So Here's The Deal -

BigRedskinDaddy · Post by **BigRedskinDaddy** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:31 pm

I'm Back!

Some, but not many of you will have noticed I was gone; most of those who did probably didn't care. A very small percentage might have, however. This post is addressed to you.

It has been nearly two years since my last entry in this space. What began as a labor of Redskins love turned rather quickly into a sporadic foray, instead of the professed relentless pursuit, of all things Burgundy & Gold. No matter. It's not how you start but how you finish, as the man once said.

And I intend to finish.

I would first like to explain my absence. I feel it is the least I can do, not only for those of you who might read this but, more importantly, for myself. It is the purely transparent thing to do. And that, my reunited friends, is of the utmost importance, as you shall soon see.

Besides, better bloggers than I have stepped out of the proverbial batters box to get squared away, like my man Ben Folsom of The Curly R. If he can take some time off, I don't feel so bad. Ben is a superfan whether he wants to admit it or not.

Allow me at this point to change gears: I apologize to the mods of whatever forum this happens to end up in, because from here the subject matter may become less than 100% Redskins-related. I trust you will do what you think is best. But I digress.

I am 45 years old. I have been a Redskins fan since I knew what a pigskin was. That's a long time. For roughly half of my life I have also been a born again Christian. While I have never wavered in my support of my beloved 'Skins, when it comes to following Jesus Christ I have been, shall we say, less than consistent. Twenty-five years ago I gave my life to the Lord, but I have only recently begun following Him again. For the majority of that time I have done my own thing, to my great detriment.

But things change.

Sometimes for the better.

Two years ago, when it was obvious that Jim Zorn was merely waiting for his severance pay from Daniel M. Snyder, I wrote him a letter to thank him for his time as Redskins Head Coach. Said letter went as follows:

Click here for rest of story:
http://yourdaddysredskins.blogspot.com/

Mississippi Hog · Post by **Mississippi Hog** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:11 am

Thanks for sharing man. I myself am a Christian. I run a Christian Camp ministry in south Mississippi. Love me some Skins, but my Jesus so much more. Very encouraging read. Glad God is working in and restoring your life.

ATX_Skins · Post by **ATX_Skins** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:43 am

I am Atheist #truestory

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:28 pm

ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

How do you explain everything that is? #truequestion

Bob 0119 · Post by **Bob 0119** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:45 pm

Triumph over addiction is not the end of the fight. Many would say congrats at this point because getting clean is not easy, but the fight has only just begun; the fight to stay away.

Stay strong, you are on the right path and I am rooting for you.

I can't know what you are going through, but if you just need a friendly ear at a time of weakness, I'm here for you.

I look forward to many more years of talkin' 'Skins with ya.

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:54 pm

Glad to have you back, BigRedskinDaddy.

As it happens this is off-topic for Hogwash, so I'm moving it to the Lounge.

Best of luck on your recovery, brother.

ATX_Skins · Post by **ATX_Skins** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 1:30 pm

Deadskins wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

How do you explain everything that is? #truequestion

I don't have to explain anything, just look up in the sky.

Burgundy&Wha? · Post by **Burgundy&Wha?** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:56 pm

ATX_Skins wrote:
Deadskins wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

How do you explain everything that is? #truequestion

I don't have to explain anything, just look up in the sky.

and wonder....

I used to feel the way you do, but I've seen small things that I consider evidence. Good luck on your path. I'll rely on faith.

broomboy · Post by **broomboy** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 3:01 pm

ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

Not the place for this. Bad taste man.

Goodluck on your hard road SkinsDaddy!

ATX_Skins · Post by **ATX_Skins** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:54 pm

broomboy wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

Not the place for this. Bad taste man.

Goodluck on your hard road SkinsDaddy!

Bad taste, or am I welcome to my own opinion?

ATX_Skins · Post by **ATX_Skins** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:55 pm

Burgundy&Wha? wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:
Deadskins wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

How do you explain everything that is? #truequestion

I don't have to explain anything, just look up in the sky.

and wonder....

I used to feel the way you do, but I've seen small things that I consider evidence. Good luck on your path. I'll rely on faith.

Good luck on your search, I will stick to reality.

Countertrey · Post by **Countertrey** » Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:08 pm

Thrilled to have you back, BRD... and best wishes on your difficult journey. I haven't walked in your shoes, but have walked beside many who have taken a similar trek. Drive on, friend.

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:37 am

ATX_Skins wrote:
broomboy wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

Not the place for this. Bad taste man.

Goodluck on your hard road SkinsDaddy!

Bad taste, or am I welcome to my own opinion?

BOTH...

Scottskins · Post by **Scottskins** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:04 am

I'm with you ATX, but that's because I'm an eastern philosophist ;-)

good for you BRD! You can never change the past, but your future is yours to choose =)

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:34 am

1niksder wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:
broomboy wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

Not the place for this. Bad taste man.

Goodluck on your hard road SkinsDaddy!

Bad taste, or am I welcome to my own opinion?

BOTH...

People never seem to get that.

KazooSkinsFan · Post by **KazooSkinsFan** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:41 am

Big Daddy, more power to you my friend.

ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

You wear your religion as a chip on your shoulder, do you?

KazooSkinsFan · Post by **KazooSkinsFan** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:43 am

ATX_Skins wrote:
broomboy wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

Not the place for this. Bad taste man.

Goodluck on your hard road SkinsDaddy!

Bad taste, or am I welcome to my own opinion?

Welcome to own opinion? Yes. Hijack thread that's not about that and in poor taste? No. Life is short and hard and wherever BigDaddy draws the power to change his life is a good thing.

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:54 am

ATX_Skins wrote:
Deadskins wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

How do you explain everything that is? #truequestion

I don't have to explain anything

Well, not if you have no intellectual curiosity. :roll:

ATX_Skins · Post by **ATX_Skins** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:04 pm

Deadskins wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:
Deadskins wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

How do you explain everything that is? #truequestion

I don't have to explain anything

Well, not if you have no intellectual curiosity.

Intellectual curiosity?

I think blindly following stories in the greatest fictional novel ever written is not exactly intelligent.

Note: The bible is the most shoplifted book of all time.

KazooSkinsFan · Post by **KazooSkinsFan** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:05 pm

ATX_Skins wrote:Intellectual curiosity?

I think blindly following stories in the greatest fictional novel ever written is not exactly intelligent

How are you any different? You're saying you know the great galactic truth yourself. There is no God because you don't see one, and you're proselytizing your great knowledge as well.

A dog doesn't understand gravity, and yet they are aware of the effects it has on a stick thrown through the air. For a dog to say he doesn't understand it in his terms and therefore it doesn't exist is no more "intellectually curious" then his concluding there is a stick God who controls the flight.

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:21 pm

ATX_Skins wrote:I think blindly following stories in the greatest fictional novel ever written is not exactly intelligent.

Not all theists are Christians. Neither would a refutation of Christianity imply atheism is true.

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:43 pm

ATX_Skins wrote:
Deadskins wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:
Deadskins wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

How do you explain everything that is? #truequestion

I don't have to explain anything

Well, not if you have no intellectual curiosity.

Intellectual curiosity?

I think blindly following stories in the greatest fictional novel ever written is not exactly intelligent.

Note: The bible is the most shoplifted book of all time.

Who said anything about the Bible? I'm talking about the existence of God. The greatest scientists the world has ever known have almost all, uniformly, believed in the existence of God. I was just wondering how an atheist believes everything was created, if not by a supreme being.

Countertrey · Post by **Countertrey** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:43 pm

I'd just like to remind folks that this thread is about the return of a missing friend... not about "something else". Let's not allow it to be hijacked. There's plenty of room in the forum for other discussions.

Again... it's good to have you back, BRD...

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:52 pm

You're right. Sorry Trey. I've started another thread about atheism.

Good to have you back, BRD. And good luck with your recovery, I'm pulling for you.

SkinsJock · Post by **SkinsJock** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:47 am

WELCOME back BRD - kind of wondered what happened - thanks for sharing that with us

btw

Deadskins wrote:
ATX_Skins wrote:I am Atheist #truestory

How do you explain everything that is? #truequestion

What a GREAT question

I always knew you'd eventually show up - well done JSPB