i tell you what. i am sure there are a thread about football or baseball or some other sport i don't care about in this forum. and you will not find a post from me that insults any of the players of that sport or even state that i do not care about that sport.

and that is how not to care. if you wouldn't care you wouldn't still be answering. you only answer because you care, because you need to justify your own believes.

but again, i get nothing but hate from you. Is that how christians supposed to act? is it? is that the teaching of Jesus christ? please tell me, because i do not know the basics of your religion.

My sentiments exactly for anyone who has a faith

Sport is a matter of taste, this article isn't. I read the article and posted a 5 words long post and i was finished. But when I get quoted I tend to replay back. And I was only answering to you when you started comparing Christianity to his ''belief'', and thus, totally show your ignorance on one of the most basic teachings of the religion. Thats what I was answering to, at leat on the 2nd page. If I actually cared about the guy, you would probably see me posting a much larger post and quoting some of the people that support/are okay with him. And hate? Wow, you need to learn the true meaning of the word hate, and how big that word is actually. I do not, even in the slightest bit of way shape or form hate you or him.

Take a look at my post. I think you should have your answer settled there. For your information what Player does with his belief is of no concern to you. For all you know he may be a professing but not practicing believer. What business is that of yours? All in all Christianity encourages freedom of belief and respect for the faith of others. As an example, google Paul preaching in Athens. It also teaches against hypocrisy and futile (vain) behavior. Christianity doesn't teach the use of vulgar language but of a good repute. If Player wants to make use of those words it's his prerogative, and it may or may not concord with the teachings of his faith.

I understand. And me too, I wish things were more light-hearted and less offensive on these kinds of topics. I don't disagree with questioning his behavior, it's more the fact that you use his faith against him, that's not fair. For all we know he may not even be practicing. You see what I mean though? Freedom goes both ways.

Thats funny, because faith isnt tied to only religious faith. i  am sure that somewhere during the course of your life you had/have/will have faith in something, but if you wanna call yourself like mentioned above, go ahead

For sure. And I respect the points of view of alot of other people so much more when it's done with honest respect. But I worked so much at this man. I just moved to a new city last August, none of my family lives here. I changed living places 3 times, had a devastating rebound relationship and now I live on the most versatile street in the city, where parties go on day in day out, and I'm loving it. But to be able to do all that and cope you need to be able to take people as they are and stand your ground only on the essential points and where I can make a lasting difference and grow my friendships. If that part of my personality I can share with you, I did more than what I hoped for.

The most important part in these topics, even the joke ones, is the ability to joke about one's self (me in this case), and when joking of another it's really important to do it with care because you don't want to offend. If there was a thread moking atheism, out of respect for some of you I probably wouldn't join in the party. Then again if I built enough trust with the closest ones I would give myself the liberty to poke fun, but never as a wayto degrade or hurt them.

And it takes lots of patience with yourself and with your peers. That's key.

I'll speak for myself here. I don't hate him one single bit, I actually feel sorry for him. But the truth is, the attitude of disrespect towards religion by him, and towards Christianity by some here is something I find unacceptable.

You cannot disrespect by age, race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. You can tease maybe, but not disrespect. It should be considered offensive. It's not because I'm Christian that you have more leeway to step on my basics rights of freedom of belief. If you advocate for his freedom of belief, you fail to realize that the purpose of his religion is that of mockery. Churchgoers of pastafarianism are almost all proclaimed atheists (realize this isn't the first time I see this article). In other words there is no legitimate belief there, it is fake, because by definition an atheist does not believe in anything metaphysical. Their deity, the flying spaghetti monster, is not an entity in which they profess to believe other than with vain words that they themselves do not even believe. The point is to show that belief is absurd, and that in and of itself is not a belief. A practice yes, but not a belief. There is no faith involved there, and so they do not fit in the category advocating freedom of belief. They fit in the basic category of freedom of expression, but that, as many of us know, has been over-used for evil purposes. There is a saying that says "The freedom of one's rights is the infringement of those of another." Don't infringe on my freedom if you have no right to.

Also, why is BBC so interested in broadcasting this kind of thing? I really don't trust them at all. If you're for doing things the right way and keeping away from religious bias, at least be neutral and keep away from anti-religious bias. Anything else is a position of hypocrisy.