But it would be even more ridiculous for a secular-minded football fan to root against Tebow than for a religious fan to root for him: in a godless, random universe, failure is no more metaphysically significant than success.
This surprised me, as any religious fan I've encountered before has been pretty "chatty", but thanks to those below who were willing to help us mop up our confusion.
His comments come weeks after Bale upset a number of religious fans when he described the prophet Moses as "barbaric" and a possible "schizophrenic".
What makes Skillet unusual is not just that its sales numbers rival two of the biggest rock acts on the American charts, but also that this quartet is an unabashedly Christian band that has won over mainstream rock aficionados without alienating its religious fans.
Risa Balayem, a spokeswoman for Ford Field, a publicly owned stadium run by the Lions, said that no area has been set aside specifically for prayer, but that security and other staff members have been told to refer religious fans to guest-services personnel, who will try to address their needs on a case-by-case basis.
The lawyer, 52, is in his second year as NBA commissioner, keeps a close eye on the Champions League and envies the sport's "religious" fans.
And that primal entity, the fan, is a direct descendent of the religious devotee: The word "fan" is a shortened form of the word referring to the faithfully fervent devotee, "fanatic," which itself derives from the Latin word for temple, "fanum".
Indeed, my Clippers zeal resembles that of a religious devotee more than a casual sports fan.
The Encyclopedia of Associations database provides addresses and descriptions of professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, cultural and religious organizations, fan clubs, and other groups of all types.
The humiliating racial and religious prejudice fanned by the likes of Mr Wilders has become in some countries municipal or even national policy.
Having grown up in Wisconsin and seen firsthand the almost religious fervor fans have for the Packers, I would have thought when push came to shove, the overwhelming majority would side with the team.
