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Houston Texans RB Arian Foster comes out as atheist
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13369076/houston-texans-arian-foster-goes-public-not-believing-god"Everybody always says the same thing: You have to have faith," he says. "That's my whole thing: Faith isn't enough for me. For people who are struggling with that, they're nervous about telling their families or afraid of the backlash ... man, don't be afraid to be you. I was, for years."
He has tossed out sly hints in the past, just enough to give himself wink-and-a-nod deniability, but he recently decided to become a public face of the nonreligious. Moved by the testimonials of celebrity atheists like comedian Bill Maher and magicians Penn and Teller, Foster has joined a national campaign by the nonprofit group Openly Secular, which plans to use his story to increase awareness and acceptance of nonbelievers, especially in sports. The organization initially approached ESPN about Foster's willingness to share his story, but ESPN subsequently dealt directly with Foster, and Openly Secular had no involvement.
He has tossed out sly hints in the past, just enough to give himself wink-and-a-nod deniability, but he recently decided to become a public face of the nonreligious. Moved by the testimonials of celebrity atheists like comedian Bill Maher and magicians Penn and Teller, Foster has joined a national campaign by the nonprofit group Openly Secular, which plans to use his story to increase awareness and acceptance of nonbelievers, especially in sports. The organization initially approached ESPN about Foster's willingness to share his story, but ESPN subsequently dealt directly with Foster, and Openly Secular had no involvement.
I wish he didn't have such a bad groin injury - I'd definitely draft him in my fantasy leagues...
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It's Arian. 
That's a rather unfortunate name.
and I'm real happy he's decided to go Openly Secular. I love the guy, but he sure gets hurt a lot.
Namaste, Arian.
Seems like a lot of folks knew it. But yeah, it's awesome that he is speaking out loud about it now. Even though he plays for the enemy*, I'm still gonna be a fan.
* Actually, having grown up in Dallas, Houston isn't really the enemy - I love them when they play anyone else. But when they line up against the Cowboys, they the enemy. 
When he's healthy, he is a TON of fun to watch run.
Some fundies go on a search and destroy mission to eradicate the evil one in their midst. Dealing with that right now . 