collins, tebow, and the nastiness of misplaced religious beliefs

katsy · 05-02-2013, 07:25 AM

This is an interesting, well written article. Even if you're not into sports, it's a good read. I posted it here because the implications go far beyond sports.

Jason Collins gay bashers spew Gospel of hate - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

**Janszoon** · 05-02-2013, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by katsy

This is an interesting, well written article. Even if you're not into sports, it's a good read. I posted it here because the implications go far beyond sports.

Jason Collins gay bashers spew Gospel of hate - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

I disagree with the author that the "silent majority" of Christians "take very seriously Jesus' call to 'love one another as I have loved you.'" I think the silent majority of Christians don't think about their religion in any kind of depth at all.

katsy · 05-02-2013, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I disagree with the author that the "silent majority" of Christians "take very seriously Jesus' call to 'love one another as I have loved you.'" I think the silent majority of Christians don't think about their religion in any kind of depth at all.

I think you are correct.

It has been my experience that Christians are born into a Christian family and it is the accepted norm. It's a go-with-the-flow belief system-- whatever my parents/family/community has taught me is socially/religiously acceptable for me must be true. It requires no investigation or questioning of what is right or wrong.

I was born into this type of family and the more I was exposed to the world (mainly in college), the more I began to question my blind obedience to my instilled values and beliefs. I was certainly taught "love on another..", but it was not practiced, because I didn't give it two thoughts.

~~butthead aka 216~~ · 09-21-2013, 12:28 AM

tbh i love tebow

hated him in college cause i thought he was so phony

but then after a year in the nfl i realized.....

this dude is real as it gets. he stands for somethin and doesnt shy from it which is rare. he doesnt give a **** if you like it or not, he is who he is and i respect that. he has a solid perspective not many athletes have shown

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~~butthead aka 216~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: freely swimmin thru the waters of glory much like a majestic bald eagle soars thru the skies Posts: 1,463	tbh i love tebow hated him in college cause i thought he was so phony but then after a year in the nfl i realized..... this dude is real as it gets. he stands for somethin and doesnt shy from it which is rare. he doesnt give a **** if you like it or not, he is who he is and i respect that. he has a solid perspective not many athletes have shown