{"id":2855,"date":"2013-12-01T13:15:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T21:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2013-12-01T13:15:40","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T21:15:40","slug":"professional-football-is-a-road-straight-to-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=2855","title":{"rendered":"Professional football is a road straight to hell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or at least that is how I just explained it to my spouse. <\/p>\n

1. It’s played on Sunday, which would be the Lord’s day if I believed in that sort of thing
\n2. They keep trying to take the ball away from each other. That is coveting, which is a sin
\n3. Sometimes, it sure looks like they are trying to kill each other. <\/p>\n

Clearly a road to ruin. <\/p>\n

Or I think to much. <\/p>\n

Or, uh, I’m weird. <\/p>\n

Or all of the above. <\/p>\n

Back to my regularly scheduled book reading. <\/p>\n

Kthxbai<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Or at least that is how I just explained it to my spouse. 1. It’s played on Sunday, which would be the Lord’s day if I believed in that sort of thing 2. They keep trying to take the ball away from each other. That is coveting, which is a sin 3. 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