[Oe List ...] Theological Justification for Football

[Richard Alton]

Theological Justification for Football

I am ashamed that no one has
taken up this challenge and that David Scott has taken the 5th. I
can not let this go by without an attempt and it may count as one of my
witnesses:

 

I played high school football
for four years. Started playing in my freshman year at about 105 lbs and ended up
in my senior at 165lb offensive end and defensive middle line backer. I was not
fast but when scared I was quick. It would take a lot of time to talk through
the terror and amazement that happened to me in those four years. But I will
testify to the following:

 

Football pushed me to the
edge of my life so that I met the giver and taker of life which caused me to
question both the mystery and greatness of my life throwing me into deciding
about my own unconditional acceptance. Football forced me to learn the enduring
sustenance of the mystery in both life and death. Football destroyed all my illusions,
thus I experienced death; football gave me my real life, thus I experienced
re-birth.

 

Amen



Richard H.T. Alton
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Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back 
   Babe Ruth



> From: jpc2025 at triad.rr.com
> To: oe at wedgeblade.net
> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:33:35 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Theological Justification for Football
> 
> And, Terry, have you picked your team? Knowing you, I can't believe you
> haven't. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf
> Of Terry Bergdall
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:27 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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