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https://www.aoiusa.org/the-super-bowl-and-morality/ A Research and Educational Organization that engages the cultural issues of the day within the Orthodox Christian Tradition Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:35:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-super-bowl-and-morality/#comment-27110 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:35:01 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12522#comment-27110 The week before the Superbowl I was watching a movie with my wife and got snared into ‘looking to lust’ with some seriously underclad women. I had to make Confession, then I warned the Christian men in my family about what would sure be in the Superbowl. I was heartened to hear my son turned off the Tube for the half-time, but there remains the larger question of the quasi-religious nature of the Superbowl and whether we ought to be supporting the world and its vast sports addictions. The early Christians were noted for eschewing the gymnasium, the theater and the games. In contrast, the Greeks knew that they could acculturate any people by drawing them into those three media.

]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-super-bowl-and-morality/#comment-27034 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:28:20 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12522#comment-27034 […] everything in society. Fr. Peter Preble wrote a blog on it, and what I have to say to it…AMEN. The Super Bowl and Morality – AOI Observer __________________ "The greater the love, the greater the sufferings of the soul. The […]

]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-super-bowl-and-morality/#comment-26998 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:12:32 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=12522#comment-26998 Very thoughtful observations Fr. My wife (who likes Beyonce’s music) was offended by her performance. A female co-worker was likewise offended, calling it “the warm-up act at a titty bar.” I’m sure most younger men were glued to the TV screens however. Like you I wonder what’s next.

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