Yes but the Soviet purges weren't done in the name of atheism, but in the name of totalitarianism and social control. atheism was just one of many excuses the government used to control its population. Kind of like how most of the phenomena on this list was caused by social pressures, with Christianity being the most…

I for one am exceedingly grateful for the rebel tendency to shoot their own commanders. War of Southern Impudence indeed.

That Eat The Ball bread thing reminded me of David Cross' "Squagels" bit (starts @ 02:51, though the Heaven bit is pretty great, too):

This is not the first time he's made quick work of a young person's future...

Bill Simmons must be played by Ellen Degeneres

He's sadly passed on but Vincent Schiavelli is the perfect Jeff Van Gundy.

Wilson: I don't know what happened. I thought I put the ball there. I don't know though. He cut inside. I don't know if 21 was on top or underneath. I think he just went around him.

Aaaaand I just realized that Fowler and Davis aren't the same guy.

I made a similar comment to my wife last night - it was almost like God planned to take Russell Wilson down a peg on the world stage, and that was the only reason that the Hawks beat the Packers.

The weirdest part about the play, and the result, was that it made it seem like God wasn't even watching the game.

Where's your God now, Russell?

What the fuck is going on lately with these WASPy-ass shouting heads attempting to knead their personal religious beliefs into shitty sports metaphors? I mean, Kurt Warner, Curt Schilling, and now this guy?! All since November 2014?

Eight out of ten Americans believe in angels, so I'm not really sure what these charts prove.

"That's God setting it up, to make it so dramatic, so rewarding, so special," he said, as he was untied by his father Abraham.

LOOK AT THAT MONSTER !!!!

No, child rape is enough, by itself, to cause a strong reaction in me. It's not like...child rape PLUS I'm still annoyed they cost me three-team teaser in 1997.

Truly today is a great victory for anyone who's ever assisted in the cover-up for a chronic sexual predator.

That's actually a fabulous point that I didn't think of. I imagine he's got a few fundraisers that he plans in that area, sort of a multitasker. I was a Spanish major in college and I used to watch strictly Spanish porn.

I hope he had a wide angle lens

It seems to be the unpopular opinion, but I agree that it is just unnecessarily cruel. I've spent my entire professional career in colleges and universities (not in athletics) so maybe I am a bit protective of college athletes. This just seems like senseless humiliation for someone who Deadspin would usually point…