This has nothing to do with sports but I found it interesting. Pay careful attention to these quotes though because they reflect our broader culture’s view of God and religion. If you had 10 minutes with any of these celebrities, how would you address their views/concerns?
“No, no, no! I’m probably 20 percent atheist and 80 percent agnostic. I don’t think anyone really knows. You’ll either find out or not when you get there, until then there’s no point thinking about it.”–Brad Pitt
“Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.” —Bill Gates
“I’m an atheist. But I absolutely love religions and the rituals. Even though I don’t believe in God. We celebrate pretty much every religion in our family with the kids.” —Jodie Foster
“I don’t have anything against organized religion per se. We all need something in our lives. I personally just have not accepted that belief. But I’m one of
the few.” —Lance Armstrong
“If only I wasn’t an atheist, I could get away with anything. You’d just ask for forgiveness and then you’d be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt.” —Keira Knightley
“I’m basically a ‘do unto others’ type person. I don’t have any religious feelings because I’m an atheist, but I live my life like there’s a God. And if there was, he’d probably love me.” —Ricky Gervais
To read more quotes from celebrities on religion, go here.
