Talk:Ted Williams
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Atheist?
editThe article is in the American Atheist category but I don't see anything in the article as it stands to suggest that he was in fact an atheist. Pretzelpaws 20:38, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
His mother was an extremely active evangelist all her life, which turned Ted off the Lord and his work. I have seen no evidence for Ted being an atheist. At worst he was indifferent to religion, but his actions throughout his life prove that his mother's teachings had an impact. Lineimage 03:33, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
There is the teammate Johnny Pesky quote from Sports Illustrated, "He was an atheist. He didn't believe in religion." 71.160.248.79 19:15, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- Pesky wasn't Ted. Williams himself stated he believed in God numerous times. MerryPranksters (talk) 07:42, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
There was a discusison on this page of this question, with no consensus and just two people disagreeing vehemently. Others might weigh in on this, after reading that discussion. A user archived it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ted_Williams/Archive_12600:480A:2A51:B500:AD1A:FAED:257F:228B (talk) 05:49, 15 December 2024 (UTC)