Agreed.

Nice to see a sport's writer with the guts to say this. Next up: political reporters.

I could write a book on this subject. I agree with each and every word of this blog. If fact many people have heard these words verbatim right from my mouth. Lowell, I still find it very funny that you didn't want to spend New Year's with Coach Singletary.

I used to pray for GOD to help my team win and then a guy woke me up one day and told me verbatim what you stated in your BLOG, and I am grateful, as it was me talking and wishing for success, which was a reflection of bad character looking back. If I would have said help me to do my best today that would have been different. If there was a GOD it would be possible to deliver on my winning prayer, as the other side is less deserving!? Absurd. I needed help and got it in the form of a mentor that woke me up. I recommend Kurt and Mike get one as well. There is still time.

I could not agree more.

With the incredible amount of work needed improve our world, I doubt God sits around on Sunday, beer and wings in hand, watching football.

Or maybe he does. Either way, like you said, a post-game interview is not the forum to have such a discussion.

IF God took sides in anything, he certainly wouldn't do it with something as trivial as sports.

Lowell, maybe you could use God in your life. You might find a cure for your religious bigotry. Why should it offend you if they want to praise God, Buddha, Allah, or anyone else?

Lowell,

I second that! Good points and agree

I cannot agree with this more. It also bothers me that Singletary wears a cross on the sidelines. I have no problem if he wore it outside of his professional life--like at church or in a movie. But to wear this wooden cross is an affront to anyone who believes that religion is a private matter. It isolates non-Christians that are Niner fans. Best to keep that cross under his shirt.

Lowell -- you are right on! If it were my son being interviewed, I'd tell him to thank his team, thank his coach, and answer the darn questions intelligently. I wouldn't want or need to hear him giving all the credit to God any more than giving all the credit to me (and I'm actually tired of hearing athletes always thanking their moms too!). The guys can thank God, and thank their moms, off the air. And I hope they do.
By the way, "Cohn is a fool" is off base. I really didn't read it as bigotry, and I don't think you said it truly offends you that they talk of God; you simply said they can say it all they want to, but you're not going to write about it. Nuff sed.

You won't write about it when an athlete talks about God but you will write over and over again that you won't write about it. Go back and read what Cohn wrote. He said was offended by the God talk and didn't want to be preached to by athletes. I don't believe that any athlete has said that God favors them over the other guy. I think most of them say the give God praise for the athletic gifts they have been give. If it offends you so much Cohn, don't interview any Christian athletes.

I have been reading the blog after reading the column this morning on athletes who give God praise and thanks for what he has done in their lives. The ignorance of many who comment is incredible. These athletes are giving credit for what they believe God has done in their lives, not that God take sides on a football game. Why should anyone, including Lowell care at all about that? I found it hyprocritical to say you won't write about it and devote a whole column to it. Put down your pen, turn the camera off. That is your prerogative, but a whole column. Aren't there more interesting things about the Super Bowl that that?Does anyone understand that the New Testament, clearly, calls Christians to share their faith both with their own and with the whole world. People of all religions do the same and there is nothing wrong with it. Let them share what they want. These athletes, something Lowell has never been, have worked hard to achieve the success they have and they can say what they want and Lowell doesn't need to report on it as he did this morning in a full column that was boring as all get out.

The burden of ignorance falls upon you. God/religion is within interpretation of the person(s) listening to it.

Anybody is free to interpret intentions any way they please.

It's open season on Bigmouth Jackass right now. That much is clear. Kurt Warner owes everything to God and he's humble enough to say so. You violate everything America is about Cohn. You appear to represent everything Communism is about, as you step in line with the anti-God Liberals.

I'll be looking forward to reading about Kurt Warner. I get it that I won't find it here. Even you can do the math, BJ...

I think Mr. Cohn's column was very appropriate because one can't watch a sporting event anymore without seeing some athlete raise his finger towards the heavens, apparently giving all praise and credit to God for what just occurred. This habit is conducted in just the same way it is in the non-sports world. God is prayed to and praised when something good happens (which the religious attribute to God's intervention and benevolence) but never to the bad (like, why did God give cancer to my kid in the first place when I'm now asking God to save my kid?) When did you ever see an athlete raise his finger toward the heavens and thank God after he struck out with runners in scoring position or after throwing an interception? Hey, Kurt, where was God on that interception you threw on the goal line in today's game against the Steelers? Did you credit Him for that? I didn't see you point to the sky - why not? In the end, why don't the religious simply be content with keeping their religion a personal thing and enjoy that belief in private, rather than thrust it upon the rest of us, who may believe differently, or not at all? In the end, I love the quote attributed to famous ex-college basketball coach Bobby Knight, who when asked why he didn't hold prayer meetings before each game replied, "Because God doesn't care about college basketball". Wonderful.