[Devongone]

I support a football team. I do not care about the political or religious beliefs, sexual practices, sexuality, gender, ethnicity or sexual preferences of those in and around the team, those who love and/or support it, or those who run it and are employed by it. If I could choose for everyone I'd model the club on the German club St Pauli, but that is not my choice alone.

I am an atheist. I understand there will be those of religious beliefs within the club too. That is their freedom and right. I do not, however, believe our club, supported by Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and many other religions for all I know should be distributing Gideon Bibles to all its staff and publicising its Christianity on its website.

Gideon International distributes bibles free around the world. This is not generosity, it is what it does. Gideon is a class based organisation whose membership is limited to current or retired business or professional MEN aged 21 or older who are members in good standing of an evangelical or Protestant church. Wives of Gideons may also join the Gideons International Auxiliary.

So how does Chesterfield Football club square its support of a class-based, Christian organisation that discriminates against women with the core values it was espousing on its website only months ago?

I'm feeling dodgy about continuing my support for the club, which has been lifelong.

[spireitematt]

When I saw the title of the thread I thought Osborne had got another job.

[Dancingwilldoit]

Dev I take great offence to your implied non belief in all things honorable and Christian.
I have been a member of the Church of Jayzusbeagudun for the last 65 years, I don't fu**ing swear, I don't fu**ing drink, I don't fu**ing take part in any of those dirty sexual shenanigans and I certainly don't think that without religion we would have had fewer wars, any less bigotry, and any less sexual abuse of children. So I really cannot understand your atheistic beliefs.
I am leader of the new recruit section at the Church of the Wayward Cross. If you would care to come and join one of our social gatherings usually held in one of those horrible Public House thingies, I am sure you will find our sessions rather enlightening and it will take your mind off reading those dreadful books. Our church is forward thinking and crusading, come and join the cause.

When I saw the title of your thread I thought ayeup we've signed somebody else !! Well if Port Vale can have the Pope playing for them why not Gideon Bible turning out for us?

[Devongone]

Yeah, typical we get a plan to mark Pope two days after the match.

[spireitematt]

I wouldn't take it to heart Devon. They put these bibles in hotel rooms and I remember when I was at school everyone was handed out one to keep.

The way I see it no one should have a religion forced on to them and it should be the choice of the individual if they want to follow a religion. Football and religion shouldn't mix just like Politics and religion shouldn't mix.

[Devongone]

Yeah, when there's one in my hotel room I put it in the bin. I don't think we need any more Christians. They're already breeding.

God is apparently millions of years old, he is omnipotent, as there is no Mrs God it was obviously his illegitimate son he had crucified to help us all down the road to guilt, he is immortal, but he created us in his own image with the added bonus that we get to die (in order that he can live forever maybe?). And yet believers who simultaneously have trouble believing in the Loch Ness Monster would worship the terrorist who brings us earthquakes, Ebola, mudslides, schizophrenia and drought. (I went to a Church of England primary school and a Methodist Sunday school ......... I think that's when the daemons took me.)

To those who cross themselves before taking a penalty I ask what kind of god would hate a goalkeeper.

I am a terrible person and I know some lovely Christians too ..... But bibles are for church, chapel and writing your name and full address in - all the way to The Solar System, The Galaxy, The Known Universe.

[Dancingwilldoit]

With Jesus playing for Man City it seems religion and football are intrinsically linked.


Last week I was walking across the Proact car park and came across 3 Chesterfield players sat around a small table playing cards. Thinking about the old song Pack of Cards and its religious tone I enquired if they were having a bible lesson. "Piss off son" came the reply "come here and we'll tell you a story"

The ace or 1 represents the lone figure in black, the centre of all attention. No matter how many in a stadium he is always the loneliest man there.
the 2 represents his 2 assistants who don't get quite as much abuse but are not far behind. It also represents the 2hats that run our football club.
The 3 represents the 3 stooges, the directors who stood by whilst lots of money was spirited away and then were forced to resign and only given their money back if they signed to say they wouldn't cause any trouble.
The 4 represents the number of players we should play across the back but some seem so blind as to not see.
The 5 represents our managers preferred midfield formation that seems to get spirited away during most games
The number 6 is a strange number, write it down 3 times and you get 666 - the sign of Satan and the winged figure who rules the roost from behind his smoked glass chamber in the west stand. Very often seen with a pigeon on each shoulder.
The 7 represents the best Chesterfield performance of the last 2 years when we put 7 past a hapless Shrewsbury side.
The 8 represents the number of seasons since the dark lord took over our beloved club and blessed us all with good fortune and happy times
The 9 used to represent a centre forward. Its been many years now since anybody worthy of it wore that number and gave us something to cheer about.
10 is the number of players Chesterfield seem to end any game with
The Jack is the fans favourite the one and only Jack Lester
The queen represents our Ashley and his habit of bending over the boardroom table whilst being shafted by the Creature from Beyond
The king is the indisputable ruler of all his kingdom. Shafter of all men, reaper of fine rewards, Satan incarnate. Don't say too much or else you can expect a visit from the heavies.

And so endeth the tale.

[spireitematt]

With Jesus playing for Man City it seems religion and football are intrinsically linked.


Last week I was walking across the Proact car park and came across 3 Chesterfield players sat around a small table playing cards. Thinking about the old song Pack of Cards and its religious tone I enquired if they were having a bible lesson. "Piss of son" came the reply "come here and we'll tell you a story"

The ace or 1 represents the lone figure in black, the centre of all attention. No matter how many in a stadium he is always the loneliest man there.
the 2 represents his 2 assistants who don't get quite as much abuse but are not far behind. It also represents the 2hats that run our football club.
The 3 represents the 3 stooges, the directors who stood by whilst lots of money was spirited away and then were forced to resign and only given their money back if they signed to say they wouldn't cause any trouble.
The 4 represents the number of players we should play across the back but some seem so blind as to not see.
The 5 represents our managers preferred midfield formation that seems to get spirited away during most games
The number 6 is a strange number, write it down 3 times and you get 666 - the sign of Satan and the winged figure who rules the roost from behind his smoked glass chamber in the west stand. Very often seen with a pigeon on each shoulder.
The 7 represents the best Chesterfield performance of the last 2 years when we put 7 past a hapless Shrewsbury side.
The 8 represents the number of seasons since the dark lord took over our beloved club and blessed us all with good fortune and happy times
The 9 used to represent a centre forward. Its been many years now since anybody worthy of it wore that number and gave us something to cheer about.
10 is the number of players Chesterfield seem to end any game with
The Jack is the fans favourite the one and only Jack Lester
The queen represents our Ashley and his habit of bending over the boardroom table whilst being shafted by the Creature from Beyond
The king is the indisputable ruler of all his kingdom. Shafter of all men, reaper of fine rewards, Satan incarnate. Don't say too much or else you can expect a visit from the heavies.

And so endeth the tale.

In the words of Brucie.

"It's not too late it could still be a big night if you play your cards right"

For Chesterfield though. It's not too late it could still be a big season if we play our cards right.

[bluepooch]

Our PC society will allow Islam to take over .Mark my words .

[Devongone]

That's one worry no-one need have. Islam is more divided than Christianity. It is mostly fighting itself. It makes Chesterfield FC look like it has a sense of direction.