[Oe List ...] Theological Justification for Football

[Sunny Walker]

As an Okie, I have to say I do love a good OU/Texas football game and love
to watch OU in the bowl games on years when they get there. However, there
is a lot of truth - and statistics to back it up -- in a book called " The
Stronger Women Get, the More Men Love Football." The thesis is that the more
men love football, the more women get hurt.

Just another perspective from Bronco county (when I moved to Colorado in
1990, there was a joke going around that Pete Rose was being banished here
because he wasn't allowed to be near serious sports!) - oh well, two Super
Bowls under John Elway were a joy to watch, back in the day.

Sunny
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-----Original Message-----
From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf
Of Terry Bergdall
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:27 PM
To: Order Ecumenical Community
Subject: [Oe List ...] Theological Justification for Football

On 28 Jan 2010, at 12:28, Marsha Hahn wrote:
> With all due respect to Saints fans --  Go Colts!!  (I'm with Shelley on
this.)
> Marsha, aka Genuine Sports Illiterate


This match-up is certainly stirring-up passions and, I might add, from some
unexpected quarters. Maybe there is something to a "Theological
Justification for Football" about this after all (or maybe not!). I asked
David Scott to comment on his alleged pontification about this. See below.
Terry


Begin forwarded message:

> From: David Scott <mardavscott at gmail.com>
> Date: 27 January 2010 19:50:48 CST
> To: Terry Bergdall <bergdall at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Theological Justification for Football
> 
> Terry, David, et al
> david scott here --
> 
> I know my memory is not what it once was, but I think I would remember if
I had written (or spoken) a theological justification for football.  I do
recall talking at one time about my feeling that football was the ultimate
team building dynamic (overcoming our propensity to individual
overemphasis).  But as for a full-blown theological justification -- I think
it must have been someone else -- maybe Hilliard.
> 
> david
> 
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Terry Bergdall <bergdall at gmail.com>
wrote:
> David, this is being attributed to you. Do have anything wish to share?
Terry
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: "David Walters" <walters at alaweb.com>
>> Date: 27 January 2010 16:37:08 CST
>> To: "Order Ecumenical Community" <oe at wedgeblade.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] New Orleans and the Saints
>> 
>> Over the years I have heard references to David Scott's "Theological
Justification fo Football", but have never heard him lay it out.  Maybe now
is a good time for him to do so.
>>  
>> David Walters
>> "War Eagle"

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