God and Football by Chad Gibbs, Excerpt

8/9/2019 God and Football by Chad Gibbs, Excerpt

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Oy6 Imkj Nloos

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Ncj kej Gcctokaa Icpyrlnmt ?8;8 oy Imkj Nloos

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NCJ KEJGCCZOKAA

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^daa, ce Yuejky `crelen mdj prcokoay sdd tmd` `kbd tmdlrnrcnny, wrlebadj-smlrtdj wky tc k stddpadj oulajlen wmdrd sc`dscrt cg idrd`cey mkj odnue tde `leutds odgcrd tmdy krrlvdj.Lesljd, mdj wktim ks tmdy `cutmdj tmd wcrjs tc scens, tmdestrunnadj tc stky kwkbd wmlad k `ke spcbd gcr adss tmke twdety-glvd `leutds. Zmde, gcr tmd rdst cg tmd wddb, tmls pakid wcuaj odtmd gurtmdst tmlen grc` tmdlr `lejs, ueadss oy imkeid sc`dtmlen

trknli mkppdedj.


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Kgtdr md sdds tmls, L tmleb lts skgd tc sky Icrsc wlaa tmleb mdsgcuej tmd ced trud rdalnlce kej mdaa prcokoay icevdrt ce tmd spct.

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tmkt3Xrkitlid nk`ds. Zmls ydkr kaced, crd tmke slx laalce pdcpadwlaa wltedss ke YDI nk`d le pdrsce, tdes cg `laalces `crd wlaawktim ce IOY cr DYXE, kej kt adkst k jczde wlaa rdkj tmls occb.

Gcctokaa ls k iksm icw gcr tmd YDIs lestltutlces cg mlnmdr adkre-len. Zmls ydkr, tmd icòledj ktmadtli oujndts cg tmd twdavd simccasdxiddj =88 `laalce jcaakrs. Zmkts `crd `cedy tmke tmd NJXscg twdety-gcur cg tmd wcrajs pccrdst icuetrlds. Nrketdj, L jcet

becw wmkt NJX stkejs gcr, out tmls glnurd scuejs l`prdsslvdecedtmdadss.


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NCJ KEJ GCCZOKAA

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Out odgcrd ycu stkrt gddalen tcc okj gcr Ncj, L wket ycu tc becwmds jclen cbky jcwe mdrd ks wdaa. Le k ektlce tmkt mks mlstcrlikaayicesljdrdj ltsdag Imrls tlke, tmd scutmdre stktds krd oy gkr tmd cstImrls tlke-y. K ?88: Nkaaup Xcaa tmkt trkibdj rdalnlcus kgglalktlcesstktd oy stktd smcwdj tmkt le dlnmt cg tmd eled YDI stktds, cvdr =7pdridet cg pdcpad icesljdrdj tmd`sdavds Imrls tlkes. ; L odnke tcsicur tmd Letdredt gcr k pcaa tmkt wkset slx ydkrs caj out acst gciuskgtdr L jlsicvdrdj pdcpadcgwka`krt.ic`.

Cg icursd, ect kaa pdcpad wmc tdaa Nkaaup tmdy krd Imrlstlkeskrd wmkt ctmdr Imrlstlkes wcuaj icesljdr Imrls tlke tmdy `lnmtect dvde gcaacw Fcme Xlpdr ce Zwlttdr, becw tmd wcrjs tc Ymcuttc tmd Acrj, cr levltd grldejs tc sdd Blrb Ik`drce `cvlds kt tmdlrimurim. Nrketdj, Yirlpturd ls sladet ce tmd pkrt scilka edtwcrbspaky le skavktlce, out iadkray kt adkst sc`d cg tmd =7 pdridet cgsdag-rdpcrtdj Imrls tlkes krd ectmlen cg tmd scrt. Xdrmkps tmdy fustplibdj up tmd pmced ced elnmt le ?88:, kej wmde sc`dced ksbdjlg tmdy wdrd Imrlstlke cr Ctmdr, tmdy imcsd tmd gcr`dr. Imrls-tlke lty, odaldvd lt cr ect, ls tmd scutmdredrs jdgkuat sdttlen.

Yc wdvd dstkoalsmdj tmkt Ncj kej gcctokaa krd octm prdtty olnjcwe mdrd, out wmlim ls olnndr3 ^daa, Lvd nct k tmdcry.

^mde ycu kttdej k imurim mdrd, ycu wlaa ka`cst idrtkleay mdkrpdcpad tkablen kocut gcctokaa. ^crsmlpdrs wlaa nktmdr odgcrd tmdsdrvlid kej jlsiuss le rdvdrdet tceds wmkt wdet rlnmt kej wrcentmd jky odgcrd. Zmd pkstcr wlaa usukaay rdgdrdeid Ykturjkys mkp-pdelens oy dltmdr prklslen k tdk`s wle cr `curelen lts acss, wmladcgtdetl`ds tkblen k pakygua jln kt tmd lsgcrtueds cg k rlvka simcca.

;. Jdspltd tmd odst dggcrts cg Zl` Zdocw, Gacrljk imdibdj le kt k `dksay =;.7pdridet.


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X_DYDKYCE

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Imurimds sc`dtl`ds deicurknd tmls oadejlen cg gkltm kej gkektl-ils` wltm wdkr ycur tdk`s icacrs jky cr oy mkvlen vldwlen pkr-

tlds gcr oln nk`ds wltm mkagtl`d tdstl`celds, ekturkaay.Icevdrsday, Ncj jcdset ndt k act cg paky le YDI stkjlu`s,ueadss k pakydr lefurds mls edib cr ycur tdk` ls alelen up gcr k akst-sdicej gldaj ncka. Kej sc`dtl`ds Ncj ls ikaadj upce tc jc sc`djkèlen usukaay cg rdgdrdds cr cggdeslvd iccrjlektcrs outtmkts lt. Zmd YDI jcdset rdkaay mkvd tc kjj Ncj cr keytmlen dasdtc tmdlr prcjuit tc glaa tmd sdkts. Zmdrd ls ec wdkr ycur jdec`lek-

tlces icacrs tc tmd nk`d jky.Imurimds mkvd tc simdjuad krcuej gcctokaa. Kpkrt grc` tkla-nktds kej vldwlen pkrtlds, k imurim dvdet pakeedj ce Ykturjky letmd gkaa ls nukrketddj tc od k icacsska gklaurd. Yc gkr ks L ike tdaa,tmd YDI jcds ect mkvd tc icesuat tmd imurimds wmde lt `kbds ltssimdjuad. Lt `kbds sdesd tc `d tmkt lg ced tmlen mks tc simdjuadkrcuej kectmdr, tmde tmkt tmlen lset ks l`pcrtket tc tmd pdcpad

pkrtlilpktlen.Kpkrt grc` Imrlst`ks kej Dkstdr, ceay trkndjy nlvds imurimdstmcsd YDI-albd kttdejkeid euòdrs tmdy sc nrdktay jdslrd. Zmdglrst wddbdej gcaacwlen Ydptdòdr ;;, kaa twdavd YDI stkjlu`sskt d`pty, wmlad tmd imurimds wdrd glaadj tc ikpkilty. Cg icursd,jdpdejlen ce ektlceka ikak`ltlds lset rdkaay tmd odst strktdny tcleirdksd imurim kttdejkeid, out wmkt ike imurimds jc3 Zmd pdcpad

mkvd imcsde tcjky wmkt tmdy wlaa wcrsmlp, kej lt accbs albd Ncjls k twc-kej-k-mkag tcuimjcwe uejdrjcn tc tmd Zlndrs, Ouaajcns,kej Nktcrs.

Zmd pdcpad mkvd imcsde. \cuj tmleb L wkset pkrt cg tmdprcoad` . . .


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CZMD_ NCJY ODGC_D@D

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imlajlsm lejlggdrdeid.Yc kt tmd knd cg twdavd, `y gk`lay stkrtdj tmrcwlen `d okible `y ueiads stktlce wknce kej jrlvlen `d tc dltmdr Olr`lenmk`cr Zusikaccsk, wmdrd Lj wktim tmd Zljd jdstrcy sc`d mkpadss gcd.Kej lt wks kawkys tmd mkpadss gcd. L mkj kppkrdetay odde jdd`djtcc `uim cg k rlsb tc tkbd tc kectmdr icegdrdeid nk`d. Zmls wksgled wltm `d, odikusd k wle wks k wle wmc ikrdj lg lt ik`d

kt tmd dxpdesd cg tmd Olacxl Yimcca cg Mctda @keknd`det kej@kssknd Zmdrkpy3 Odsljds, L wks wltm Teiad Fl``y kej NrkejpkFk`ds, tmd twc `de ect ek`dj @I Mk``dr L kj`lrdj `cstwmde L wks twdavd.

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L becw ced tmlen, Fl``y stkrtdj up knkle, tmdrds ec wky wdodkt Kuoure pakylen albd tmkt.

Zmls ikusdj `d tc tmrcw up le `y `cutm. Kuoure wks cur

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Kt imurim L wks s`ctmdrdj wltm muns kej tcaj oy dvdryced tmkttmdy wcuaj od prkylen gcr `d. L s`ladj, tmkebdj tmd`, tmde tccb`y sdkt, wkltlen albd k prlzdglnmtdr gcr tmd odaa tc rlen. Ectmlenle tmd sdr`ce rdkimdj `y mdkrt, kej wmde tmd pkstcr cpdedj tmdlevltktlce, lt wks ce. L wkabdj tmd sk`d klsad Fdggdry mkj wkabdjtmrdd `cetms odgcrd, bedat kt tmd sk`d katkr, tmde prkydj tmd blejcg prkydr tmkt icuaj ndt ycu struib oy alnmtelen. ^mde L glelsmdjsicajlen Ncj, L ksbdj ml` ced qudstlce6 ^my3 L mkj pakydj oy mlsruads2 L prkydj fust ks mkrj ks _yke. Yc wmy jlj md blaa `y ueiad3

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Zmd Zljd `dt Gacrljk gcr tmd tmlrj strklnmt ydkr le tmd YDI

Imk`plcesmlp Nk`d. Lt wks ke leirdjload nk`d guaa cg okib-kej-gcrtm sicrlen, kej wltm fust uejdr glvd `leutds tc paky, tmd Nktcrstccb tmd adkj, ?: ?9. L bedw Fky Okrbdr wcuaj adkj tmd Irl`sceZljd jcwe tmd gldaj gcr ydt kectmdr `lrkiuacus vlitcry2 L bedwNcj wks mdaplen tmd Zljd.

Dxidpt md wkset. Kej Okrbdr jljet. Gacrljk plibdj cgg k Okrbdrpkss, kej tmd nk`d wks cvdr. L gdat albd Lj odde blibdj le tmd

stc`kim. Mcw icuaj tmls mkppde3 my wks Ncj jclen tmls tc `d3L tmcunmt wdj mkj k jdka. Le `y `lej, Ncj wcuaj nlvd Ok`k


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tmd ektlceka tltad, Lj gcrnlvd ml` gcr blaalen `y ueiad, kej wdjikaa lt dvde. Ecw L tmcunmt Ncj wks fust pakylen wltm `y d`c-

tlces ce tcp cg blaalen `y rdaktlvds, sc L ikaadj tmlens cgg wltm tmdKa`lnmty.Gcr tmd edxt gcur ydkrs, L ceay kttdejdj imurim kt `y `ctmdrs

tdkrgua rdqudsts. L jljet rdkj tmd Oload, kej L ceay prkydj wmdeL mkj k slib rdaktlvd kej dvde tmde L icuajet mdap out gdda Ncjwks nclen tc ceid knkle usd `y prkydrs ks k scrt cg lesljdr becwa-djnd tc orlen `d pkle.

Gcctokaa rd`kledj k oln pkrt cg `y algd jurlen tmcsd kenry-kt-Ncj ydkrs, katmcunm Kakok`k wks edvdr qultd tmd tdk` tmdywdrd le tmd dkray eledtlds. Zmde le ;


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@y `ctmdr jljet qultd smkrd tmd pdkid L mkj kocut `y nclentc Kuoure. @y jkj, mcwdvdr, wks cbky wltm lt, kej le tmd dej `y

gcabs knrddj lt wcuajet qultd od tmd dej cg tmd wcraj lg L wdet tcicaadnd tmdrd.L grketlikaay kppaldj tc Kuoure, nct kiidptdj, nct ke kpkrt`det,

nct k `kfcr L mkj ec ousledss odlen le, 9 tmde nct twc Gs kej kedw `kfcr. Out kikjd`li gklaurds ectwltmstkejlen, L wks mkppy leKuoure, dvde tmcunm L wks stlaa k mund Kakok`k gke. L bdpt imddr-len gcr tmd Zljd `cstay cut cg acykaty tc Nrkejpk Fk`ds. Mdj

kardkjy acst mls sce, kej L tmcunmt acslen `d, dvde glnurktlvday,wcuaj od tcc uim gcr ml`. Cg icursd Kuoure nclen 9 = y glrstydkr, tmdlr wcrst rdicrj sleid ;


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Yc lestdkj cg turelen kwky grc` Ncj, L turedj tc ml`, kej mdwks tmdrd gcr `d wmde L eddjdj ml` `cst. L jcet becw wmkt tc

ikaa tmls6 lt wks scrt cg albd wmde Outim kej Yuejkeid fu`p cggtmkt ialgg, dvde tmcunm Yuejkeid becws md iket swl`. L wksetsurd wmkt wcuaj mkppde, out L bedw Lj od wltm Ncj, kej sccewdj od rueelen grc` tmd akw le Ocalvlk. Cr sc`dtmlen.

^mkt L dke tc sky ls tmkt cur rdaktlcesmlp jddpdedj, kej sleidtmde Lvd trldj icesilcusay tc alvd `y algd gcr Ncj. L becw tmktscuejs albd rdalnlcus ncooadjynccb, out L jcet becw mcw dasd tc

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Zmde lt mkppdedj.L rd`dòdr tmd dxkit `c`det L bedw L wks odic`len ke

Kuoure gke. Lt wks tmd su``dr cg ?88;. L wks wcrblen kt ke GIKncag ik`p, kej L rd`dòdr tmleblen odgcrd L adgt tmkt L wketdjdvdryced L `dt tc becw L wks ke Kuoure stujdet. L ocunmt k jdikagcr `y ikr, k Z-smlrt gcr `y okib, kej k vlscr gcr `y mdkj. ^mdeL nct okib, L odnke rdkjlen up ce Kuoures tdk` le tmcsd jrdkjdjprdsdksce `knkzleds. L tcaj `ysdag lt wks fust ced pddb tctkaaymkràdss.

^mde tmd glrst nk`d rcaadj krcuej, L wks le tmd stujdet sdi-tlce wdkrlen `y edw Kuoure Z-smlrt. L rd`dòdr tmd edib ce ltltimdj, kej `y grldej Xktrlib, wmc jcuotdj tmd sleidrlty cg `yicevdrslce, sklj tmd smlrt icuaj tdaa L wks k mypcirltd. 4 L mkj `yjcuots tcc, out oy tmd gcurtm nk`d cg tmd sdksce L wks kitukaayimddrlen gcr Ycutm Ikrcalek tc odkt `y odacvdj Irl`sce Zljd. Licuajet mdap lt. Lt wkset sc`dtmlen L icesilcusay jdiljdj tc jc. Lg

L ecw wketdj nccj tmlens tc mkppde tc Kuoure, L mkj tc ecw wketokj tmlens tc mkppde tc Kakok`k. Ycutm Ikrcalek wce 9> 97,kej L wks strkenday sktlsgldj. Zwc wddbs aktdr Kuoure pakydj mcsttc tmd #;-rkebdj Gacrljk Nktcrs. Zmd nk`d wks iacsd tmrcunmcut,kej wmde Jk`ce Juvka `kjd k gcrty-gcur-ykrj gldaj ncka tc wletmd nk`d gcr Kuoure, L wks jced gcr. Kuoure gcctokaa mkj ecwtkbde tmd pakid cg Ncj, wmc mkj fust rdidetay tkbde tmd pakid cg

Kakok`k gcctokaa le `y algd._ljliuacus, L becw. Albd nclen ce k jldt, ceay tc rdpakid Grdeimgrlds wltm jcunmeuts. Out kt adkst tmls tl`d L jljet kokejce Ncjkatcndtmdr. L stlaa wdet tc imurim2 L stlaa prkydj2 kej L stlaa acvdjNcj. Out tmkt pakid le `y mdkrt wmdrd L bdpt wmkt wks `cst

4. Lt smcuaj od ectdj tmkt `y nlragrldej kt tmd tl`d, tmd ced wmc ecw smkrds `yakst ek`d, ls k mund Kuoure gke. Ymd albds tc tkbd guaa irdjlt gcr `y icevdrslce,kej smd prcokoay jdsdrvds kt adkst sc`d kibecwadjn`det, out L tmleb cst cg tmdimkend ike od kttrloutdj tc tmd trkesgcr`ktlvd wcrb cg tmd Mcay Yplrlt.


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l`pcrtket tc `d wdaa, Ncj kej Kuoure gcctokaa wdrd smkrlenk oueb odj.

@c` gcuej cut kt Zmkebsnlvlen wmde L wcrd ke KuoureZ-smlrt mc`d jurlen tmd mcaljky ordkb. Ymd wks ect tmrlaadj.Nrkejpk wkset tmrlaadj dltmdr, out kt adkst md jljet jld cg nrldgalbd Lj gdkrdj. Md jlj, mcwdvdr, legcr` d tmkt wmde md jlj ddtmls jd`lsd, mls ctmdr, `crd acyka nrkejimlajrde wcuaj od lemdrlt-len mls Kakok`k `d`crkolalk.

Cvdr tmd edxt gdw ydkrs L alvdj kej jldj wltm `y Zlndrs. L

odik`d `crd gkektlika tmke dvdr, le pkrt tc `kbd surd `y Kuouregrldejs bedw L wks truay ke Kuoure gke, kej le pkrt odikusdrdakpsds krd kawkys wcrsd.

Le ?88; L suggdrdj tmd mu`lalktlen acss tc Kakok`k ce OakibYkturjky27 L wks deicurkndj oy tmd ?88? ik`pklne2 L wks jls-trkunmt oy tmd jdokiad cg ?8892 kej tmde, le kectmdr strkend ice-icitlce cg Ncj kej gcctokaa, L odik`d icevleidj Ncj wks ke

Kuoure gke le ?88:. Out kt adkst tmkt tl`d L wkset kaced.Kuoure nct cgg tc k mct stkrt tmkt ydkr, kej kgtdr ced cg tmdwles, pdrmkps tmd oacwcut cg Zdeedssdd, tmd gcctokaa rdvldwsmcwdj cur pakydrs slenlen ke caj splrltuka ikaadj Mkrj GlnmtlenYcajldr. K scen kocut orlenlen scuas tc Fdsus. Cg icursd, tmkt lswmy wd wdrd uejdgdktdj. Ncj wks ce cur sljd. ^d odkt Ndcrnlkkej Kakok`k, wd wce tmd YDI gcr tmd glrst tl`d le glgtdde ydkrs,

kej tmde wd wce tmd ektlceka imk`plcesmlp! Ec, wklt, tmkts ectdxkitay wmkt mkppdedj.Cbakmc`k kej TYI wdrd kasc uejdgdktdj tmkt sdksce. Ydd`s

Ncj acvdj tmd`, tcc. Xrcoad` wks Ncj jlj ect uejdrstkej mcwtmd iurrdet OIY systd` wcrbs, > kej md `ust mkvd tmcunmt kaatmrdd tdk`s icuaj sc`dmcw paky gcr tmd ektlceka tltad. Yc L nudss

7. Zmls `dket L wks, `cst albday, tmd ceay gke le tmd wcraj tc imddr gcr tmd acslentdk` le octm tmd ?888 kej ?88; Lrce Ocwas.>. Zmls ls uejdrstkejkoad, dvde gcr ke kaa-becwlen jdlty.


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ks gkr ks Ncj wks iceidredj, wd wdrd kaa euòdr ced, out ks gkrks ic`putdr edrjs wdet, Kuoure wks euòdr tmrdd, kej wd mkj

tc wktim TYI kej Cbakmc`k paky gcr cur ektlceka imk`plcesmlp.Ecw twlid Ncj mkj nuljdj `y tdk`s tmrcunm uejdgdktdj sdk-sces, ceay tc ordkb `y mdkrt le tmd dej, ceid odikusd L tmcunmt mdwks pliblen ce `d kej ecw odikusd md jljet gkitcr le strdentm cgsimdjuad. [udstlces odnke tc krlsd ks tc wmy L jc tmls tc `ysdag `dkelen cg algd typd stugg out L `cstay lnecrdj tmd`. Zmlswks le pkrt jud tc cur tmrdd-nk`d wleelen strdkb cvdr Kakok`k,

wmlim dxtdejdj tc gcur le ?884, tmde glvd, tmde k rdicrj slxtm wlecvdr tmd Zljd le ?88>.Zmde ik`d tmd ?88= sdksce. Kuoures Occb cg Fco. Mcw okj

wks tmkt sdksce3 daa, ke dkray 9 ? wle cvdr @lsslsslppl Ytktd wksk mlnmalnmt. Ec, tmkt wkset k typc.

^mde tmkt sdksce glekaay dejdj wltm k 97 8 acss tc Kakok`k,dvdrytmlen wks cvdr. @y wleelen strdkb cvdr tmd Zljd, `y l`ù-

elty grc` rlvka-gke s`kib tkab, `y rdksce gcr alvlen dvdrytmlen.Kuoure glrdj Zc``y Zuodrvlaad, lts ickim gcr tde sdksces, tmdemlrdj Nded Imlzlb, wmc jdspltd ru`crs cg odlen k elid nuy kejnccj gktmdr mkj k 4 ;< rdicrj ks k mdkj ickim. _dirultlen sug-gdrdj, kej kaa mcpd wks kokejcedj. L spkt le tmd gkid cg cptl`ls`2L urlektdj le tmd icregakbds cg mcpd.

Acslen `kbds `d letrcspditlvd, wmlim `dkes Wkejdrolat gkes

ùst od tmd cst sdag-kwkrd pdcpad ce dkrtm. (\ds, Wkejdrolat odktKuoure le ?88= tcc.) Out wmde `y tdk` irksmdj le suim leirdj-load gksmlce, L mkj tc stdp okib kej ksb, ^my ls tmls sc l`pcrtkettc `d3 ^my jc L spdej kaa `y `cedy tc nc wktim sc`dtmlen tmktceay kbds d kenry3 Kej wmy jc L wkstd sc uim cg tmd prdilcustl`d Lvd odde nlvde dktlen, saddplen, kej jrleblen k nk`d pakydjoy icaadnd bljs Lvd edvdr `dt3 Icuajet kej smcuajet tmkt tl`d

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