Take the Money, Brett Favre

I'm not sure if this is faith-based sports or sports-based faith. Either way it seems like a Hail Mary attempt to make a point.
Move to a different team, Brett, so the Packers can get past you. You're one of the greats but you've done all you can for the Pack.

take the 20 million and send it to africa and other areas where populations are so huge the land cannot support the populace.

AND SEND IT IN THE FORM OF BIRTH CONTROL.

This is a ridiculous article.

Instead of telling an individual what to do with his money, why doesn't the catholic church use its own funds; instead of paying hundreds of millions of dollars to settle lawsuits brought against pedophiles?

Brett has been very generous with his money. But it is the quiet type of generosity--giving not for the sake of recognition but giving to help.

I am sure whatever money comes his way, many people in need will share in it.

BTW, Jimmy Buffet is much the same way.

totally agree

Wow. Exactly the same thought I had. You could help a lot of people with 2 million dollars a year and heal a lot of wounds at the same time.

Easy for you to say he should give it away. The man will have his pension, and may make some money doing endorsements, but this is also a long-term job in football, something he likes, and he cannot play the game forever. I see nothing wrong with taking the new job and being a team representative. How many people would love to have a job like that? Again, easy for you to say he should give it away.

Ummmm... How about the Packers take the 20 million and give it back to the fans that bot only supported them but also gave them the money in the first! How much will 20 million reduce a ticket to the game?

I will never understand Christians. T hey preach how god and faith is a personal thing. If its so personal then keep it personal and stop expressing opinions about it. Much less having an entire religion section in a newspaper dedicated about it.

In response to surlydoc. You make a great point however birth control is a against their religion. Doh... Some people and cultures are doomed to go extinct because of ignorance (religion). Animals go extinct all the time. Its all part of "Gods Plan" and I think god gives them (Africans) the right to do that. So we should let um.

The world is about survival of the fittest. There not fit so they wont survive. How staring people in Africa and Brett Farve can be mentioned in the same breath is beyond me. Christians... sigh

These circus performers have had the words/phrases "legendary", "one for the ages", "heroic", etc. used so many times in the same paragraph with their name that they begin to think we can't get along without them.

Freethinker wrote "The world is about survival of the fittest. "

While idiots try to survive every day, the wise are taking life not too seriously. And guess what? The wise will inherit the earth just as it was promised.

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THE CATHOLIC CYCLE

In one third world country where population explosion has become a major problem, Catholic chapels or centers offer free operation to untie the fallopian tubes of mothers after indoctrinating them that it's a SIN.

This devilish Church invent their own doctrines so parents would produce more children despite their abject poverty. With more extra children, they are forced to raise them with no proper education and decent meals and most of all, no future.

They then teach these poor people that their government is the cause of their poverty due to corruption but lo and behold those same government personnel are usually "devout catholics".

Some revolt (with the church's help of course) which cause more poverty and this has become a "CATHOLIC CYCLE" which I presume is routinely duplicated around the world.

To escape poverty, many go abroad adding more economic pressure to their countries of destination.

Catholic countries not only over populate, they produce extortionist rebels too. Had you wondered why there are no marxist rebels in Islamic countries but there are so many in catholic countries? It's because many of their priests support that ideology. They breed fast and then kill each other fast too. WHAT A CYCLE.

There are many things this church does which is outside our scope of detection. The devil could be using a much bigger cycle that is harder to detect. Consciously or unconsciously, all catholics is part of that grand cycle.

Favre is a true competitor: if he truly did not believe that he could give a 100% he would not have come out of retirement. This is how every single athlete must think. Favre is a true role model & let's share in the excitement of having him play 1 more year & giving his all to the sport.
Where is the need to make useless connections with his religion, & what is the "right thing" according to you? The man was brought into this world to make history in football ( 3 time MVP) !!
Leave religion , politics & other jargon for less accomplished individuals!
Favre, PLEASE PLAY FOR 1 MORE YEAR!!

Bret Favre wants to play some more football! He is an extremely generous man with a wonderful record of giving to the needy. Let him leave football on his own terms. Who does Mr. Waters think he is to tell him how to end his career.

Sending money to Africa is like trying to glue a shattered window back together. IT WOULD BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER TO JUST BUILD ANOTHER ONE.

"If the Packers can afford to give an old quarterback $20 million not to play football, they obviously have no business keeping that money." What? Who are you to make such a judgment. The money is theirs to do with as they please.

Should the Packers keep it - that's their prerogative. Next you'll suggest that all people should stop taking vacations or buying new phones or going to movies. One's money, whether an organization or an individual, is theirs to do with as they please.

Reportedly,he has an account on a billionaire and celebrity online club named (MillMatch…….C o M). It seems that he has been certified billionaire there. WOW , rich man like him may receive lots of contacts from beautiful gals.

So Africa is going to go down because of "survival of the fittest"? Meaning Africans are not fit to survive? And they need birth control? So what does that say about Japan and European countries whose populations are disappearing because of too much birth control? And that includes some demographics here in the US. Does that mean they are not fit to survive? Because they sure are on the decline. Maybe selfishness is also a disqualifier in the race for survival.

"Every time their team plays 60 minutes of football, 1,000 children die of hunger, preventable diseases and other poverty-related causes"

And all the while under the watchful eye of a merciful god.

As a Wisconsin Resident and Packer Fan I agree with Greg and An Athlete. If Brett Farve wants to play and can deliver another FANTASTIC SEASON.
Let him play. If the Management is willing to pay $20 MILLION over a 10 year period, so he won't play, Let Them.

But with a Proviso,,, If the Green Bay Packers end the NFL Season in the Bottom 20% of the League, then the General Management resigns without pensions, and Farve is given the option of Playing again.

spiderman2 wrote:
Had (sic) you wondered why there are no marxist (sic) rebels in Islamic countries but there are so many in catholic (sic) countries?

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Right on. Those Islamic countries are such bastions of peace, stability, freedom, and tolerance. We should all try to be more like them.

I'll not play football for a lot less money...

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Were wasting entirely to much money on these athletes to start with,encredible greed,which is rapidly becoming a habit with all of us. The church is stating a fact about starving people in the world,which some citizens don't like to hear.

Greg said:
"One's money, whether an organization or an individual, is theirs to do with as they please."

There's a story I've heard about a poor man who owes money to a rich man. The poor man asks for an extension on the debt but the rich man refuses. The poor man and his family then endure great hardships in order to pay the debt on time.
As he finally hands over the cash, the rich man takes it and throws it in the fireplace.
Watching it burn he says: "I did that so you don't think I needed your money - it's just important that you learn the value of paying back a debt on time."

Having money doesn't entitle us to be cruel or wasteful with it. If we haven't worked to make this world a better place when we leave it than it was when we entered it, we've done much worse than waste money: we've wasted our lives.

Farve resigned. His boss replaced him. Now Farve wants back. I know how that works in the real world: the boss says "no, thanks." Frankly, Farve's story is meaningless in the scheme of things. The fact that the media are paying attention at all is a sign of the times [to use the words of Vatican II]. And the sign is not so good.

RMS70 "Right on. Those Islamic countries are such bastions of peace, stability, freedom, and tolerance. We should all try to be more like them."

Did I say that? What you lack is reading comprehension. Read the Bible and comprehend it so false religions can't easily dupe you.

You forgot to read the answer to my question . Here is it : "It's because many of their priests (catholic) support that ideology. "

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For the evolutionists out there:

"Life is not suvival of the fittest. It is usually those who are not fit who think it's a survival." (Spiderman2)
"Nature is created for human consumption and NOT something we compete with. "(Spiderman2)

"Idiots make life miserable for others and then proclaim, Im more fit because I stole your food." (Spiderman2)

"Doomsday is just around the corner. And IT'S MAN-MADE." (Spiderman2)

I always read this column because I know I will get another lesson -- another lesson in the materialistic spirituality that is so part of the Western psyche.

This one, however, is pretty nifty in that the "devil" just shows us his face and makes no apology about it. It's unbelievable the tripe that WaPo urges you to publish.

There is not one shred of maturity, nourishment, understanding or insight in any of the words you have written today. You even managed to completely misuse and co-opt the wonderful quote of Wesley to make your ridiculous and harmful points.

That a pro athlete is paid that much money, to begin with, is a sign of a deeply diseased and disturbed culture. You only throw gas on the fire by not questioning this basic value. Not just that but you encourage it.

This is the state of Christianity, today. This is how irrelevant and unimportant it is in the spiritual development of humanity.

Pitiful. Pitiful. Pitiful.

I am intrigued by this article that a friend sent to me through e-mail.  I consider myself spiritual and a fan of Brett Favre's.  I understand that there is a lot of horror and starvation and murder and disease and homelessness and...  I could go on and on about the despair and crumbling morality of the world.  However, I chose to celebrate life in any way I can.  I am a mother of three beautiful children, work for developmentally disabled people, am a junior at my local university in the social work program, and am in a recovery program from addictive substances.  Therefore, I feel I strive daily to be the best human I can be and feel I deserve to have some fun and hobbies in my life.  One of my hobbies is watching professional football, which I really enjoy.  I agree that they do make an absurd amount of money in light of their seemingly meaningless careers.  However, if there is a market for it, then who am I to judge?  I am no financial expert, but Favre turning down $20 million to do something that he loves is somewhat admirable.  I say somewhat because he is still going to make $12 million this year alone by playing.  It does prove a point though, that Brett Favre is not about making more money.  He simply wants to play the game he loves and is so incredibly good at.Anyway, I believe that his job does serve a good, Christian purpose.  It's to give average, every day people like me and millions more some joy in this world while we all try to do the best we personally can every day.Furthermore, having lost my father in 1992 at age 13, I was devastated and needed someone new to look up to. As juvenile and silly as it may seem, it really was Brett Favre.  He has taught me many good values and lessons because of his celebrity status.  I saw him battle and walk through addiction.  I saw him stand strong by his wife through her breast cancer.  I saw him walk through the death of his own father with courage and strength.  He then honored him in the only way he knew how, by playing the game he taught him so well.  This point is magnified by the game he played on Monday night against the Raiders in 2003, just one day after his dad's death.  He eulogized him so appropriately by playing the game of his career with the weight of what had to seem like the world on his shoulders.  I know that deep sadness so well.  Favre's toughest critics even say that they witnessed something of a miracle that day.I get to watch him every football season, taking the field with so many qualities I hope I convey in my daily life.  Qualities I want my kids to have and keep through their lives.  Qualities such as loyalty, perseverance, strength, determination, and childlike enthusiasm.  He is a great example for our youth.  A good role model in a sea of many less deserving.Brett Favre is not the cure for cancer and cannot feed continents of people.  But, like was stated in the article, he does contribute to charities and has his own.  Sure, he has a lot of money that he doesn't need.  However, he has given me and many more much more important things, like some values to emulate and a little joy in life as we trudge the road of happy destiny.