well well... this blog came to me at four o'clock one morning as I lay awake.... it's sort of in the genre of the 'list' that seems to be a very important way to express oneself these days...
Anyways: (organised) sports and (organised) religion have a lot in common, good things and bad things. I probably focus on the bad more (and neutral) - it's more fun, here goes
Services once a week (games/ mass)
Places of worship (stadiums/ churches)
Rampant corruption on every level (self explanatory)
Overt moral message, but in practice .... (covering up priests' behaviour/ 'sportmanship' vs. cheating and doping)
Extreme and dangerous followers (hooligans/ suicide bombers)
Incomprehensible jargon
Martyrs and saints
....and followers very sensitive to criticism on both sides, as will probably be evident in recations to this post....
Note: this is just semi-serious and intended to provoke critical thinking - I am fascinated by both sports and religion and I have no doubt that both have benefited mankind in many ways
