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This is why watching it seems possibly sinful to me. As in boxing, many participants are injured for life. It is similar to watching gladiators. It is wrong to encourage the sport in any way.steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 1:22 pm I didn't know this until recently but the reason pro football only plays once/week is that it takes all that time for players to recuperate from games. It is that brutal to a body, at least on a pro level.
No, I had no inkling it was anything to do with sports. It was my second year of Bible college, my first year at the school where I graduated, in Minnesota. A lot of us who had no vehicle went to a Baptist church about 15 miles away. (Swedish Baptist) The college & careers leaders organized a deal for one Sunday when all of the college students who were interested would be invited to different homes in the congregation. (There were kids that came to that church from about 5 different colleges: Bethel college, St. Paul Bible College, where I was a student, The State college in Minneapolis, a nursing school, and a college level trade school.)Ken wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:41 pmHa!
I would feel negatively affected if I was trapped in a room where a 4-hour cricket match was on TV even if there were zero naked cheerleaders and no half time show.
In this case it sounds like you trapped yourself. You accepted an invitation to attend a Super Bowl party and the didn’t have a good time when you were there? And you couldn’t just say “hey guys, it was great to see you all but I have somewhere else I need to be right now so I’m going to bow out early”
And when you do are you convicted that you sinned by watching it ? Or is it one of many things we can do like spending time on a forum ?
That does sound like it would turn anyone off from the Superbowl.Neto wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:39 pmNo, I had no inkling it was anything to do with sports. It was my second year of Bible college, my first year at the school where I graduated, in Minnesota. A lot of us who had no vehicle went to a Baptist church about 15 miles away. (Swedish Baptist) The college & careers leaders organized a deal for one Sunday when all of the college students who were interested would be invited to different homes in the congregation. (There were kids that came to that church from about 5 different colleges: Bethel college, St. Paul Bible College, where I was a student, The State college in Minneapolis, a nursing school, and a college level trade school.)Ken wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:41 pmHa!
I would feel negatively affected if I was trapped in a room where a 4-hour cricket match was on TV even if there were zero naked cheerleaders and no half time show.
In this case it sounds like you trapped yourself. You accepted an invitation to attend a Super Bowl party and the didn’t have a good time when you were there? And you couldn’t just say “hey guys, it was great to see you all but I have somewhere else I need to be right now so I’m going to bow out early”
Like I said, I had no idea what was to come. The family took us with them to their home. Us guys were shown down into the basement, where there was a couch, which was covered in pet hair. Well, not really covered, exactly, but I had a double knit suit. If you ever had one, you'll know how that relates to the pet hair. Then the football game started. My absolute least favorite sport of all sports, none of which I care for in the least. I was trapped, because first, it would have been incredibly rude to leave, and secondly, I didn't have a car anyway. The noon meal was fabulous, by the way. I actually only remember the first part of the game - the part where the pet hair came onto my suit like it was a magnet. The rest has been blocked out. (Now just watch, I'll probably have a dream about this tonight....)
My guess is that those most interested in watching sports played wherever, have been involved in some organized sport in their life. Locally the Mennonites that are quite active in sports like golf, baseball, fastball, softball, hockey, basketball and others would be considered on this forum to be what is often called 'liberal Mennonites'. Every week pictures can be seen in our local newspaper of teams winning tournaments and many Mennonites are among them.steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:21 am On a scale of one through five, what impact does the Superbowl have on your life?
I work in a very sports-oriented culture. I would be curious to see how many man-hours we lose between March Madness, fantasy football, and the Superbowl. If its a local team in the playoff's like the Phillies, Eagles or the Flyers, may as well double those numbers.
I gave up on pro sports long ago, so it has no personal impact, but the banter I hear every Monday morning is amusing.
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Perhaps a poll on who does not watch the Superbowl and has never participated in organized sports versus those who have been or are current participants in organized sports and don't watch the Superbowl might verify my guess.All Super Bowl Suites will also allow attendees access to the exclusive club areas. The cheapest suite is valued a million dollars, while the most expensive one will cost you $2.5 million.