Its actually a proven fact that making such a life choice is a life changing factor. Its best not to respond to his statement because in doing so you are now discussing your beliefs. Its a bit hypocritical. Its actually belief in any higher power according to research. I have my personal beliefs on the subject.
BTW. We arent discussing the latest football game. We are discussing the young man turning his life around, so I believe it is a perfectly valid post for this topic. I also believe it belongs right here because it is related to our football team.