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[mr.miracle]

Like many of you tonight, I watched the Home Run Derby. However, I was really disgusted by Rick Reilly, who said of Josh Hamilton's performance "It's a lousy night to be an atheist." What does religion or lack of religion have to do with it? I personally am not a religious believer, but I rooted as hard as anybody for Josh Hamilton and respect the role of religion in his remarkable comeback. If he would have said, "It's a lousy night to be a Jew" or "It's a lousy night to be a Muslim" over the Christian Hamilton's performance, he would have been fired in an instant. Yet, nobody even winces when Reilly spouts his prejudice. Thoughts?