered the Mullery years and being part of a crowd of 4,000 at home in a league match.
I love palace, I love football. That's enough for me.
I find Religion illogical and I don't understand why some of the players need to bring it up. I'd be the same if a player kept saying he was an atheist. It doesn't need to be said either way.