In God NFL players can trust: Teams, public pave path to deviance
“I don’t need no god. … Hell, I am one.” –NFL player in research study. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, dealing with two sexual assault allegations less than a year apart, is...
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It was early in the Little League season, but my 11-year-old son was off to a slow start. He had already struck out in this game, and was now batting with the bases loaded. Standing along the first...
View ArticleThe Final Four, travel teams and empty pews: Research on sports and religion
The Rev. Stephen Fichter understood just how dominant a role sports has assumed in the culture when a family told him they would be out of town Good Friday to Easter Sunday to attend their child’s...
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What does faith have to do with sports? A lot, it turns out
Sport as sacrament. Loving your opponent as yourself. Athletics for the sake of the soul. Not the usual fodder for sports radio or television shows where declarations of faith by an athlete are often...
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