[mr.charlie hustle]

mr.charlie hustle,

Not sure what this thread has to with drugs (your reference) or homosexuals (Westside's reference).

If you're ONLY making the gesture at a certain time, you're doing it to draw attention to yourself. Whether it's point to the sky to praise god, throat slash, the DDP Diamond Cutter (from WCW/WWF fame), whatever, if you're doing with the intent to draw attention to yourself.

And like I said earlier, it's amazing how many kids/coaches bring up God when they win and NEVER mention him when they lose. I thought you were supposed to like him no matter what?

The next time I see a HS football player do the point-to-the-sky routine at a point time not after a touchdown/made FG/XP ... will be the first time. That's the issue.

Plus, doing it can be seen as a slap in the face to the other team. So you were special enough that God helped you score a TD but he couldn't help the 11 players on the other team trying to stop you? Please. I'd hope he'd have far more important things to worry about than who scored a TD in high school football game.

I'm not saying don't pray for someone who's hurt. Happens all the time and not just in sports.

But there's a big, huge, GIGANTIC difference in the physical welfare of a teenager (former) and the outcome of a game (latter).

Do you really think God should be invoked in the latter?

The outcome of the game is inconsequential. That is your choice of belief and statement. I believe that this young man has a right to praise his god any time that he desires. That is his personal situation and he did not choose a time that conflicted with man's game. For it he and his team were punished. That in this day and time is very understandable. As I said earlier,I saw many displays following scores which included everything from high fives to fists being shook in the air and no flags were thrown. A rebuke of God was shown in this case. That sir is a dangerous call I would not want to make.