So I'm sitting here, ESPN as the white noise (as usual). There's an episode of NFL Films on talking about religion and football. The episode showed Donovin Darius talking about "any time you get the chance to give God the glory, it's a good thing".
Earlier today, SportsCenter showed Darius nearly taking a guy's head off. He clotheslined a receiver coming over the middle to make a catch, tearing off his helmet, and knocking him unconscious before he even hit the ground. He was ejected for the hit, and calmly walked off the field, never checking to see if the guy he could have killed was going to be okay.
Some witness. I'm all for any little thing that points the public light on God, but I'm always a little concerned that someone who would participate so publically in praising God would fall so publically by nearly attacking another player. As a Christian, I can allow for the fact that he might have just gotten out of hand during the game, perhaps sinning by not valuing his fellow man enough to avoid taking his head off. But what does the non-Christian see? How is this man any different from a football player who professes no faith, yet somehow avoids the excessive violence that Darius engaged in?
It's the classic problem: how can God possibly be represented in this dark world when His representatives are all problem children?
Posted by pcg at December 20, 2004 1:14 AMI saw a picture of a car on a highway upside down, and 'Jesus' as the license plate. The caption said 'divine help couldn't help this driver....'. Why do ordinary people put Jesus on anything?? What is that supposed to do? Then again is the issue with the person cheapening the name or in the person that accepts it's use by allowing it?
I've heard that in the middle ages serious Christians would kill you for baking a mince meat pie in a 'cradle' shape as a blasphemy.
http://fpmilton.org/Sermons/2002/20021215-4000-Years-of-Christmas.htm