Mullen quoting scripture really seems to chap the hide of some rebels
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He had a road to Damascus moment about 15 days ago apparently...
Great to see the spirit of the Lord working through him.
It would be great to find out what prompted such an outpouring of his faith.
Great to see the spirit of the Lord working through him.
It would be great to find out what prompted such an outpouring of his faith.
Why do you care?
If you think tweeting Bible quotes make one a Christian, you're lost anyway.
I honestly don't like the fact that he feels he needs to make his faith that public. He takes his kids to church and does his thing, I'm fine with that. A lot of coaches use it for recruiting purposes, and maybe he feels the heat to do so. I'd hate that, but I hate even more people questioning his faith because of Twitter.
Its because its so obviously forced. I don't mean to say he doesn't have faith, just that his putting it on Twitter and being more vocal about it is forced.
Religion and politics are two topics that should never be discussed...but in the state of Mississippi some redneck coach can quote scripture and get applauded for it and predictably it works. Nobody can quote scripture better than the devil...it's good that Mullen is not a redneck.
Freeze is very convincing. http://forums.sixpackspeak.com/showthread.php?110913-caption-this-pic&highlight=Caption
Seems pretty genuine to me...
http://hailstatebeat.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/fun-love-for-football-mullens-messages-in-fall-camp/
http://hailstatebeat.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/fun-love-for-football-mullens-messages-in-fall-camp/
I won't complain if it helps us land recruits, but unless he's actually converted away from being an ambiguous Catholic/Episcopal, it's pretty obviously fake.
It very well could be genuine, it's the timing of it with Freeze using scripture all the time that makes it look suspicious.
Not a hatred, but quoting Bible verses is a Baptist (and similar denominations) thing. Have you ever met an Episcopal or Catholic who just Tweeted out Bible verses, or knew more than a couple of the really famous ones by heart? It's just not something we do.
If Dan Mullen has switched over to one of the conservative Protestant denominations that does that type of thing, it's probably genuine. If he hasn't, it's probably not.
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"I wanna make everyone uncomfortable, that's why I'm gonna talk to you about Jesus"
-Jim gaffigan
I go to church every week...but come on guys...this is a sports message board...I like talking about religion about as much as I do about politics...
I honestly couldn't care less what religion Bucky or Mullen believe in...or how they go about expressing the faith
Dan can worship L. Ron(I'm joking) and sacrifice lambs after every game for all I care...as long as he puts a winning team on the field he's good to go in my book
-Jim gaffigan
I go to church every week...but come on guys...this is a sports message board...I like talking about religion about as much as I do about politics...
I honestly couldn't care less what religion Bucky or Mullen believe in...or how they go about expressing the faith
Dan can worship L. Ron(I'm joking) and sacrifice lambs after every game for all I care...as long as he puts a winning team on the field he's good to go in my book
Exactly. Why does denomination matter? To say that Episcopalians don't do these things is just foolish...
It's pretty obvious from the article that something major has changed in Mullen this season beyond an acting facade of bible verses to combat Hugh Freeze negative recruiting tactics... I challenge anyone to read the article and tell me it isn't...
It's pretty obvious from the article that something major has changed in Mullen this season beyond an acting facade of bible verses to combat Hugh Freeze negative recruiting tactics... I challenge anyone to read the article and tell me it isn't...
I know plenty of people that come from "high church" faiths that can quote scripture and quote it well. Not only that, there's plenty of them that send me these powerpoint presentations full of religious photos and Bible verses. To act like they don't distribute quotations among their social-networks is just uninformed.
Plus, Dan doesn't have to "switch over" or convert to anything. If he finds strength in the scriptures, then let him read, write, and quote as much as he wants. If he can build rapport with his players through scripture and encourage them through it, all the better. But in case he is insincere, I would urge him caution. Scripture is a powerful tool.
BTW, I'm sure that the majority of his players would association themselves to some degree with a Protestant faith given the demographics of the state. Catholics in Miss. have a walk not unlike Protestants than Catholics in other countries and possibly in the northeast U.S.
Insert roll eyes smiley here.
Let me guess... When freeze does it its genuine, from the heart, and for the good of us all.
When Mullen does it there has to be a motive. You know, since he is a scientologist according to the UM faithful.
So ask a UM fan and Freeze goes home and prays for not only his players but for all players across all sports and sheds a tear when he finds out about a player going astray and entering the dens of sin that serves the devils brew that makes you so proud of Oxford. Picture the Indian on the old littering commercials. Zero motives. He is a faahine upstahundin cristshun maaan.
All the while Mullen goes home and stands over his pentagram that Jackie personally inscribed on his floor. For ANY profession of faith, the has to be a "road to Damascus" moment since he had none before right? Oh and since Freeze is soo concerned about a players soul that plays for Mullen.
Let me guess... When freeze does it its genuine, from the heart, and for the good of us all.
When Mullen does it there has to be a motive. You know, since he is a scientologist according to the UM faithful.
So ask a UM fan and Freeze goes home and prays for not only his players but for all players across all sports and sheds a tear when he finds out about a player going astray and entering the dens of sin that serves the devils brew that makes you so proud of Oxford. Picture the Indian on the old littering commercials. Zero motives. He is a faahine upstahundin cristshun maaan.
All the while Mullen goes home and stands over his pentagram that Jackie personally inscribed on his floor. For ANY profession of faith, the has to be a "road to Damascus" moment since he had none before right? Oh and since Freeze is soo concerned about a players soul that plays for Mullen.
I’m not one to question whether the religious convictions of Mullen or Freeze are sincere, but I do have to ask: So Freeze is a hypocrite for quoting scripture (as you and your ilk routinely label him), but when Mullen does it it's sincere? You have amazing insight into the souls of men.
Honestly, I think the basic premise is don't tell me about Jesus and then preside over library/recruiting shenanigans. Or maybe it is better to let someone else run that show and then you can talk about Jesus lots. However, we know how this goes, You say show me proof we have done anything wrong....then I say you are liar yada yada yada
For both men's lets hope their honest. Only God knows.
For both men's lets hope their honest. Only God knows.
Do you think any MSU players ever go to bars where there are females and alcohol is served? Do you think any of your players have ever received improper benefits during Mullen’s tenure? If so, do these things make Mullen a hypocrite for tweeting Bible verses?
I do agree with your final statement, “Only God knows,” but it belies your suggestion that it’s acceptable to label a man a hypocrite for tweeting Bible verses in the absence of actual proof of wrongdoing.
Given the known over the top partying and debauchery that goes on during OM recruiting official visits I'm just surprised that Freeze and OM fans in general even want to bring religion into the discussion at all when it comes to recruiting. Guess its nice to preach Jesus to the parents while the actual recruits get to go off and party down.
No, no we aren't perfect so you're boy is wrong about that. However, that is a two way street for ole miss too. I haven't seen a lot of OM fans readily admit to their own say questionable motives. I am sure there are things that go on in our program, don't deny that. Actually, I don't think any program is clean particularly in the SEC. there are levels of breaking rules set by a corrupt NCAA.
I didn't particularly call Freeze a "hypocrite", and I don't follow him to know what he tweets. I am not sure what's behind Mullen's bible verse quoting either. Maybe it's real, maybe not. We are not innocent contrary to what your homeboy says I think. The topic of the thread is Mullen quoting chaps rebel asses. Let's hope their both being true and honest. If they are not then there is another judge.
If any coach across the land promotes "complete" spirituality is that a free pass for their players or boosters to do whatever is necessary to win? Are they free from hypocricy in that sense until something is proven? Does it make it ok if they don't actually "know" the ongoings?
I didn't particularly call Freeze a "hypocrite", and I don't follow him to know what he tweets. I am not sure what's behind Mullen's bible verse quoting either. Maybe it's real, maybe not. We are not innocent contrary to what your homeboy says I think. The topic of the thread is Mullen quoting chaps rebel asses. Let's hope their both being true and honest. If they are not then there is another judge.
If any coach across the land promotes "complete" spirituality is that a free pass for their players or boosters to do whatever is necessary to win? Are they free from hypocricy in that sense until something is proven? Does it make it ok if they don't actually "know" the ongoings?
I think he was referring to Engie, not you. My point is simply that those who choose to go around calling Freeze a religious fraud based solely upon secondhand rumors and innuendo look foolish when they turn around and applaud Mullen for doing the very things for which they've criticized Freeze while claiming that they can tell that Mullen is sincere in his faith.
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