Posted: 30 June 2022 at 12:10am | IP Logged | 6
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Well, Jesus did caution against the hypocrisy of public worship!
He called it once again there! I like that Jesus guy just fine, it's his supposed fans I have a problem with.
That also happens to me with Bob Dylan.
Our star running back was HUGE partier, no one sat around and thought "He takes part in the pre-game prayer but he's gonna have a kegger at his house after the game. He's not a good Christian."
And keeping on the same subject, it's NOT the blatant hypocrisy that's the problem. We all know that, and don't expect anything different from the church lot.
But the fact that you state over and over that "nobody cares" but still mentally note who's going to church and who's not or who's having a kegger after the game, IS.
Just win, baby.
Bull.
When one quarterback decided to kneel during the National Anthem he lost his career in a second, the NFL went bananas and the President was personally insulting him on a daily basis.
The institution known as "The Football Team" (in my country it's more the what you guys call Soccer team or the Rugby Team in more elite circles but basically same dynamic) represents the status quo.
They don't encourage non-conformism in any way and are in fact profoundly scared of it. And yes, in my high school years I played in both the soccer and rugby team and it's not "just about winning" at all. It's about fitting in and doing what you're told.
And many times ostracizing those who don't. But I'm sure I don't need to tell you guys about it with your "Up to 11" sports culture of high school and college games being televised and packing stadiums.
Those kids can't afford critical or independent thought if they care about their social status, and at that age they very much do. So yeah, those prayers seem mandatory to me now, no matter how many "no one cares" you throw around.
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