Sorry, but God isn't a Ravens fan…

A great op-ed by my friend, Melissa - who wrote the op-ed I was planning to write, but better.

Sorry, but God isn’t a Ravens fan Prayers for a football team are fine, but what about praying for those who are most in need of blessings?

One of my favorite views of Charm City right now is entering into the downtown area from the 395 off-ramp. Our city is painted with Ravens spirit — purple lights dancing on skyscrapers, “Go Ravens!” posters taped to city windows, and my favorite: the billboard that simply said “WOW” after the Ravens’ win Sunday over the Patriots. In fact, as I sit down to write this at the Towson Public Library, a woman just pointed out that the bookshelf next to me contains an entire collection of books with purple covers, complete with a border of purple stars cut out of construction paper.

Purple has become a unifying topic, bringing complete strangers together in conversation. All week at work, I’ve asked patients, “Did you see the game?” or I’d see someone wearing a purple scarf and fist bump in the air an amiable, “Go Ravens!” I think this is one of the beautiful things about sports: its ability to bring people together irrespective of socioeconomic status, race or political beliefs.

But I can’t help but notice something else about all this celebration — something that disturbs me.

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Source: baltimoresun.com