Pro athletes’ unfounded God-touting gets a perfect smackdown, thank doorknob

I hadn’t previously heardthis idiocy about the power of prayer out of Shaun Alexander’s mouth before, and it’s WAYYYY too good to pass up.

Alexander, the Seattle Seahawks’ running back and last year’s NFL Most Valuable Player, broke his foot a week ago. But he still expected to play yesterday. Why?

Alexander had been bothered by a bruised bone in his left foot before it cracked during last week's win over the Giants. Still, he hoped to play, saying the power of prayer had healed him and even jumping around for coach Mike Holmgren. A second round of tests on Wednesday showed the bone was still broken, so he sat for the first time since being drafted in 2000, and Morris made the fifth start of his career.

Shaun… you know why the prayer didn’t work? You forgot to thank God for exercising his sovereign will the week before in breaking your foot in the first place.