Raw Video: Mascot Mocks Praying Football Player

The University of Minnesota is apologizing after its Goldy Gopher mascot poked fun at a Penn State football player who was praying before last week's game. (Oct. 22)

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[Nullifidian]

@waynerd23 I've never seen a student handbook that said one could never mock a religion or religious act, so I have sufficient reason to reject the universal claim that it is "NOT allowed as outlined in all student handbooks". This is even less relevant in the context of a football game, where the mascot was not acting as the UMinn student, but rather as a clown in a plush costume whose entire object is to mock the other team. Being "deeply insulted" is not a license to dictate to other people.

[theDarkAzin]

I hate having to defend my God from the ignorance of "Christianity". To those of you who whine that this shouldn't be allowed...maybe you misread the part when Jesus said "The world WILL hate you because it first hated me."

To the fools defending the mascot, I can prove God's existence on your level of thinking. However, you cry for "equality" day and night. Given that Christians receive the least "equal" share. Parade around Stalin, it's not too long before your own people kill you themselves.

[itsweezybabyy089]

i mean shit he dropped down Right infront of the other team, then turned around n walked away. Fuck Em!

[Slllacker]

If religion didn't exist then this wouldn't exist then we would not have this problem :D

[Nullifidian]

@harmonycostal I've read the Bible, and I could already define "theism" without your assistance.

By the way, if your god gives the leaders in American government the ability to do what they do, then when you're next at prayer could you respectfully ask him to knock it off? I can't think of a worse cabal of hypocrites, idiots, and grifters than the leadership of the U.S. government, and enabling them is only making things worse. Just look at the proposal for 'detaining' citizens.

[harmonycostal]

@Nullifidian From the perspective of the theocratic government, "God himself is recognized as the head" of the state, even tho so many Americans do not acknowledge God as the head of "everything" He is and will always be. He gives everyone including leaders in American government the ability to do what they do, even tho their gift is abused.Theism, in the broadest sense, is the belief that at least one deity exists. If you can't comprehend the truth I feel sad for you. Read Bible

[Nullifidian]

@harmonycostal Luckily, we do not live in a theocracy, and the wounded feelings of some hypersensitive theists is not a basis for either law nor code of conduct at a publicly-funded university. As I said above, "Being 'deeply insulted' is not a license to dictate to other people."

[harmonycostal]

@pvpKevin God cares and the devil cares, better hope you side with the right one.

[harmonycostal]

@Nullifidian Then obvioiusly you have no meaning of what prayer really means to a christian.

[acdog1248]

University of Minnesota golden gophers. Wow. Your cool. To bad you suck at football.

[Amille06]

Wow University of Minnesota, this video makes me ashamed of Minnesota. Regardless of whatever anyone else says, this is how I feel. I am so glad I didn't go to that University. That lacks a lot of class.