One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organizations do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
So much of football relates to Christian life - sacrifice, commitment, discipline.
Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
There's more to life than football, right?
One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there's the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre.
I don't want football to not be played, but I would like the sophistication brought forth to take care of those who need to be taken care of and to take the precaution, at the sacrifice of winning, to take care of people.
Contrary to popular belief, there are actually quite a few guys in the action sports community that have faith and are Christians.
I've never made football my priority. My priorities are my faith and my dependence on God.
I'm not religious. I'm spiritual. Religious seems too much like a club.
Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
Without football, my life is worth nothing.
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