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They have no prayer

The St. Paul Saints plan to change their name for a game sponsored by atheist groups. The club will call itself the “Mr. Paul Aints” when it hosts the Amarillo Sox on Aug. 10. The Minnesota Atheists and American Atheists suggested the promotion to tie in with a regional atheist conference in town. The game’s billing is “a night of unbelievable fun.” The letter “s” will be covered up on Saints signs in the ballpark. Saints executives said the club has “no intention of mocking or making fun of anyone’s faith.” Several faith-based organizations have sponsored games before and the team said it would have been “hypocritical” to tell the atheists no. – Associated Press