{"id":2100173,"date":"2023-11-15T19:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T00:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-nfl-qb-claps-back-after-rapinoe-says-her-injury-is-proof-god-doesnt-exist\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T19:13:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T00:13:04","slug":"ex-nfl-qb-claps-back-after-rapinoe-says-her-injury-is-proof-god-doesnt-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-nfl-qb-claps-back-after-rapinoe-says-her-injury-is-proof-god-doesnt-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NFL QB Claps Back After Rapinoe Says Her Injury Is &#8216;Proof&#8217; God Doesn&#8217;t Exist"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-nfl-qb-claps-back-after-rapinoe-says-her-injury-is-proof-god-doesnt-exist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2100173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former\u200d NFL Quarterback\u2064 Responds to Megan Rapinoe&#8217;s Atheistic Remarks<\/h2>\n<p>Now-former women\u2019s soccer \u200bstar Megan Rapinoe could use\u2062 a change of perspective to go with her change\u200c of career\u200c \u2014 and \u200ban ex-NFL quarterback would be happy to help.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s most \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/embarrassing-rapinoe-played-entrance-music-portable-speaker-final-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insufferable athlete<\/a> \u2014 of either sex\u2063 \u2014 is making headlines again for matters\u200b that have nothing to do with her on-the-field \u2064activities after\u200d an injury ended her final\u2064 game as\u200d a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/42-migrants-from-haiti-taken-into-custody-in-south-fla\/\" title=\"42 migrants from Haiti taken into custody in south Fla.\">professional soccer player<\/a> when\u2062 play had barely\u2063 begun.<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe chose to use the moment as \u200dsome kind of \u2063\u201cproof\u201d of her own atheistic inclinations, but \u2063another former athlete is making headlines of his own \u2014 with a classic, and classy, response.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow. For \u2063those\u2063 seeing this.<\/p>\n<p>Just \u200dknow there is a God and he has wonderful plans for those that \u2064believe in him! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RmkED8eXGh\">https:\/\/t.co\/RmkED8eXGh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Devlin Hodges (@DevlinHodges10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevlinHodges10\/status\/1724181450583331027?\">November 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s a message Rapinoe needs to hear.<\/p>\n<p>As much of the\u2063 sports world\u200d knows by now, the\u2062 tarnished former star of the Women\u2019s National Team star and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports-radio-host-blasts-espns-tribute-megan-rapinoe-isnt-sports-left-wing-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left-wing celebrity<\/a> raised the\u2062 hackles of many \u200breligious Americans with her \u2064vulgar take on the \u200dapparent Achilles tendon \u2064tear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-megan-rapinoe-hobbles-off-pitch-injury-early-final-match-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent \u2062her to \u200dthe sidelines<\/a> in the opening minutes of Saturday night\u2019s National Women\u2019s Soccer League championship game.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries\u2062 happen\u200b in all sports \u2014 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graphic-sexual-content-assigned-to-texas-students-dissenting-parents-harassed-with-anti-christiandks\/\" title=\"Graphic Sexual Content Assigned To Texas Students; Dissenting Parents Harassed With Anti-Christian\u2026\u2018D**ks\u2019\u00a0\">elementary school level<\/a> to the elite\u2062 \u2014 and no\u2062 man or woman of good will would wish them on anyone.\u200c But Rapinoe\u2019s reaction in \u200da\u2064 post-match interview strained the good \u200cwill of just about\u200c anyone who \u2062heard it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a religious person \u2064or \u200danything,\u201d she said. \u2062\u201cAnd if there was \u2064a God, like,\u2063 this is proof\u2063 that there isn\u2019t.\u200d This is f***ed up. So, yeah, it just, it\u2019s f***ed up. You guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There were\u2063 plenty of \u200ccommenters who\u2019ve claimed that \u2064Rapinoe was maybe joking, possibly\u200b just dealing with the stress of the moment \u2014 but if it was a \u201cjoke,\u201d it carried a ring of narcissistic conviction to\u2062 it.<\/p>\n<p>And\u2062 the ignorance behind it\u200c is astounding. Even nonbelievers who\u2019ve given even half a thought to the idea\u2064 of God beyond the most \u2062immediate moments of their lives would have an inkling that an injury at an \u200dathletic event in the year of\u2062 our Lord 2023 has literally no bearing on the question of\u200b whether\u200c there\u2019s an actual \u200dInfinite Being and Creator of the Universe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He\u2064 even has a plan\u2062 for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeganRapinoe?\">@MeganRapinoe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KAY-BEE (@mkeithbryant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkeithbryant\/status\/1724395914800873671?\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hodges \u2014 known by the nickname \u201cDuck\u201d\u200c \u2014\u200b should know something about adversity in athletics. A graduate of\u2063 Alabama\u2019s\u200b Samford University, he entered the \u2064NFL as an undrafted free agent signed by the \u2063Pittsburgh\u2063 Steelers in 2019, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/duck-hodges-announces-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a> reported at\u200c the\u2062 time of his retirement.<\/p>\n<p>He was then waived by the\u200b team before being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-man-who-fled-attempted-murder-trial-captured-after-32-years-on-the-run\/\" title=\"Louisiana man captured after 32 years on the run from attempted murder trial.\">brought\u200c back<\/a> to \u200dits \u200cpractice squad, promoted to the regular roster, \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kaepernick-reps-release-statement-little-no-response-32-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">then starting quarterback<\/a> after injuries to\u2063 Steelers\u200b star Ben Roethlisberger and Roethlisberger\u2019s \u200dbackup.<\/p>\n<p>His\u2063 eight games for \u200cthe Steelers were \u200dpretty much the highlight of his pro career, though he signed briefly with the Los Angeles Rams and\u2064 also \u200cplayed in\u200b the \u2062Canadian Football League before hanging it up for good in 2022. That\u2019s the career of\u2063 a \u2064man who \u200cknows \u2064he\u2019s \u200dfar, far better than average at the game of football, but still not good enough for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-retailers-consumers-brace-for-unusual-christmas-shopping-season\/\" title=\"U.S. Retailers, Consumers Brace for Unusual Christmas Shopping Season\">long-term career<\/a> with the best.<\/p>\n<p>If he weren\u2019t dating <a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/news\/lainey-wilson-boyfriend-devlin-hodges-rare-pda-2023-cmas-photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">country star Lainey \u2062Wilson<\/a>, it\u2019s a good chance he would have faded completely out of \u2062the public \u200ceye by now.<\/p>\n<p>But he\u200c hasn\u2019t, and \u2063his \u200cpost about\u200c Rapinoe\u200d drew plenty of\u200c support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you,\u200c Devlin! Thank you for \u200cshowing me another miracle, another shining message\u200d from God. You have made my day today, \u200dyou \u2062have given me hope. I\u2064 love your faith, \u200dyour humility, and\u2063 your openness. I\u200b love God!!! We need more \u200cmen like you. God bless you!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jzgg7OOU3j\">pic.twitter.com\/Jzgg7OOU3jsporreoli<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PatriotPureblood (@PatriotPureblo1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatriotPureblo1\/status\/1724805462347198623?\">November 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you Duck!!\u200d God is good-all the time! And while \u2064my faith tells me \u200bto forgive her comments, it will certainly take me longer\u2062 than others to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ChristheDigiMktgDad (@DigiMktgDad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DigiMktgDad\/status\/1724229333361827967?\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">hope god leads her towards being a better person<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 .\u2064 (@ApollosJuice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ApollosJuice\/status\/1724189231277363476?\">November 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2062 might come as news to Ms. \u2064Rapinoe, but the long story of humanity on earth doesn\u2019t\u200d start and \u2063stop with women\u2019s soccer.<\/p>\n<p>The long, rich history \u2064of\u200c religion reaches into \u200cthe\u200d mists of time, flashed in eternal illumination with the greatest event in human history 2,000 years ago, and projects into the unseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>The greatest philosophers of the\u200d world \u2014 East and West \u2014 have pondered \u200bthe imponderable, producing volumes on the question of God\u2019s existence. The most divinely talented artists in history have\u2062 produced masterpieces of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-nfl-qb-claps-back-after-rapinoe-says-her-injury-is-proof-god-doesnt-exist\/\" title=\"Ex-NFL QB Claps Back After Rapinoe Says Her Injury Is 'Proof' God Doesn't Exist\">biblically themed works \u200cdating back<\/a> to \u200dthe \u200bRoman Empire. Entire cultures have\u2063 been\u200b devoted to the construction \u200cof breathtaking cathedrals, magnificent mosques, temples and shrines devoted\u2064 to the\u2064 worship and \u200cunderstanding of the Almighty.<\/p>\n<p>Literally countless billions of\u2063 men \u2063and women have lived their lives on this earth in\u200b the \u200dabsolute\u2064 certainty that there is a Judge of the World. For Christians, that sure belief\u2064 comes\u200c with <a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/john\/3-16.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the eternal\u2064 comfort<\/a> that\u200b \u201cGod so loved the world,\u2062 that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have\u2064 eternal life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The world didn\u2019t stop turning because one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/megan-rapinoe-called-psychopath-favorite-memory-playing-soccer-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intensely annoying \u200dwoman<\/a> popped her leg on a\u200b soccer pitch somewhere. And for Rapinoe to \u2064dismiss all that because \u200bof a split-second event at\u2062 San\u200b Diego State\u2019s Snapdragon Stadium isn\u2019t so\u200c much blasphemy as a bad, bad joke \u2014 and not one she would have intended.<\/p>\n<p>She could use some perspective, all right. And\u200d it\u2019s a good bet Devlin \u200bHodges could\u2064 give it to her.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch \u2062p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon Valley and\u200b the \u200cBig\u2062 Tech tyrants\u200d have\u2064 done everything they\u200b can to \u2062put The Western Journal out of business. 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Brown<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Founder of\u200d The Western \u200dJournal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-nfl-qb-claps-back-rapinoe-says-injury-proof-god-doesnt-exist\/\">Ex-NFL\u2063 QB Claps Back After Rapinoe Says\u200d Her Injury Is &#8216;Proof&#8217; \u2064God Doesn&#8217;t Exist<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2062 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064What does Hodges&#8217; \u2062response to Rapinoe&#8217;s \u2064comments teach\u2062 us \u200dabout the power of faith \u2062in overcoming\u2064 adversity<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063Where he eventually \u2063made his way onto \u200bthe field as the\u2063 starting quarterback\u2062 due to injuries to the team&#8217;s \u2064other quarterbacks. Hodges faced his fair\u200b share \u2062of challenges and setbacks throughout \u200chis\u2062 career, but he never let\u2064 them \u2063define him or his beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Rapinoe&#8217;s atheistic remarks, Hodges took \u200bto Twitter and shared a powerful message. He\u2064 wrote, &#8220;Wow. For \u200dthose seeing this. Just know there is a God and he has wonderful plans for those that believe in him!&#8221; Hodges&#8217; tweet resonated with many, as it reminded people of the importance of\u2063 faith\u2062 and\u2063 the \u2063strength it can \u200bprovide in difficult times.<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe, known for\u200b her \u2062controversial and divisive statements, \u200dmay have intended\u2063 her remarks as \u2062a way to question the existence of a \u2063higher \u2063power. However, her words only demonstrated her ignorance and lack of understanding. Injuries are a part of sports, and they can happen\u2063 to anyone, regardless of their beliefs or lack thereof. To attribute the \u2062occurrence of an injury\u200d to the absence\u2062 of God is illogical \u200band \u200dbaseless.<\/p>\n<p>Faith \u200bcan be a \u200dsource of solace and inspiration during challenging moments. \u200cIt can provide \u200bindividuals with the resilience\u200d and determination to overcome obstacles. Hodges&#8217; response to Rapinoe&#8217;s\u200c comments serves as a\u2062 reminder that belief in\u2063 God can bring \u2062comfort\u200b and hope \u200dto those facing adversity.<\/p>\n<p>As an athlete, Hodges understands the \u2062physical and mental demands of sports. He knows that setbacks and injuries are inevitable, \u2062but he also recognizes the importance of maintaining a positive\u200c mindset and having faith in \u200dsomething greater than \u2064oneself.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u200csociety where athletes often use their platform to voice\u200b their\u200c opinions on various issues, it is\u2063 refreshing \u200bto \u200csee someone like Hodges respond with\u200d grace and dignity.\u2062 He did not engage in \u2063a war of \u200cwords \u200bor seek to\u2064 belittle Rapinoe. Instead, he offered\u200d a simple message of hope \u2062and encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe, like\u200b any individual, is entitled to her beliefs or lack thereof. However, it is important for individuals to \u2063exercise humility and respect when discussing\u200c matters of faith. Making derogatory \u2062and dismissive remarks about religion only serves to divide people further.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200cconclusion, Devlin Hodges&#8217; response \u2064to Megan Rapinoe&#8217;s atheistic remarks serves as a reminder of the\u2064 power of faith in overcoming adversity. As a former\u2062 NFL quarterback who has \u200bfaced his fair share of \u200bchallenges, Hodges\u2062 understands the importance of maintaining a positive mindset and having belief in something greater than oneself. His message resonates \u200cwith many,\u2064 reminding them that there \u2062is hope and \u200bstrength in faith, even in the face of adversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now-retired soccer star Megan Rapinoe seeks a fresh outlook to accompany her career transition. A former NFL quarterback is willing to assist. 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