Is Football a Sin? (Author says "yes" because Christians shouldn't try to triumph over others)

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[lodwick]

Puleeeeeeeeeeze.

[11th Earl of Mar]

He thinks football is not Christian? Sheesh!

I wonder what he thinks of a real blood sport like politics...????

[xsmommy]

hockey players go straight to hell, do not pass GO, do not collect $200....

[eastsider]

"how many ways do we need to prove that not one of the things associated with these sports is pleasing to God?" the 2nd-century convert Tertullian asked.

In his final days, Tertullian was an obsessive ascetic.

[Hank Rearden]

Makes Christians look as stupid as Mooslims, with all their silly, ignorant rules and superstitions. And that would put Christians pretty near the bottom, since you only get to be a Moo if you're not quite stupid enough to be a Scientologist.

[ColdSteelTalon]

Going to a football game rather than going to Church is a Sin. It is the sin of idolatry.

[1rudeboy]

That's what I was thinking. What about chess? Curling? Ballroom Dancing?

[AntiGuv]

There's no doubt that most of the earliest Christians (all but the antinomian gnostics) and the Patristic Fathers would've considered athletics as sinful. Not only for their competitive nature, but also due to the frivolity and eroticism of such public spectacles. But, then, hardly anyone follows Christian precepts to any meaningful extent anymore, so who cares?

[VRWCmember]

I saw this thread and thought "What kind of idiot could possibly come up with that idea?" I bet the guy also thinks it is a sin to drive an SUV, and the US shouldn't kick saddam hussein's butt out of Iraq.

[MetalHeadConservative35]

lol ok...um...so does that mean i gotta repent every time i maim somebody into the boards (did a bit of that yesterday)

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

UN-FREAKING-BELIEVEABLE!

Why is it that they are so afraid of any form of competition? And the fact that this comes from a conservative journal is even more perplexing....

[xsmommy]

the world is crawling with idiots, vast. sad but true!

[angkor]

It's really the cheerleaders, isn't it?

[xsmommy]

i guess i have to make sure my 11 year old hockey-playing son hits the confessional this weekend!

[mountaineer]

Going to a football game rather than going to Church is a Sin.

Certainly, Christians shouldn't skip church, but the author doesn't address this issue. To him, the very nature of sports is sinful, because it is competition.

[smith288]

Agreed. But Amish think photographs are idolatry too.

Making Superbowl sunday a religious experience where people get excited for a game could be classified easily as idoltry. If people could transfer the excitement about the game to excitement about the goodness and power of God then we would be better off in my humble opinion.

[mhking]

"I....like....quarterbacks eatin' dirt!"

...and those twins!"

[Temple Owl]

Damn those Tampa Bay Buccaneers!!!!

[MetalHeadConservative35]

forgive me father for i have sinned...a man hit me with his stick so i slammed him against the boards....lol ...im just waiting for someone to go off on me for this one

[ewing]

Is that a pic pre-renovation of ND Stadium?

I thought that 'Touchdown Jesus' was difficult to see with the upper tier of seats..