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The Interesting Reason a Big Time Atheist Is Addressing Harvard Divinity Students

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By Stephanie Parker
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October 17, 2016

Founder and CEO of the mega successful Crossfit brand, Greg Glassman is using the church community blueprint created ages ago to spread his religious like workout gospel. He feels he has a lot in common with the faith community, even though Glassman is a self-proclaimed atheist.

Crossfit launched in 1995 and is an exercise regime that is constantly using varied functional movements at high intensity, combining aspects of gymnastics, weightlifting, running and rowing, the official website said.

“The one thing that likely puts older adults into the category of diseased populations is a choice: We drop out of physical activity for the comfort of the couch.” —Lon Kilgore Read “Seniors: How to Say No to Chronic Disease” in the CrossFit Journal. Link in bio. #crossfit ? @crossfit204

A photo posted by CrossFit (@crossfit) on Oct 10, 2016 at 12:18pm PDT

In an interview with CNBC, Glassman talks about the fellowship created within his fitness community, a message that he took to Harvard’s divinity and business school, because like many of his “box” followers, he looks at it as a dose of religion.

Saying, “I have a lot in common with those kids, the ones at the Harvard Divinity School, more so at the Divinity School than at the Business School.”

“I have more in common with wanting to change the world and improve people’s lives than just to make money.”

“It’s the sacrifice, it’s the soreness, it’s the getting up in the morning, it’s doing one more rep when you think you can’t,” says Glassman. “It’s drawing from somewhere really deep, it’s learning that ultimately the best things in life come out of commitment, out of sacrifice, out of working harder than the other guy, getting up earlier, staying up late.”

Emily Wong and Team @crossfitbell – Bravo Saturday 161008 Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of: 5 clean and jerks 10 toes-to-bars Rest 30 seconds Men use 185 lb. Women use 135 lb. Post rounds completed to comments, or complete Team Series Event 7 and log your team score. ? @antlucic #crossfit

A photo posted by CrossFit (@crossfit) on Oct 7, 2016 at 10:14pm PDT

According to the Harvard Study, “How We Gather”, millennials, young people between 18-34 years of age, the research paper stated, are finding spiritual homes in places outside the church instead of just in one like Crossfit.

Co-author of the study, Casper ter Kuilie said last year, “We are offering a challenge, and this is more of a challenge to the world of religion, that if you think religion is dying, we are saying religion is changing.”

Confirming,”These things are actually religious. You should treat these institutions as religious options that people find.”

“That’s a difficult thing to hear if you are a church or for other denominations. At the same time, it’s exciting.”

Zac Pine on the CrossFit Complete. Available at Stuff.CrossFit.com. Link in bio. Tuesday 161004 Overhead squat 5-5-5 reps Snatch balance 3-3-3 reps Hang squat snatch 1-1-1 reps Post loads to comments. ? @davexre #crossfit @crossfitaptos

A photo posted by CrossFit (@crossfit) on Oct 3, 2016 at 8:29pm PDT

The former gymnast has over 13,000 “boxes” with locations all over the world and roughly an estimated 4 million followers.

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