“Comin’ in on a wing and a prayer” is a World War II song that has the Wings of the Eagles and the prayers of some of the Christian players used by some of the team during and after practice and at the games.
Prayer is not banned at professional football games. . . but kije goal line celebrations it’s not encouraged because religion is very divisive. The praying Eagles obviously haven’t thought of that or don’t care much for the feelings of those who aren’t Christians but maybe they should be. Why?
Because religion turns off many people who would otherwise be Eagles fans.
Philly has Religions from the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. Islam has seen a huge growth in Philadelphia. The largest concentrations of Muslims live in the Northeast and North parts of the city, Center City, West Philadelphia, and sprawling into the nearby suburbs. Also the Muslim African American community in Philadelphia has grown substantially over the last decade. According to several statistics, Philadelphia has surpassed Detroit and New York City to become the American metropolitan area with the highest proportion of Muslims. The Eagles players who use Christian prayers are not making friends among all of the citizens.
There is Buddhism in Chinatown, and Caribbean and African traditional religions in North and West Philadelphia. These numbers are also growing. Historically the city has strong connections to The Religious Society of Friends, Unitarian Universalism, and Ethical Culture, all of which continue to be represented in the city. The Friends General Conference is based in Philadelphia. African diasporic religions are popular in Hispanic and Caribbean communities in North and West Philadelphia. Many of those non-Christians don’t care for Christianity or they would be Christian which they are not. HERE.
And will Christianity take the blame as one of the reasons the Eagles lost?. . . If they Lose?
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