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To: bentway who wrote (642297)	1/15/2012 10:13:44 AM
From: Emile Vidrine	5 Recommendations Respond to of 1577883

The author does have some valid points but in the end he misses the essence of what's happening when football players express their Christian beliefs and acknowledge Christ after demonstrating exceptional athletic ability. Most football players are no theologians. They cannot use fancy theological terminology to express their deep connection with Jesus. For the most part they are simple average men who have been blessed by their creator with exceptional talents in their specific sport. Recognizing this and desiring to express their gratitude to God for these gifts, they use simple public signs and gestures to communicate their deep felt faith, gratitude and love for Jesus and God the father. There are some powerful and well connected people in our nation who are offended even by the name of Jesus. This disease of Christophobia is prominent among those who control the establishment media. Most American have come across these Christophobs somewhere in their lives. When Christians celebrate the birth of Christ at Christmas time the disease of Chistophobia takes on epidemic proportions. The question is Bent, do you suffer from Christophobia?

To: bentway who wrote (642297)	1/15/2012 10:13:47 AM
From: longnshort	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577883

There's a lot of hate in you isn't there ?

To: bentway who wrote (642297)	1/15/2012 10:48:35 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1577883

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Haskell It is an uncommon word. And a more uncommon name. When my son Pete was born, he was named for his two grandfathers. Peter Haskell Burks. The day after Pete was killed, I was sitting at the dining room table, just trying to make sense of all that was going on. My cell phone rang. "Unknown" said the caller ID. Thought about letting it pass, but I answered it. "Alan, this is Rick Perry." Rick Perry was and is the Governor of Texas. I had never met him, never made a contribution, never known anything about him. Governor Perry, or Rick as he insisted, talked to me for 35 minutes that day. He wanted to know about Pete, his family, his time at Texas A&M, his fiancee. There are over 400 Gold Star families in Texas from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. I don't know for sure, but I suspect Governor Perry has talked to them all. I was invited to a fundraiser tonight for Governor Perry. He is in a competitive primary facing Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. I'm not real politically active, but I went because I wanted to meet Rick Perry and thank him for that phone call. There were at least 400 people there. I got in the greeting line. When it was my turn, I put out my hand. "Governor, we've not met personally, but we have talked before. You called me the day after my son was killed in Iraq." "Alan, it is so good to meet you. Pete's middle name is Haskell. Named after his grandfather. Thank you for coming tonight." "Governor, I just wanted to come say thanks for that phone call. It meant a lot." With a greeting line of hundreds of young Republicans eager to shake his hand and have a photo taken, he took me by the arm and we walked to a far corner of the room. I could see the security guy and his aides eyes open wide. We talked for about ten minutes. He expressed his appreciation for Pete's sacrifice. He was aware of the Unsung Hero Fund and our shipments to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. He wanted to know how everyone was doing. As we ended the chat, I noticed a tear in his eye. "Alan, I want you to know you and your family have been and will be in my prayers." He went back to the greeting line and gripping and grinning. He didn't have to call me that day. I'm sure that Kay Bailey Hutchison is a fine person. But I do know that when I went to Washington, D.C. last year, she was the only Texan in Congress that didn't meet with me personally. And for whatever reason, her letter of condolence about Pete arrived almost a year after his death. I don't know Rick Perry from sic em. But I do know he took time out of his life to console me and to express his interest and concern for my family. Interestingly, Rick Perry was born and raised in Haskell, Texas. Posted by Alan Burks at 8:20 PM