The Truth Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 “That’s one of the major things I decry in my book,” said Tom Krattenmaker, author of “Onward Christian Athletes,” who's based in Portland, Oregon. “The lack of that sort of prophetic distance from sports or the willingness to critique sports, the lack of setting priorities so that the worship of God is more important than this idolatrous relationship with sports.”Hoffman says it would be naïve to think that the fans that show up for the Final Four in a couple weeks are going solely because they appreciate the skill and athleticism of the teams involved. For some, he says, it’s “sheer tribalism.”http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/25/amid-march-madness-some-christians-decry-sports-worship/?hpt=C2 you gotta be kidding me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Sorry its not the 14th century anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Didn't read the posted article, but form the quotes posted it seemed more along the lines of them believing that people are putting sports on a pedestal that they believe God should be on. I don't think they oppose sports at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Penny Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 That's a couple of examples. I could find a couple of racist white people and say "We still have the same racial attitudes as we did back in the 1700s", wouldn't make it true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Thread title needs to be changed. "SOME Christians opposing sports now (lol)." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Truth Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 just for the record, someone changed my thread title. none of those quoted in the article ever said Christians are putting sports above God; they're implying instead that sports are getting in the way of a closer relationship with God amongst Christians. just thought I'd throw that in there before people get on my case lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted March 27, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 just for the record, someone changed my thread title. none of those quoted in the article ever said Christians are putting sports above God; they're implying instead that sports are getting in the way of a closer relationship with God amongst Christians. just thought I'd throw that in there before people get on my case lol.the lack of setting priorities so that the worship of God is more important than this idolatrous relationship with sports.In other words, people aren't setting God as a higher priority than their obsession with sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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